 Russia using glide bombs to devastate Ukrainian bunkers. The Russian military is increasingly using glide bombs to destroy strong Ukrainian fortifications, some of which date back to 2014 when hostilities first erupted in Donbas, the New York Times reported, citing Kiev's troops. Ukrainian frontline soldiers told the newspaper that while they had become accustomed to constant artillery attacks, since the spring they had suffered the additional devastating power of glide bombs dropped by Russian warplanes. The weapons, which contain up to half a ton of explosives, are capable of obliterating Ukrainian underground bunkers, they added. While it is unclear which specific type of bomb was being referred to, in recent weeks the Russian Defense Ministry has reported the deployment of FAB 500 bombs equipped with a gliding and correction module against Ukrainian defenses. Russian military experts and Western media estimate the range of bombs at about 40 kilometers, although the figure may vary. One Ukrainian soldier compared the glide bomb strikes to Hell's Gate. They would send them two by two by two, eight in an hour. It sounds like a jet coming down on you, he told the New York Times.