Since the beginning of the full-scale aggression, an estimated 125 bombs have fallen on Russian or temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. They were mainly 250- and 500-kilogram bombs, most of which did not explode.
Earlier, on June 20, a video was released showing an airstrike on a hospital building in the frontline village of Lyptsi in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast. Russian military officials claim that the strike was carried out using a modified FAB-3000 M-54 bomb with a Unified Planning and Correction Module (UPMC), which includes additional retractable wings and navigation equipment.
The FAB-3000 is a large, 3,000-kilogram, Soviet-era, high-explosive aerial bomb designed for maximum destructive effect against fortified targets, and has recently been enhanced with a Universal Modular Platform Kit (UMPK) guidance system. In addition to enabling precision targeting, the kit extends the bomb's range to up to 80 kilometers when released from an aircraft. The kit is a system designed to convert unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions.
It has a warhead weight of up to 1400 kg and a cast casing weight of 1600 kg. They are capable of penetrating concrete structures, shelters, industrial buildings and damaging dams.
They were originally developed for use on the Soviet Tu-4, Tu-16, Tu-22 and Tu-22M3 bombers. In the 1980s, the Soviet army used these bombs during the invasion of Afghanistan.
Although they were later decommissioned, Russia used the remaining stockpiles of these bombs during the bombardment of Mariupol in 2022. In March 2024, Russia announced the resumption of mass production of the FAB-3000.