Fear: Why Russian Pilots Keep Dropping Bombs On Their Own Territory

Russian pilots are justifiably afraid of being shot down if they fly to near the front line because Ukrainian anti-air defenses have improved enormously. 

As a result, the Russians try to release their munitions @50kms from the front. But the problem with that is their guidance systems and release mechanisms are frequently substandard, causing the bombs to drop too soon. JL

Defense Express reports:

Since the beginning of 2024, Russian pilots have dropped more than 100 guided bombs on Belgorod Oblast as well as other occupied territories of Ukraine. "Despite the huge amount of Russian aircraft, they do not fly near the frontline, because their downing is almost guaranteed. They try to work at a distance of at least 50 kilometers from the frontline. but their bombs are not only inaccurate, but also the technological gliders are not always perfect and do not always open. And then these bombs fall on Russia's territory,"

Since the beginning of 2024, russian terrorists have dropped more than 100 guided bombs on Belgorod Oblast as well as the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. There are some reasons why russian terrorists drop their bombs there so often.

russian aircraft is dropping bombs / Open source illustrative photo

This was stated by the head of the Reservists Council of the Ukrainian Ground Forces Ivan Tymochko on the air of We Ukraine TV channel. According to him, russian bombs have great destructive power but very low quality.

 

"It saves us, the fact that these bombs are not only inaccurate, but also that the technological gliders are not always perfect and do not always open. And then these bombs fall on russia's territory," he said.

Another factor is that russian terrorists are afraid to fly close to the territory of Ukraine during bombings. Ukrainian air defense systems can quickly shoot down an unwary aircraft.

 

"Despite the huge amount of russian aircraft, they do not fly near the frontline, because their downing is almost guaranteed. Therefore, they try to work at a distance of at least 50 kilometers from the frontline. but it causes a number of technical problems," Tymochko summarized.

It should be noted that russian terrorists have accidentally bombed Belgorod Oblast as well as some temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine at least 75 times over the past three months. In all cases, the perpetrators were not punished as well as no investigations were conducted.

In May, an entire staircase of a high-rise building was destroyed in Belgorod. russians blamed Ukraine, but Ukrainian experts proved that russian bomb hit the building.