Russia drops record number of glide bombs on Ukraine as casualties pile up

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has claimed that Russia’s army suffered 42,800 casualties in July, which, if accurate, would be the highest rate of losses so far this year estimated by Kyiv.At the same time, Russia has responded to its poor battlefield performance and domestic energy crises by doubling down on the two weapons Ukraine has not found an adequate defence to – glide bombs and ballistic missiles.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Tanks, troops and spacelist 2 of 4Is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine deepening?list 3 of 4Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine as Moscow intercepts hundreds of droneslist 4 of 4Ukraine escalates strikes on Russian shippingend of listRussia unleashed 8,300 glide bombs in July, more than in any other month of the war, said Ukraine’s defence ministry.(Al Jazeera)Ukraine’s kill rate is rising to meet what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes will be a call-up of up to half a million Russian reservists in October.Al Jazeera is unable to independently verify either side’s claims of casualties in the war, now raging on in its fifth year.Russian President Vladimir Putin has so far refrained from using regular army co...