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Russia repeatedly bombing itself with glide munitions shows crew fatigue, bad training: UK intel

All Content from Business Insider·Matthew Loh·4 months ago
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A screen grab captured from a Russian Defense Ministry video shows crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers preparing a FAB-500 to attack Ukraine in 2024. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Russia has been plagued for years by friendly-fire incidents with its glide bombs, showing flaws in how Moscow is waging its airstrike campaign, said the UK defense ministry. "These instances demonstrate continued errors in Russia's ability to successfully employ their munitions on intended targets," the ministry said in an intelligence update published on Wednesday. The update cited an independent Russian open-source intelligence group, Astra, which has for years reported on and posted footage of destruction caused by glide bombs dropped on Russian soil and occupied Ukrainian territories. The group said in late May that the Russian air force had dropped at least 25 glide bombs on its controlled territories so far this year, after 143 incidents in 2025 and another 165 in 2024.…

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