"That is, they don't really go astray. They (Russia – RT) have tens of thousands of pieces: FAB-500, FAB-250, FAB-1500, FAB-5000," he said in an interview with the PolitBureau YouTube channel.

Starikov noted that a unique feature of aerial bombs is that they are capable of attacking the enemy without entering the range of air defense systems.

He also called the weapon "very serious."

Earlier, British analyst Alexander Mercouris said that the Russian Armed Forces would destroy the positions of Ukrainian troops with the help of heavy FAB-1500 shells.