“The Russians were hit by a 1.5-ton thermal bomb.”

“For the first time, the Russian Federation hit Ukraine with a heavy ODAB-1500 thermobaric bomb. “What is known about it,” is the headline of the Ukrainian news site online.ua and states:

The Russian military first struck Ukraine with an ODAB-1500 heavy aerial bomb. After the impact of this bomb, a cloud of smoke one kilometer high rose into the sky.

According to rossMI, the Russians dropped one of these bombs on the village of Velika Pisarevka in the Sumy region.

Open data analysis expert Julian Roepke noted that the use of a 1.5-ton bomb in a residential area is “a new axis in Russia’s war against Ukrainian cities.”

It should be noted that the volumetric launch air bomb is a Soviet-era thermal missile, which releases a flammable mixture in the form of an aerosol about 10 meters from the target and ignites it with an explosion.

This repertoire has a greater impact than the classic ones. The conquerors used ODAB from 170 to 500 kg.

First verified use

“This is the first verified use of such a powerful bomb in the Sumy region,” military and political commentator Oleksandr Kovalenko noted earlier. Kovalenko noted that the area affected by the ODAB-1500y is 500 square metres.

Russian forces are constantly bombing the Sumy region, especially the border areas bordering Russia. In mid-March, it was reported that the Russian invaders were increasing the number of bombings on the Sumy region every day, using their entire military arsenal in strikes.

Thus, on March 23, the enemy delivered more than 250 strikes during the day, most of them on the border.

On February 20, Russian invaders attacked a village in the Sumy region, located on the border between Ukraine and Russia. Four people were injured in the bombings. The occupiers also bombed the Sumy area on January 10, and a large-scale fire immediately broke out in the residential area.”

Smoke cloud 1 km high

Russia used the ODAB-1500 heavy aerial bomb against Ukraine for the first time. After the impact, you can see a cloud of smoke one kilometer high. A Ukrainian journalist wrote on Twitter that the ODAB bomb is a thermal missile that releases a flammable liquid before it reaches the target and sets it on fire.

Shortly after, the New Voice of Ukraine confirmed: “Russian forces have deployed a powerful ODAB-1500 bomb in Ukraine for the first time, hitting the town of Velika Pisarevka in Sumy Oblast, the Russian newspaper Bild reported in a telegram on March 30.

Julian Röpke, a military analyst at Bild newspaper, said that after the ODAB-1500 was hit, a cloud of smoke rose to a height of one kilometre.

The ODAB, or volumetric explosive aerial bomb, is a relic of the Soviet era. About 10 meters before impact, this bomb releases a flammable liquid in the form of a spray, which ignites on contact, resulting in a volumetric explosion. These bombs primarily target enemy soldiers and light armored vehicles, causing devastating explosive effects.

ODAB bombs vary in size, with the ODAB-500 covering an effective area of ​​effect of up to 300 square metres, while the ODAB-1500 bombs span an area of ​​500 square metres.

The Russians had previously used smaller ODAB bombs, weighing between 170 and 500 kg. Rupke describes the use of a 1.5-ton bomb on an urban settlement as “a new chapter in Russia’s war against Ukrainian cities.”

Ukrainian military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko confirms the development of this missile. He said in a comment on Ukrainian Channel 24 that the Russians carried out the first verified use in the Sumy region.

Kovalenko said the Russians are making full use of their arsenal of Soviet-era aerial bombs.

“They can produce it using the old methodology.”

They are extremely dangerous

He added that at the core of an ODAB bomb explosion, the pressure rises to 120 atmospheres, making concealment impossible.

These bombs pose an extreme danger, surpassing even conventional Soviet-designed general-purpose aerial bombs (FABs).

The ODAB-1500 thermobaric bomb is a 1,500 kg explosive aerial bomb on which the Russians were also able to install a UMPK kit, turning it into a glide bomb.

News quickly spread across the network that the enemy “for the first time” used the ODAB-1500 aerial bomb to strike Ukraine.

In the footage captured by the drone, it is clear how Russian forces attacked the village of Velika Pisarevka in the Sumy region, located 7 kilometers from the border with the Russian Federation. The Defense.ua website indicated that the bomb itself was apparently equipped with a UMPK kit, allowing it to be used at large distances estimated at 50-70 kilometers, pointing out that this is not the first time that the Russians have used such a type of weapon. bomb…