Is This Our First Look At Russia’s New Monster Glide Bomb Striking Ukraine?

The war zone ^ | 22 Jun 24 | Joe Trevithick

[delta7]

Russian forces have begun employing massive 3,000-kilogram (6,600-pound) class FAB-3000 M54 bombs turned into stand-off weapons in Ukraine it has been claimed. If true, this could present a significant new challenge for Ukrainian forces given the amount of destruction power such a weapon could deliver while also helping the launch platform stay further away from Ukrainian air defenses.

At the same time, questions have already been raised about what aircraft might be able to employ FAB-3000 M54s converted in this way and the size of the available stockpile of the bombs, all of which could limit their actual operational utility.

The Fighterbomber channel on Telegram, which has close connections to the Russian Aerospace Forces, shared a video, seen below, earlier today purporting to show the first combat employment of a FAB-3000 M54 fitted with a UMPK-series glide bomb kit. UMPK modules consist of a pop-out wing kit and a guidance package, as you can read more about here.

The FAB-3000 is one of, if not the largest conventional general-purpose high-explosive bomb in Russian service today. There is no direct U.S. military analog, with the largest of the three most common sizes of bombs American forces employ being in the 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) class, or less than a third of the size….

…. Whatever the weapon is, it clearly has significant destructive power, causing major damage to the apparent main target and completely leveling three other buildings. Other structures in the area also show signs of being damaged to varying degrees……

[rxh4n1]

“Not Ukrainian at all”

I really doubt this too. If you aren’t, why so hot over Ukraine? Your zealotry and anger don’t make sense otherwise. There are other dirty wars ongoing now but you’re not in a mad uproar about them.

[adorno]

The goal of NATO and the U.S. and its other allies around the world, is to stop and/or defeat the aggressive takeover of nations by aggressive countries. Defense is what NATO is about, and the aggressive countries have forced many countries to join in defensive pacts. If not for the aggressive countries, there would be no need for NATO or any other defense pacts. The ultimate goal is to remain free as countries and without the threats from outside.

[adorno]

Putin has had more than a little to say on the topic of US funded bio-labs in Ukraine

Putin and Russia have likely the most and biggest biological weapons development labs in the world. And bio-labs in other countries should not exist, but, when the enemy is the initiator and leader of chemical and biological weapons development, then, we had better be prepared to fight fire with fire. Chemical weapons have already been deployed in wars of the past, and Covid-19 was no doubt a biological weapon which got out of control, but, it was intended as a weapon by China for a future war. They got caught by accident.

[adorno]

And they gave us Alaska.

We got Alaska, but not as a gift. And, Russia had no use for it way back then, Looking at the distant past to rationalize current events, does not work.

And, like I said, why is a country so rich in natural resources struggling with a very weak economy? Answer that question.

The BS is coming from you, and you don't even have the brain power to recognize it. I may be wrong on some things, but not about how economically weak Russia is and has been historically. But, it's you that is wrong about Russia and defending it against the U.S and Europe, is not going to make you right. IOW, it is you that is 100% wrong and it is you spewing BS all over the discussion.

[adorno]

I really doubt this too. If you aren’t, why so hot over Ukraine? Your zealotry and anger don’t make sense otherwise. There are other dirty wars ongoing now but you’re not in a mad uproar about them.

Doing the right thing is not about zealotry.

With your way of thinking, I must be an Israeli Jew, and I must be a Chinese resident in Taiwan, and I must be a citizen of every country that is a victim of aggressive countries. Last I heard from you I have to be Finnish and Swedish, and Latvian. I have citizenship in every potential victim country around the world.

That's a very idiotic way of looking at what I post or say.

[kiryandil]

If you aren’t, why so hot over Ukraine? Your zealotry and anger don’t make sense otherwise. There are other dirty wars ongoing now but you’re not in a mad uproar about them.

Wrong Bro really has his Ukie undies in a bunch today!      

[kiryandil]

It might be that he's "exercised" over the FAB 3000 Russian bombs blowing huge holes in the sagging Ukrainian front lines.

He doesn't even want to talk about the FAB 5000s or FAB 9000s...

[Jeff Chandler]

https://youtu.be/4JDWJzKYfdc?si=vniLfFX1FydntXg2

[adorno]

Guess what?

I don’t do links

Just summarize what the contents of the link is about, and I might respond, but don’t point to another link.