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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Molina Singh was flying with Akasa Air from Delhi to Mumbai when her plane was diverted.</li><li>After a note was found saying "Bomb on flight," all passengers had their handwriting examined.</li></ul>This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Molina Singh, a 22-year-old from Delhi who was on board Akasa Air Flight 1719 on June 3. It has been edited for length and clarity.I haven't traveled alone a lot — this was probably my second flight alone. My parents were worried about me because they think I'm a homebody.I recently started working after college and joined the YouTube team for creator marketing and strategy. There was a creator campaign going on, and their head office is in Mumbai, so I traveled from Delhi for that.The flight was in the air, and everything was going smoothly. Everyone was kind of asleep or just chilling, and suddenly, the cabin crew came up to all of us.Everyone was woken from their naps and asked if a piece of cabin luggage was theirs. To the last row, no one identified the luggage.I was sitting in row nine, so I could see the cabin crew working, and they seemed very confused. And suddenly, the captain announces that we're landing. Turns out, they were diverting to Ahmedabad, which is a good hour away from our destination.They said there was a security concern. And as a person who's not traveled a lot, I was like, "Shit, what's happening?"It took us 15 minutes to land. No one told anyone anything, and everyone was confused. We were asked to vacate the plane immediately.Everyone was supposed to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-airlines-passengers-survived-because-abandoned-baggage-burning-plane-tokyo-2024-1">leave their luggage inside the plane</a>, but half of them took it. I left mine because the pilot himself asked me, and I couldn't say no. I put my phone and wallet in my overalls, and I left.We thought they just wanted to check something for 15 or 20 minutes, but thank God I took stuff because we were stranded there for like 12 hours.So we were on the runway, and there was a heat wave in Ahmedabad. (Temperatures in Ahmedabad reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit on June 3.)Through overhearing cops, I figured out there was a tissue found in the plane that had "Bomb on flight" written on it.<div type="image" title="Passengers take phone calls and wait on the runway at Ahmedabad Airport following a bomb threat scare in June 2024" height="3213" width="4284" msid="111858161" hostid="261" sizebytes="1424358"></div>Then they dragged us to arrivals at Ahmedabad Airport, where there was a barricaded area, which was very small for the 186 people on the plane.The police asked us to write "Bomb on flight" in our own handwriting with our seat number.People were worried because they didn't have cash or their phones, and they didn't let us go to the bathroom or give us water. It was just very hodgepodge.At this point, you're not a customer of the airline, you're a suspect.The police called out nine or 10 names who could match the handwriting. They took them to a separate area and made them do double and triple checks.Then they took us all in two different sections to write "Bomb on flight," I think 36 times — dividing your tissue into four and writing on alternate sides.Nothing is coming out of it. I think the problem was there was no protocol for this.After three hours, they finally allowed us to get food and go to the bathroom, surrounded by a lot of police.By 8 p.m., everyone had given up hope. This was also the time that everyone was trauma-bonded. I'm talking to aunties and people I've never talked to. We'd exchanged Instagrams. We were just using one phone and a charger to contact our parents and everyone.<div type="image" title="Police officers and passengers on the runway with luggage strewn about on the tarmac at Ahmedabad Airport in June 2024." height="531" width="708" msid="111858162" hostid="261" sizebytes="33702"></div>Finally, they gave us new boarding passes. It still took us two hours to board because they made us identify our luggage. Even in the night, it's burning hot. Because the luggage was under the direct sun for eight hours, people's MacBooks stopped working, and my lip gloss melted.After we board the plane they give us a few packets of Namkeen, which are like chips. I'm like, "Oh wow, thank you for that compensation for the torture."It was a wild experience. I think people were frightened and afraid at the start because no one gave us any information. We just figured it out on our own. After that, everyone was like, "Hey, this is something we have to get through."

