Class
KAB — guided aerial bombs
Guided aerial bombs (KAB): an ordinary bomb fitted with a UMPK glide and correction kit and dropped by an aircraft. What they are and how UA Live Radar maps them.
What it is
An ordinary unguided aerial bomb (for example, a FAB-500) with a bolted-on module carrying wings and a control system. On its UMPK-PD page, HUR shows exactly such a kit: a glide control system and a strapdown inertial navigation system. The aircraft releases the bomb at a distance, the wings unfold, and it glides to the target, correcting its course.
What it means for you
A KAB is usually announced in a single message: 'KAB launch towards …'. After that the bomb does not move from district to district the way a drone does. That is why on the map it is a marker in the threatened area, not a track. If the feed reports tactical aviation activity (for example, a Su-34) near your region, we show it as a KAB threat.
KABs are used against border and frontline areas: on our map these are the Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
What to do
- 1When you hear the “Air raid alert!” signal, go to the nearest shelter at once. Find out in advance where it is near your home and work.
- 2If you cannot reach a shelter, move to a room without windows and follow the “two walls” rule.
- 3Agree with your family on what to do and where to meet if the phone network or the power goes down.
A marker on our map may appear late or not at all. Go by the siren, not by the map.
State Emergency Service of Ukraine. What to do when the “Air raid alert!” signal sounds (in Ukrainian)checked 2 Oct 2026
How it looks on our map
Movement
Nose along the course
Marker lives
3–6 min
- The marker turns nose-first along the course as soon as spotters report the direction of travel.
- If there are no new reports about the target, the marker closes after 3–6 min.
Sources
- 1checked 2 Oct 2026
HUR (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine), War&Sanctions
Universal extended-range glide and correction module (UMPK-PD)checked 2 Oct 2026