Videos of attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using 3-ton heavy FAB-3000-M54 aerial bombs were published on social networks. It is written that the Russian army used this type of ammunition for the first time RIA News in your material.
The main advantage of this type of ammunition is its powerful destructive effect. To do this, FAB only needs one explosive; It does not require fuel or a complex steering system.
The article noted that in the first year of the special military operation in Ukraine, the use of such aerial bombs was limited due to the Ukrainian air defense system in force at that time.
The FAB-3000-M54 is capable of hitting a target up to 80 km from the drop zone, with the bombers being able to hit behind enemy lines while avoiding air defenses.
On June 20, Russian soldiers for the first time applied FAB-3000 aerial bomb in the war zone in Ukraine. The target of the Russian Armed Forces fighters was a four-storey house in the Liptsy village of Kharkov. Security forces announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces established a temporary deployment point in the building.
Russians before showed Images of the third use of the FAB-3000 aerial bomb in the Northern Military District area.