I was on a flight that received a bomb threat. We were treated like suspects, and the police examined everyone's handwriting.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An Air India flight to Chicago diverted due to what a Canadian minister said was a bomb threat.</li><li>The Boeing 777 landed in Iqaluit, a remote town in Canada's Nunavut territory.</li></ul>Hundreds of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-economy-cabin-i-flew-miserable-bad-seats-review-2024-2">Air India</a> passengers caught a flight with the Royal Canadian Air Force after the Boeing 777 they were on was diverted due to an apparent bomb threat.Tuesday's Flight AI127 from Delhi to Chicago had just flown over Greenland when it changed course toward Iqaluit, per <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ai127#378bba5d">Flightradar24</a>.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/residents-in-canadas-far-north-are-terrified-of-losing-amazon-prime-2017-7">Iqaluit</a> is a remote town in Canada's far north and the capital of the Nunavut territory. On Tuesday, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/iqaluit/historic">temperatures</a> peaked at 37 degrees Fahrenheit and were below zero at times.In a statement posted on social media, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-airbus-a350-soon-flying-us-jfk-photos-2024-7">Air India</a> said the flight was "the subject of a security threat posted online."According to an X post from Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Harjit Sajjan, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/HarjitSajjan/status/1846357138480005566">the flight was subject to a "bomb threat."</a> Sajjan added that 211 passengers were on the flight.One passenger who was scheduled to take a different flight out of Iqaluit on Tuesday shared pictures of the plane and what appeared to be passengers waiting in the airport, saying that a local musician had been brought in to entertain people while they waited.Air India, the Indian flag carrier, noted that it and other <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/i-was-on-bomb-threat-flight-akasa-air-analyzed-handwriting-2024-7">Indian airlines have been subject to a number of threats</a> recently that have all turned out to be hoaxes."As a responsible airline operator all threats are taken seriously," Air India said. "The inconvenience to customers is sincerely regretted."It added that it will consider legal action against those responsible for the threat.Air India said that over 18 hours after landing in Iqaluit, a Canadian Air Force plane took off to take passengers to Chicago. It was scheduled to land there 24 hours after the initial flight's scheduled arrival time."We thank the Canadian authorities and authorities at Iqaluit airport for their support and assistance extended to the passengers and Air India during this unexpected disruption," the airline said.Back in May, an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-787-diverted-to-canadian-arctic-flight-canceled-to-rescue-them-2024-5">Air France Boeing 787 also had to divert to Iqaluit</a> after a burning smell was detected in the cabin.In that instance, a different flight was canceled 11 hours after the landing in Nunavut so a plane could be rerouted to take the passengers onward.

An apparent bomb threat saw over 200 Air India passengers stranded in Canada's freezing remote north before the air force picked them up

