Ukrainian suicide drones reportedly focused Russian storage amenities containing lethal glide bombs throughout in a single day strikes on April 27 within the Slavyansk, Severny, and Kushchevsky districts of the Krasnodar Krai area, Russia.
The Governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, confirmed explosions in Slavyansk-na-Kubani on April 27, describing them as an tried large-scale drone assault on oil refineries and infrastructure amenities within the area.
Russian media subsequently revealed footage allegedly displaying the aftermath of an assault on a army airfield in Kushchevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, revealing the destruction of a storage facility the place Russia’s wing kits for ‘dumb’ bombs had been reportedly housed.
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Seen within the footage had been management items and fairings of the UMPK, or Unified Gliding and Correction Module. The UMPK is a wing package meeting used to transform unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions. Russia has upgraded heavy Soviet-era aviation bombs, outfitting them with planning and steerage modules, thus creating a comparatively cheap different to guided missiles.
Видео результата атаки российского военного аэродрома в Кущевской Краснодарского края (пока предположительно). Однозначно видны блоки УМПК и колпаки-обтекатели для авиабомб. Уничтожен локальный склад этих устройств. pic.twitter.com/SX1Cq55M80
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The Worldwide Institute for Strategic Research (IISS) mentioned that Russia is utilizing glide bombs, together with direct-attack munitions, in quantity to overwhelm Ukrainian air protection.