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Direct Hit: Ukrainian MiG-29 Destroys russian Ammo Depot with AASM Hammer Bomb

Direct Hit: Ukrainian MiG-29 Destroys russian Ammo Depot with AASM Hammer Bomb

Ukrainian drone operators coordinated a high-precision airstrike using a French-made AASM Hammer bomb, destroying a russian ammunition depot during the unloading of munitions

Operators of the Unmanned Systems Forces adjusted an airstrike on an enemy ammunition depot, according to the Telegram channel of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During aerial reconnaissance in the southern sector, fighters from the Flying Skull battalion identified enemy troops unloading ammunition near a concealed depot.

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Once the target coordinates were verified and transmitted, the Ukrainian Air Force was called in.

A MiG-29 fighter jet carried out a pinpoint strike using an AASM Hammer bomb, destroying both the ammunition cache and the russian personnel present at the site.

AASM Hammer guided glide bomb
AASM Hammer guided glide bomb / Image credit: Safran

Previously, Defense Express reported the first video footage showing Ukrainian Su-25s deploying French AASM Hammer bombs.

In a separate case, a Ukrainian MiG-29 successfully targeted and destroyed a russian command post with these advanced munitions.

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