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine used long-range drones to strike a Russian airbase in the Volgograd region overnight.</li><li>The attack caused blasts at warehouses storing glide bombs, a Ukrainian security source said.</li></ul>Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to attack a key Russian airbase overnight, destroying warehouses that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs.The attack targeted the Marynivka airfield in Russia's Volgograd region, a site actively used to launch aircraft that bomb the front lines, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider on Thursday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive operations.It appeared to mark Ukraine's latest <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-struggling-with-ukraine-cessna-style-drone-flying-brick-bomb-2024-5">long-range strike</a> on an important military installation inside Russia.The SBU source said that the attack was a joint effort between the SBU and Ukraine's Special Operations Forces. The strikes on the Russian airfield triggered explosions at warehouses storing guided aerial bombs, ammo, and fuel throughout the night and morning.Video footage circulating on social media is said to show black <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3897635-ukraines-strike-destroys-ammo-depots-with-glide-bombs-at-russias-marynivka-airfield-source.html">plumes of smoke rising</a> from the airfield. Business Insider, however, was not able to independently verify the details of the video. "The SBU works with surgical precision at the airfields from which the enemy attacks Ukraine," the source said, per a translation of remarks shared with BI, adding that each strike like this "reduces the superiority of the Russians in the air and significantly limits their aviation capabilities."Ukraine is prohibited from using its arsenal of powerful, Western-made missiles to strike inside Russia. To work around these restrictions, Kyiv has relied heavily on locally produced, long-range attack drones to wage a monthslong campaign targeting Moscow's military and energy facilities.During this campaign, Ukraine has specifically attempted to clamp down on the Russian glide-bomb threat.Glide bombs are dumb bombs that are equipped with special kits to turn them into precision-guided munitions. They <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">are highly destructive</a> (Russia has used some <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">weighing over 6,000 pounds</a> in combat) and are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/defeating-russia-new-glide-bomb-means-risking-ukraines-patriot-systems-2024-7">difficult to intercept</a> because they have fairly short flight times, small radar signatures, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories, creating a challenge for air defense units.<div type="image" title="An image shows what Russia says is a FAB-3000 glide bomb being loaded onto a Su-34 aircraft against a blue sky" height="1500" width="2000" msid="112718877" hostid="261" sizebytes="40970"></div>Russia has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-glide-bombs-headache-ukraine-moscow-making-new-ones-2024-1">used its glide bombs to inflict damage</a> on both Ukrainian troop positions and civilian infrastructure throughout much of the war, but these troubling weapons have been especially problematic in recent months.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1825083796850458667">more than 750 glide bombs</a> in a single week earlier this month.Because glide bombs are notoriously tough to stop, the only way for Ukraine to really <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-drone-strike-suggests-ukraine-going-after-russian-glide-bombs-2024-4">eliminate the threat</a> is to either shoot down the Russian fighter-bombers before they release the munition or strike the aircraft — and the bombs — on the ground at their airfields.Ukraine has carried out a number of strikes over the past few months <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">targeting airfields in Russia</a> where fighter-bombers and glide bombs are kept, including the most recent attack at Marynivka.

Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A British Airways flight had to be evacuated when a bomb threat was emailed to Bermuda Airport.</li><li>An audio recording shows the pilot repeatedly requesting emergency services and stairways.</li></ul>A bomb threat moments before takeoff saw nearly 200 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/british-airways-flight-circled-air-singapore-heathrow-burn-fuel-fault-2024-4">British Airways</a> passengers evacuated onto the tarmac at an airport on the Atlantic island of Bermuda. According to a recording of communications between the pilots and controllers, the Boeing 777 had been cleared to take off to London when an urgent message came from air traffic control."Speedbird 18B cancel takeoff clearance, cancel takeoff clearance," the controller said. "We have received some information regarding a bomb threat."The controller said the airport duty office received an email saying there was a bomb on board the plane, which was carrying 197 people.They then told the pilots to stay on the runway, as they figured out how to deal with the threat.The pilot is heard staying calm as he requests "full emergency services" but repeatedly asks for updates on the evacuation."It's 40 minutes now since you gave us the bomb threat. We really should have fire engines surrounding the aircraft," he said.As the plane waited for the airport to bring stairs, the pilot said: "If they take much longer, we will be using the slides."Eventually, the stairs did arrive, and the passengers were evacuated. Videos shared on social media show dozens of people standing on the tarmac.It isn't clear if the bomb threat was legitimate or a hoax, but the 777 involved in the incident — tail number G-VIIN — has flown twice since, flying from Bermuda to London on Monday and from London to Nassau in the Bahamas on Tuesday.Bermuda L. F. Wade International Airport told Business Insider in a statement that the incident is still being investigated."Flight operations at L.F. Wade International Airport continue as scheduled while the Bermuda Police Service and local and international aviation security officials continue to investigate the incident," the statement read."Airport authorities regret the inconvenience caused to passengers affected by this incident. The safety and security of all passengers, personnel, and airport users remains the highest priority."In a statement shared with Business Insider, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-british-airways-9-billion-transformation-with-new-seats-2024-3">British Airways</a> spokesperson said: "The safety of our customers and colleagues is always our highest priority and we followed our standard procedures to disembark the aircraft.""Our teams are caring for our customers and supporting crew as we work to get them on their way as soon as possible," they added.

