The “Battle of Bakhmut“ + Russia’s GLONASS-Guided Glide Bombs

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for April 3, 2023: -Russian forces continue encirclement of Bakhmut and Avdeevka; - Western media continues to measure Russia’s strategy of attrition by territorial gains; - Over the past month there has been an uptick in Russian precision airstrikes along the line of contact; - Reports indicate that one of the munitions used is the GLONASS-guided UPAB-1500B glide bomb with a range of 40-50km; - The UPAB-1500B is released out of range of most of Ukraine’s mobile force protection air defense systems, most of Ukraine’s S-300s are either destroyed or deployed far behind the line of contact opening an opportunity for the glide bomb’s use; - Further degradation of Ukraine’s air defenses will lead to Russian military aviation becoming a more decisive factor; References: Guardian - Surrounded and outgunned, Ukraine’s tank crews prepare for battle of Bakhmut (April 2, 2023): https://