Moscow says it intercepted high-precision GLSDB bomb over Ukraine
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Russia announces that its forces intercepted a GLSDB bomb over Ukraine after their Kiev counterparts fired it.
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Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) (Saab Group)
Russian air defense systems have shot down a high-precision Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) and 18 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) rocket shells over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"Air defense systems intercepted 18 HIMARS MLRS shells and one GLSDB guided missile over the day," the ministry said in a statement.
The first GLSDB bomb supplies for Ukraine were announced by the United States in January.
The Pentagon announced a new rocket-propelled precision bomb that may nearly increase Kiev's strike range against the Russians as part of a new $2.2 billion US arms deal for Ukraine.
Ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB), a weapon with a maximum range of 150 kilometers, are also part of the new package, according to Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder. These bombs pose a threat to Russian troops and depots that are located far from the front lines.
Read more: Upcoming military package for Kiev to include GLSDB missiles: Reuters
"This gives them a longer range capability ... that will enable them to conduct operations in defense of their country and to take back their sovereign territory," Ryder said.
Ukraine had requested weapons with a range greater than the HIMARS rockets' 80 km range. GLSDB is advertised to be so precise to hit a target within an error margin of a tire's radius at a maximum range of 150 kilometers.
With the GLSDB, Ukrainian forces may be able to launch attacks anywhere in Crimea, Zaporozhye, and Kherson areas, as well as the Donbass. Important Russian supply routes, arsenals, and air bases may be in jeopardy as a result.
Read more: Ukraine launches 12 HIMARS missiles at bridge in Kherson
