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​russia Used FAB-500 to Attack Kharkiv for the First Time

FAB-500 general purpose air-dropped bombs / Photo credit: vitalykuzmin.net
FAB-500 general purpose air-dropped bombs / Photo credit: vitalykuzmin.net

russians used FAB-500 with unified gliding and correction module for the first time in Kharkiv

On Thursday, June 27, russian occupiers carried out another terrorist attack on one of the most populated cities in Ukraine - Kharkiv. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Filchakov.

russia Used FAB-500 to Attack Kharkiv for the First Time, Defense Express
Bomb's tail destroyed a residential building / Photo credit: dumka.media

russians used the FAB-500 with unified gliding and correction module. According to Filchak, two FAB-500 general purpose air-dropped bombs were launched from a Su-34 aircraft from Mayskoye, Belgorod Oblast. The distance between the launch site to the impact site is 65 kilometers.

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"This one is twice as powerful as guided bomb and FAB-250 that were used before, which are used to bomb Kharkiv every day," Filchakov said.

As of the date of this publication, three private houses, a higher education institution, and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have been damaged. According to the Prosecutor's Office, four people were injured.

russia Used FAB-500 to Attack Kharkiv for the First Time, Defense Express
Destroyed residential building / Photo credit: dumka.media

Earlier Defense Express reported that weapons production in russia had surged despite Western sanctions.

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