Russian forces hit Kherson Oblast with 500-kilogram guided bombs.

Russian forces attacked southern Kherson Oblast with KAB-500 guided munition over the past day, Ukraine's military Southern Command reported[1] on June 25. The attack with at least two 500-kilogram bombs targeted the villages of Kozatske and Vesele on the west bank of the Dnipro River, just north of the destroyed Kakhovka Dam. Russian attacks destroyed one house while damaging several others, according to the report.

Russia's KAB "smart" bombs, ranging from KAB-250 and KAB-500 to KAB-1500, can be laser-guided or satellite-guided. The KAB-500L, equipped with a high-explosive warhead, is frequently used in Russia's war against Ukraine, although multiple versions of KAB bombs have been used. No casualties were reported in the June 25 attack.

However, Russian artillery fire killed one civilian and injured two others in the region, the military reported. Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported[2] on the morning of June 25 that a 44-year-old man was killed as one of the Russian artillery rounds exploded just inside the living room. Russian forces shelled Kherson Oblast and the Dnipro-Buh Estuary waterfront 64 times over the past day, the Southern Command reported.

Russia's new guided bombs pose increasingly serious threat to Ukraine

Still unable to achieve air supremacy, Russia is nevertheless finding ways to threaten Ukraine from the sky. Early this year, Russia introduced guided bombs -- essentially, the regular gravity bombs modified to be dropped by multirole fighter-bombers from safe distances and deal precise and very dam...

The city of Kherson and other settlements in the region on the Dnipro River's west bank have been continuously subjected to Russian shelling since they were liberated by Ukrainian forces in November 2022. Russian troops were pushed to the river's east bank, from where they have since been firing at the liberated territories, regularly resulting in civilian deaths and injuries.

Reporter

Alexander Khrebet is a reporter with the Kyiv Independent.

He covers Ukraine's foreign policy, alleged abuse of power in the country's military leadership, and reports on the Russian-occupied territories. Alexander is the European Press Prize 2023 winner, the #AllForJan Award 2023 winner and Ukraine's 2022 National Investigative Journalism Award finalist. His was published in the Washington Times and Atlantic Council.

References

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3. ^ Russia's new guided bombs pose increasingly serious threat to UkraineStill unable to achieve air supremacy, Russia is nevertheless finding ways to threaten Ukraine from the sky.

   Early this year, Russia introduced guided bombs -- essentially, the regular gravity bombs modified to be dropped by multirole fighter-bombers from safe distances and deal precise and very dam... (kyivindependent.com)