Russia Uses UMPB D-30 Bombs to Strike Kharkiv

Russian troops shelled Kharkiv with D-30 UMPB bombs from Su-34 aircraft from the Russian Dubovoe village, Belgorod oblast.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Oleksandr Filchakov, stated that this settlement is 25 kilometers from the state border.

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Police, Volodymyr Tymoshko, added that the invaders struck Kharkiv with five D-30 UMPBs.

The first two explosions occurred at 15:18, and another one a minute later. Two more explosions occurred at 15:27.

The Office of the Prosecutor General clarified information about the consequences of the Russian attack on Kharkiv as of 20:30:

• five dead, including a 14-year-old girl. 59 people were injured, including 11 children. One person is reported missing;
• in the Industrialny District three people were killed and one person went missing as a result of a direct hit by an air bomb on a 12-story building. 34 people were injured, including three children;
• a woman and a 14-year-old girl died in Nemyshlyansky district as a result of a strike on a park, 18 other people were injured, including seven children;
• more than ten residential buildings, outbuildings, and cars were damaged in Slobidsky district. Seven people were injured, including a 16-year-old teenager;
• in Kyivsky district, an educational institution, administrative buildings, cafes, shops, and civilian enterprises were damaged.

Kharkiv Region Governor Oleh Synyehubov said after the attack that there may still be people on the upper floors of the damaged building.

After today’s Russian air strike on Kharkiv, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink emphasized the need to hold Russia accountable for war crimes.

“This afternoon, Russia launched a guided missile strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, killing several people and injuring many, including children. Our thoughts are with the people of Kharkiv as rescue operations continue. Russia must be held accountable for these war crimes,” Brink wrote.

UMPB

Universal Planning and Correction Modules (UPCMs) are used to modify an aircraft bomb.

The kit allows the bomb to fly over a longer distance and thus take out a combat aircraft.

Not much is known about the parameters of the D-30SN UMPB. All we know is that it is a munition with an additional module with wings and steering surfaces. This allows for targeting and trajectory correction based on data from the navigation unit.

It has recently become known that Russian designers have increased the range of aircraft bombs thanks to modernized UMPK kits.