A plane full of passengers was evacuated moments before takeoff after a bomb threat was emailed to air traffic control

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia has used powerful guided glide bombs to wreak havoc on Ukrainian forces.</li><li>But Ukraine turned the tables this week by using a glide bomb to hit Russian territory.</li></ul>A new video shared by the Ukrainian military shows one of its fighter jets dropping a guided glide bomb on Russia's Kursk region as the air force continues to support the ground invasion in the area.Russia regularly attacks Ukrainian territory with glide bombs — <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">highly destructive weapons</a> that are notoriously difficult to intercept. Ukraine's employment of such munitions is far less documented, and it is especially uncommon to see one in a strike on Russian soil.The video footage, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/kpszsu/18014">published</a> on Tuesday by Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk, the commander of Ukraine's air force, shows a Ukrainian fighter jet dropping an AASM Hammer guided aerial bomb on a Russian control center in the embattled Kursk region."Aviation of the Air Force strikes enemy targets in the Kursk direction every day," Oleschuk wrote in a Telegram post on Tuesday. It's unclear when and where exactly the footage was filmed. The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3896838-aasm-hammer-bomb-destroys-russias-control-bunker-in-kursk-axis.html">AASM Hammer</a>, which is formally known as the Armement Air-Sol Modulaire, is a French-made air-to-surface weapon. The kits, with wings and a rocket booster, can be used with bombs of varying sizes to create stand-off munitions that can be used for deep strikes and close-air-support missions. It is rare to see the weapon in action with the Ukrainians.The strike on the control center appears to be another indication that Ukrainian airpower is involved in what seem to be combined-arms <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-staged-largest-attack-russian-airbases-amid-push-into-kursk-2024-8">operations inside Kursk</a>, which Ukrainian forces invaded two weeks ago. Kyiv's air force has also carried out recent strikes on a handful of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/images-show-aftermath-ukrainian-strikes-key-russian-bridges-kursk-invasion-2024-8">Russian bridges in the region</a>, seemingly in an attempt to disrupt Moscow's logistics and supply lines.Ukraine has <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-long-range-glide-bomb-blunted-by-russian-jamming-2024-05-23/">other glide bombs in its arsenal</a> beyond the French AASM Hammer, including the US-made Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range and the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb. Both of these weapons have proved vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare.Oleschuk shared <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/kpszsu/18017">additional footage</a> on Tuesday of what he said was a "guided air bomb" striking Russian equipment and personnel in the Donetsk region in Ukraine. It is unclear which munition the Ukrainian forces used in this strike or when the footage was captured."Tactical aviation is AMAZING!" Oleschuk wrote on Telegram.Russia has used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/defeating-russia-new-glide-bomb-means-risking-ukraines-patriot-systems-2024-7">glide bombs to wreak havoc</a> on Ukrainian cities and troop positions throughout much of the war.However, these munitions have especially been a headache over the past few months. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia had used <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1825083796850458667">more than 750 glide bombs</a> over the previous week, underscoring the intensity of the campaign.Glide bombs are essentially just dumb or unguided bombs equipped with special kits that turn them into <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">precision-guided munitions</a>. They are almost impossible to intercept because they have small radar signatures, fairly short flight times, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories.The only way for Ukraine to curb the glide-bomb threat has been to either intercept the Russian fighter-bombers before they drop their payloads or strike the warplanes and weapons on the ground — which Kyiv appears to have done through <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">strikes on Russian airfields</a>.

