Ukraine's long-range glide bomb blunted by Russian jamming

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian serviceman from an air defence unit of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade monitors the sky at a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Bakhmut, Ukraine May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian jamming has kept many of Ukraine's relatively new long-range GLSDB bombs from hitting their intended targets, three people familiar with the challenges told Reuters.

Ukraine over the last year sought weapons with longer ranges than the 43 miles (69 km) of U.S.-provided GMLRS rockets so Kyiv could attack and disrupt Russian supply lines and muster points.