Russian forces took control of Avdiivka after fierce battles (Reuters)
The Russian newspaper "Vzglyad" said that the "liberation" of Avdiivka proved that Russia had begun extensive use of a type of weapon that had shown great effectiveness on the battlefields, and it related to aerial bombs equipped with a guided planning and correction unit.
Russian military expert Alexei Anpilogov explained in his article in the newspaper that the last months of the war witnessed the superiority of air defense systems over aviation, which was not clear to Russian military experts two years ago, as the tight air defense system completely closes the field, and this creates superiority against opponents equipped with weapons. Sophisticated.
The Russian expert stated that throughout the period of the Strategic Air Defense Forces, Ukrainian aviation was distinguished only by the launching of Western "Scalp/Storm Shadow" air-launched cruise missiles, which were mainly carried out from deep within Ukrainian territory.
The air defense also weakened the role of Ukrainian aviation on the battlefield along the line of contact.
Where Russian air defenses destroyed what remained of the Ukrainian air force, according to Anpilogov.
The role of aviation
The writer continued that the extensive use of reconnaissance drones left the battlefield exposed, and the equally massive appearance of Russian Lancet-type munitions and short-range FPV aircraft over the battlefield put artillery systems in a very difficult situation.
Reconnaissance drones have made it possible to quickly locate enemy artillery, and artillery and armor no longer play the role they played on the battlefield for many decades.
He stressed that Russia has developed in recent months a new method that has demonstrated its effectiveness on the battlefields of Avdiivka, and it is related to aerial bombs equipped with a guided planning and correction unit.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted the successful use of this type of weapon not so long ago.
UMBC bombs
The writer stated that UMBC bombs are similar to the American guided bomb, where a small aircraft planning unit is mounted on a conventional bomb, which can maneuver, receive data from the satellite navigation system, and calculate the approach path to the target.
Immediately after the bomb is dropped from the guided planning unit, the wings are removed, transforming the bomb into a modest but powerful small aircraft.
The higher the bombing plane is, the more it can perform its role to the fullest extent and avoid entering the enemy’s forward air defense zone.
The military expert explained that the results of an air-dropped bomb differ greatly from the results of an artillery shell. While a 152-millimeter artillery shell contains about 7 kilograms of explosives, the smallest FEP-250 aerial bomb contains 122.5 kilograms of explosives. .
Hence - Anpilogov explains - it is no wonder that the Ukrainian front at Avdiivka, which was the strongest fortification of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass, simply collapsed under the strong influence of these military variables.
Source: Russian press