Video shows Ukraine turning the tables on Russia by dropping glide bombs on its territory

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A flight from LA to Vancouver made an emergency landing in San Francisco on Monday night.</li><li>The diversion followed a bomb threat made by someone on the flight, an airport official said.</li></ul>A United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Vancouver made an emergency landing after an alleged bomb threat was made, airport officials said.Flight UA1909, which left LAX at 7:13 p.m. on Monday, was due to land in Vancouver about three hours later.However, about an hour into the journey the plane turned around and headed to San Francisco, tracking data from Flight Radar 24 shows.<div type="image" title="Screenshot United Airlines flight Vancouver" height="1034" width="1598" msid="105211296" hostid="261"></div>San Francisco Airport's duty manager said the diversion was caused by a passenger on the flight making some sort of <a target="_blank" href="https://abc7news.com/united-flight-1909-sfo-emergency-landing-bomb-threat/14055727/">bomb threat</a>, outlets including ABC7 News reported.On landing, FBI investigators boarded the plane to speak to passengers and it soon became apparent that the supposed threat was not credible.One passenger who said they were on the flight posted on X that the threat had been made via AirDrop and it was not clear who was responsible.United Airlines said in a statement to Insider: "United flight 1909 diverted to San Francisco last night due to a potential security issue on board. The flight landed safely, was met by local law enforcement and is now scheduled to depart this morning at 7:00 a.m. local time." Online flight data showed the 148 passengers were <a target="_blank" href="https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1909">stuck overnight</a> in San Francisco airport. Their replacement flight is due to land in Vancouver at 9 a.m. PT Tuesday – 11 hours after they were scheduled to land.Bomb threats are not uncommon on US flights and have added to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/unruly-passenger-airplane-incident-bomb-threat-crew-punched-2023">rising number</a> of "unruly passenger" incidents recorded this year.As of November, 1,780 reports of dangerous or threatening behavior on board a flight have been made to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).In March, a United flight was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/united-flight-grounded-following-alleged-bomb-threat-2023-3">grounded in Vermont</a> after a note, discovered in the plane's bathroom, indicated there was a bomb onboard. Nothing suspicious was found.

A United Airlines flight was diverted to San Francisco after a passenger made a bomb threat, official says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine attacked a Russian airbase with long-range drones last month.</li><li>Russia used the Marinovka airfield to facilitate front-line strikes and kept glide bombs stored there.</li></ul>Newly released satellite imagery shows the extensive damage at a Russian airbase after it was hit by Ukrainian drones last month.Ukraine used long-range drones in an August 22 attack on the Marinovka airfield in Russia's Volgograd region, which was used to facilitate strikes on the front lines.A source in the Security Service of Ukraine told Business Insider at the time that <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says-it-destroyed-bombs-in-deep-strike-russian-airbase-2024-8">the attack destroyed warehouses</a> that stored fuel, ammunition, and highly destructive glide bombs. However, the full extent of the damage was unclear.On Monday, nearly three weeks after the attack, Britain's defense ministry said in an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1833061222268244123">intelligence update</a> that Ukraine caused "widespread destruction to key infrastructure and equipment" at Marinovka.The UK said the attack destroyed four aircraft shelters and damaged three more. It also destroyed a radome (a protective enclosure for radar equipment), support buildings, and open storage area facilities.The UK published satellite images captured by Maxar Technologies from August 19, three days before the attack, and August 24, two days after the attack, to highlight the extensive damage at Marinovka.<div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="948" msid="113201875" hostid="261" sizebytes="89848"></div><div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="950" msid="113201877" hostid="261" sizebytes="75094"></div><div type="image" title="Damage at the Marinovka airbase after a Ukrainian attack." height="850" width="956" msid="113201880" hostid="261" sizebytes="77242"></div>"The SBU works with surgical precision at the airfields from which the enemy attacks Ukraine," the SBU source said in translated remarks shared with BI.Each strike, like the one at Marinovka, "reduces the superiority of the Russians in the air and significantly limits their aviation capabilities," they added.Ukraine is prohibited from using its arsenal of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-f-16s-more-strike-range-beyond-atacms-us-jassms-2024-9">Western-provided missiles</a> to strike Russia, so it has relied on locally produced, long-range drones to target Moscow's military and energy facilities.Kyiv has specifically tried to curb the threat of Russia's glide bombs during a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/huge-drone-strike-suggests-ukraine-going-after-russian-glide-bombs-2024-4">monthslong campaign</a> against airfields.Glide bombs are dumb bombs equipped with special kits that turn them into precision-guided munitions. They are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-glide-bombs-headache-ukraine-moscow-making-new-ones-2024-1">notoriously difficult to intercept</a> because they have short flight times, small radar signatures, and travel on non-ballistic trajectories.Russia has used these deadly weapons — some <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">weighing over 6,000 pounds</a> — to inflict significant damage on Ukrainian cities and troop positions.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia used over 800 glide bombs in a single week."Terror can only be reliably stopped in one way: by striking Russian military airfields, their bases, and the logistics of Russian terror," he wrote in a post on X. "We must achieve this."The only way for Ukraine to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">defeat this threat</a> is to shoot down the Russian aircraft before it releases any glide bombs or destroy the aircraft and the bombs on the ground at their bases. Kyiv has attempted to do this through its <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/satellite-images-show-ukraine-hit-russian-aircraft-drops-glide-bombs-2024-8">long-range strike campaign</a>.

