Ukrainian media reported that Russian air-dropped bombs fell on Poltava for the first time since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022. The closest distance between the Russian border and the city of Poltava is 113 kilometers. Considering that the Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers conducting the bombing are unlikely to directly drop bombs at the border, but rather slightly behind, the actual bombing point of the Russian aircraft was at least 125 kilometers away from the city of Poltava, which indicates a significant increase in the range of the Russian glide-guided bombs.
In fact, this is already the third time in recent days that Ukrainian authorities have reported that Russian bombs were dropped from a long distance. A few days ago, Ukrainian media reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked targets in Mykolaiv and Lozova. Lozova is located in the southern part of Kharkiv region, about 150 kilometers from the Russian border. After that, the Mirgorod airport, about 145 kilometers from the Russian border, was also attacked by Russian glide-guided bombs.
The increasing range of Russian glide-guided bombs is a big bad news for Ukraine, which means that the Ukrainian ground air defense systems are even less able to threaten the Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers, while the Russians can use bombs to strike deep into Ukrainian territory. And the power of the bombs is much greater than that of drones and missiles, which will also significantly increase Ukraine's losses.
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