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Russian Defense Ministry Says High-Precision GLSDB Bomb Shot Down in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems have shot down a high-precision Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) and 18 HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) rocket shells over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
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"Air defense systems intercepted 18 HIMARS MLRS shells and one GLSDB guided missile over the day," the ministry said in a statement.
First supplies of GLSDB bombs to Ukraine were announced by the US in January.
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GLSDB can be fired from multiple launch rocket systems such as HIMARS and is capable of hitting targets up to 150 kilometers away.
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