Satellite images show damage at Russian base that stored glide bombs after Ukrainian long-range strike

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine launched an attack on Russia's Morozovsk airbase over the weekend.</li><li>It said the strikes destroyed a Russian aircraft that can drop glide bombs and likely damaged more.</li></ul>Ukraine on Monday said it destroyed a Russian warplane capable of launching devastating glide bombs in long-range strikes on an airbase over the weekend.Ukraine's military intelligence agency <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/DIUkraine/4216">published satellite images</a> showing the aftermath of a strike on Saturday at Russia's Morozovsk airbase, located some 165 miles from the front lines. Kyiv initially said it hit facilities storing glide bombs and other munitions.The new imagery revealed extensive damage to the airbase, including craters, scorch marks, burned ground, and other debris caused by the explosions and ensuing fires. Ukraine appeared to carry out the attack with drones.According to the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence, an arm of the country's defense ministry, also known as the HUR, the attack destroyed one Su-34 fighter-bomber and likely damaged two more. The aircraft can be clearly seen in the imagery.<div type="image" title="Ukraine's military intelligence agency published a satellite image showing what it says is a destroyed Russian Su-34 aircraft." height="944" width="1280" msid="112296261" hostid="261" sizebytes="100520"></div>Russia's Su-34 fighter-bombers are capable of launching glide bombs, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/defeating-russia-new-glide-bomb-means-risking-ukraines-patriot-systems-2024-7">highly destructive munitions</a> that have been wreaking havoc on Ukrainian cities and troop positions.Glide bombs are equipped with special kits that convert dumb bombs into precision-guided munitions. These weapons come in various sizes and are in heavy use by the Russians. Among them is a bomb weighing over 6,000 pounds that delivers tremendous destruction on impact. The glide bombs are <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-massive-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-ukraine-for-first-time-2024-6">almost impossible to intercept</a> because they have small radar signatures, travel on non-ballistic trajectories, and have fairly short flight times.The only way really for Ukraine to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-in-a-race-to-stop-russia-glide-bomb-attacks-2024-3">defeat the glide bombs</a> is to either take out the Russian warplane before it drops its payload or strike the aircraft on the ground. Kyiv appears to have done the latter in the strike on the Morozovsk airbase.The HUR said it also destroyed Russia's aviation arsenal in Saturday's strike and that the secondary detonation of ammunition caused large areas of burned earth on and around the base, which can be seen in the satellite images.<div type="image" title="Ukraine's military intelligence agency published a satellite image showing what it says are damaged Russian Su-34 aircraft." height="944" width="1280" msid="112296260" hostid="261" sizebytes="68308"></div>The strike also damaged four facilities and two hangers at the base, which are visible in the imagery, the HUR said.It is not the first time Ukraine has gone after the Morozovsk airbase; it <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-mass-attack-russian-airbase-70-drones-budanov-2024-6">struck the site with drones</a> in April and June. The repeated attacks suggest Kyiv is specifically trying to mitigate the Russian glide-bomb threat that has been such a problem.Ukraine has relied on domestically produced long-range drones to hit military and energy targets inside Russian territory. It faces <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-officials-have-ukraine-fighting-russia-hand-tied-behind-back-2024-5">restrictions on using Western missiles</a>, including US-provided Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, to strike beyond its borders.Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have repeatedly lobbied to remove such restrictions, arguing that they are holding Kyiv back from effectively being able to defend itself.<div type="image" title="Ukraine's military intelligence agency published a satellite image showing what it says is damaged infrastructure at the Morozovsk airbase." height="944" width="1280" msid="112296266" hostid="261" sizebytes="62474"></div>"We must protect the lives of our people and end the war on Ukrainian terms," Zelenskyy said Saturday."Every strike that accurately responds to Russia's aerial bombs, that destroys Russian logistics and bases, that makes it more difficult for the occupier to stay on our land — every such strike brings the just end to the war closer," he added.

