Ukraine's Emergency Service evacuated 14 people from the site of the attack. Svesa, with a pre-war population of about 6,100 residents, is located close to the Russian border. At least 15 apartments are destroyed and 700 windows have been damaged in the blast, according to Sumy Oblast Military Administration. Search and rescue operations continue as of 7 p.m. local time. Sumy Oblast borders Russia's Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Residents of the vulnerable border communities experience multiple attacks per day.Glide bombs help Russia gain land in Ukraine. What makes them so effective?One critical factor in Russia’s recent battlefield successes in Ukraine is its extensive use of glide bombs. Every week, hundreds of these large, deadly weapons rain down on Ukraine, creating 20-meter-wide craters and obliterating military positions and entire settlements.