“The first external view of a Ukrainian Switchblade 600 loitering munition, donated by the US- Russian soldiers filming the wreckage after detonation. Compared to SB300, the SB600 can carry a more powerful payload (incl. anti-armor) and can hit targets over 40km away.”
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1649115118339227657
“Russia Mistakenly Bombs Own City”
“Several wounded in Belgorod, which has repeatedly suffered collateral damage in Ukraine war”
“Russia said it had mistakenly bombed its own territory late Thursday as Ukraine’s Western backers were preparing to meet to discuss future military deliveries to the country to assist in Kyiv’s expected counteroffensive.
Moscow said that one of its jet fighters had accidentally dropped a weapon over the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border, causing an explosion and leaving several injured.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the region, said on Friday that three people were injured in the incident, according to Russian state newswire TASS. The blast left a crater of some 66 feet on a central street in the city and damaged nearby cars and apartments.”
“The Fighter Bomber says this was probably a UMPK FAB-500M62 glide bomb, but the wings didn’t initiate for some reason so the bomb just fell. He says the fuze was set on delay, and detonated as it should (for targeting an underground target).”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1649344016209649667
“It sounds as though this may not have been an accidental release, but the bomb’s wings just didn’t function properly. The UMPK reportedly has a 50-70km range, which would put Kharkiv in range from Belgorod. The question is why a bomb was released over a city given the risks.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1649344844874108928
Delayed Fuze.
“Clearer video of a Russian bomb that detonated in Belgorod last night.”
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1649318357538045953