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The Russian Aerospace Force continues its deadly barrage against Ukrainian military positions and civilian areas. But while the glidebomb threat is increasing, in the background the VKS itself has strengthened. What does this mean for European NATO members? Panzerkonferenz in Vienna 2026 (in gErman) https://www.startnext.com/panzerkonferenz-ii/mehr-infos Check out my books: Military History Group: https://militaryhistorygroup.com Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory - Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join - PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" https://www.usni.org/press/books - Key Publishing: 25% off with "MAH25" https://shop.keypublishing.com/collections/aviation-books - Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ Bibliography/Sources (accessed 17/02/2026) Exclusive: Russia plans to make up to 120,000 glide bombs this year, Ukrainian intelligence says, Reuters, 14 November 2025. Giovanni Zanier and Kevin Anderson, Countering Russia’s Glide Bomb Warfare in Ukraine, JAPCC November 2025. How Russia Turns Dumb Bombs Into Deadly Guided Weapons, Ukraine Intelligence Reveals, United 24, 2 Feburary 2026. In eleven months, russia has dropped nearly 44,000 guided aerial bombs, UA MOD, 2 Dec 2025. Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, Tactical Developments During the Third Year of the Russo–Ukrainian War, RUSI, 14 February 2025. Jack Watling , Nikolay Staykov, Maya Kalcheva, Olena Yurchenko, Bohdan Kovalenko, Olena Zhul, Oleksii Borovikov, Anastasiia Opria, Roman Rabieiev, Nadiia Reminets and Alex Whitworth, Disrupting Russian Air Defence Production: Reclaiming the Sky, RUSI, 12 December 2025. Justin Bronk, The Evolution of Russian and Chinese Air Power Threats, RUSI, 8 January 2026 John Hardie, Photos offer insights on Russia’s new UMPB D-30SN glide bomb, The Long War Journal, 5 June 2024. John Hardie, Russia deploys new, longer-range bombs in war against Ukraine, The Long War Journal, 31 October 2025. Nikolay Staykov and Jack Watling, Vulnerabilities in Sukhoi Production: Clipping Russia’s Wings, RUSI, 11 November 2025. Ukraine’s Lima EW System Can Throw Russian Bombs With UMPK Kits Off-Course, Militarnyi, 8 April 2025. Russia Develops New Guided Bomb That Can Evade Electronic Warfare and Strike 200 km Away, United 24 Media, 11 February 2026. Russian glide bombs add pressure on Ukraine’s diminishing air defences, IISS, 25th March 2024. Russia’s Small Diameter Bomb-Like Weapon Seen In Action For The First Time, The War Zone, 23 May 2024. The War Zone, The Truth About Russia’s Mysterious Winged Glide Bombs, 10 July 2023. Timecodes 00:00 - Russo-Ukrainian War 00:16 - The Glidebomb Threat 01:47 - Combat Trends 03:30 - Effect on Battlefield Geometry 04:24 - Control of the Air 06:40 - So What? VKS Threat Picture 07:48 - So What for NATO Audio and Thumbnail Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound Thumbnail Assets used: Alex Beltyukov, Doomych, War Sanctions.gur.gov.ua