The Russians have stepped up manufacturing of aerial bombs fitted with new unified steerage kits that reach their vary to about 200 km.

Supply: Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU), as reported by RBC-Ukraine

Particulars: Skibitskyi stated Russian engineers have improved steerage kits for changing unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions (UMPK) which are fitted to straightforward bombs weighing 250, 500, 1,500 and three,000 kg, giving them steerage and considerably growing their attain.

He added that Russia developed aerial bombs with the brand new steerage kits throughout September and October and is now testing them in fight. Skibitskyi famous that the bombs reached distances of 193 km in a single current trial.

He burdened that the brand new munitions have larger resistance to digital warfare techniques and boast technical options that allow strikes at longer distances. Russian vegetation have begun mass manufacturing of such bombs, that are given names comparable to "Grom-1" and "Grom-2".

Background:

• On 20 October, Ukraine's Air Pressure reported that Russian forces had for the primary time launched at the least two guided aerial bombs on Poltava Oblast from Kharkiv Oblast.
• It was reported that munitions fell 20-30 km from the town of Poltava and that changed bombs comparable to UMPB-5R or Grom-E1/E2, which travelled about 120 km, have been seemingly used.

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