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Russia Bombs Kharkiv From 100 km Away With New UMPB-5 Glide Bomb, Dozens Injured
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Russian forces launched a long-range airstrike on the city of Kharkiv using two guided aerial bombs, hitting a residential building and a civilian enterprise using a new type of KAB airbomb, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on July 24.
At least 33 people were injured, including four children, local authorities reported. Among them were a 10-year-old girl, a 28-day-old infant, and a pregnant woman, all of whom suffered acute stress reactions. Two 17-year-olds, a boy and a girl, sustained blast injuries. All victims are receiving medical care.
One bomb hit a civilian industrial site, sparking a fire, while the second detonated near a multi-story apartment building, igniting several parked vehicles.
The strike occurred around 11:00 a.m. local time on July 24, when Russian Su-34 bombers dropped two UMPB-5 glide bombs from approximately 100 kilometers away, near the village of Stroitel in Russia’s Belgorod region.
In Kharkiv, assistance is currently being provided to the victims in the areas hit by Russian glide bombs. As of now, dozens of people have been reported injured, including children. Russia dropped two aerial bombs right on the city, on people. One hit near a residential… pic.twitter.com/HUNQRIcRZ9
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) July 24, 2025
Prosecutors emphasized that the strike used the newer UMPB-5 glide bomb, a weapon with significantly greater destructive power than its predecessor.
“In the UMPB-5, the warhead weighs 250 kilograms—comparable to a high-explosive bomb,” a prosecutor said. “Its casing is made of thicker metal than the older UMPB D-30 model, resulting in more severe injuries to civilians.”
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Earlier, reports emerged that Ukrainian engineers have developed a domestically produced glide bomb system that converts standard aerial bombs into long-range guided munitions, similar to Russia’s universal planning and correction module kit (UMPK).
