Russian forces strike Ukrainian army deployment sites by FAB bombs in Zaporozhye area, DPR

Military & Defense October 23, 15:54

Russian forces also struck two Ukrainian locomotives near Kharkov by Geran drones, the Defense Ministry reported

MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. Russian combat aircraft struck the Ukrainian army’s deployment sites by FAB high-explosive glide bombs in the Zaporozhye area and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Russia’s Defense Ministry reported, releasing the relevant footage.

"The Defense Ministry of Russia has uploaded footage of aircraft crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces delivering strikes on installations behind enemy lines, hitting a temporary deployment site of units of the Ukrainian army’s 225th separate assault regiment in the settlement of Volnyanka in the Zaporozhye Region by five FAB-500 aerial bombs with the unified glide/adjustment module, and also a temporary deployment site of the 100th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army in the settlement of Krinitsy in the DPR by five FAB-500 aerial bombs with the unified glide/adjustment module," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Defense Ministry regularly reports on the delivery of strikes on the Ukrainian army’s temporary deployment sites and UAV control posts in various sectors of the engagement lines by FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1000, FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 high-explosive precision-guided bombs.

Russian forces also struck two Ukrainian locomotives near Kharkov by Geran drones, the ministry reported.

"Unmanned Systems Forces of the Defense Ministry of Russia continue delivering strikes by attack unmanned aerial vehicles on installations behind enemy lines. Specifically, a strike delivered by Geran drones the other day hit two locomotives near the city of Kharkov. Live-recording images showed that the targets had been successfully hit," the ministry said.

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