A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet struck a Russian underground command post near the occupied town of Oleshky in Kherson region this morning, using a U.S.-supplied GBU-62 precision-guided bomb, according to Ukrainian sources.
The information and a video of the strike were first shared on the Ukrainian Telegram channel @soniah_hub/9849.
💥Strike by a MiG-29 on the Russian underground command post. The strike was carried out using a GBU-62 precision-guided bombs. Oleshky, Kherson region https://t.co/Xv90h6U9Im pic.twitter.com/KjOAxWVZ0B
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) March 31, 2025
The airstrike is reported to have killed a senior Russian officer and destroyed equipment at the underground command post. However, independent verification of the casualties and the full extent of the damage has yet to be confirmed.
The GBU-62 is part of the U.S.-developed JDAM-ER system, which turns standard 500-pound Mk-82 bombs into guided weapons. It uses GPS and inertial navigation to hit targets with high accuracy from long range. The weapon has a reported accuracy within five meters.
Ukraine has modified its Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to carry Western weapons like the GBU-62. This upgrade allows Ukrainian pilots to launch precision strikes while staying out of range of many Russian air defense systems.
The strike in Oleshky, which has been under Russian control, comes as fighting intensifies in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Last week, the United States brokered a 30-day ceasefire aimed at halting attacks on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine.
However, both countries have since accused each other of breaching the truce. Russia reported Ukrainian drone strikes and artillery shelling in the Kursk region, impacting over 1,500 households. In contrast, Ukraine alleged that Russian forces targeted energy facilities in Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk, leaving 4,000 people without power.