Satellite images show long-range strikes destroyed a Russian aircraft that can drop glide bombs, Ukraine says

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A flight was diverted after two passengers got into an argument.</li><li>Passengers said they heard a couple mentioning they had a bomb, leading to the diversion.</li></ul>A flight bound for Providence, Rhode Island, was diverted to Jacksonville, Florida, after a man said the word "bomb" in an argument with another passenger, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aUDTcE6aEY">local broadcaster News4JAX first reported.</a>A <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/breeze-airways-pushing-back-launch-until-2021-what-we-know-2020-7">Breeze Airways</a> flight from Orlando was diverted 45 minutes after it departed on Tuesday, per the report.Rachel Corrigan, a passenger on the flight, told News4Jax that a couple had gotten into an argument. She said other passengers later heard one of them say they had a bomb, and reported them to the crew."They're obligated to land the plane," Corrigan said in the report.According to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/1544.303">Code of Federal Regulations</a>, pilots have the authority to decide what "necessary emergency action" to take in the event of a bomb threat on a flight, which includes diverting.Tanya Mcginn, another passenger on the flight, told News4Jax she heard a dad and his daughter ask the cabin crew if they could be moved elsewhere, as they heard a passenger might have a bomb.A video posted by News4Jax showed two people being escorted by men in dark-colored police uniforms. The two people — a man wearing a dark hat and a woman — were shown handcuffed and being taken off the plane. Business Insider could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.The man could be heard saying in the video: "Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for messing up your travel plans."The flight's pilot told passengers over the intercom that the FBI was investigating the incident, <a target="_blank" href="https://people.com/flight-diverted-police-called-passenger-says-the-word-bomb-8411780">People reported</a>, citing a video from the flight it had obtained."Even if the aircraft was safe, they don't allow us to fly," the pilot said, per People's report, referring to the flight being grounded in Jacksonville overnight. The report did not identify the pilot."I understand that this is less than ideal," he added. "Unfortunately, some people decided to misbehave and really mess up the evening for all of us." BI could not independently verify the video cited by People.The flight departed Jacksonville at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, and passengers have since arrived in Providence, per People. It was initially scheduled to arrive in Providence at 8 p.m. Tuesday.Passengers were compensated $150 to cover food, accommodation, transportation, and other inconveniences, People reported, citing an email from Breeze Airways."Breeze flight #717 from Orlando, FL to Providence, RI was diverted last evening to Jacksonville, FL after an argument escalated between two Guests onboard resulting in a perceived security threat. Local law enforcement met the plane and safely deplaned all Guests and Breeze Team Members," Breeze Airways told People in a statement.Several bomb threats have been made on flights in recent months. In June, an Aerolíneas Argentinas <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/flight-attendant-bomb-threat-miami-ex-boyfriend-lover-2023-6">flight attendant threatened to plant bombs in Miami</a> to stop a flight from departing.In July, Southwest diverted a flight after someone <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/passenger-southwest-flight-airdrop-bomb-threat-2023-7">AirDropped a photo to passengers suggesting a bomb</a> was on the plane.The FBI, Breeze Airways, and McGinn did not immediately respond to requests for comment from BI, sent outside regular office hours.

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