Ukrainian Robots Launched An Attack On Their Own

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are changing the face of war.

The Ukrainian military is increasingly deploying combat robots equipped with grenade launchers, explosives, and even anti-tank weapons. In late October, in the Liman area, these robots even attacked Russian positions without being accompanied by infantry.

Russian propaganda videos portrayed this attack as a failure: videos on military channels show drones striking vehicles and claim that they destroyed them all. It is impossible to verify this, but the Ukrainian attack itself demonstrates how warfare is becoming increasingly robotized.

“Ukraine is currently a leader in the use of military ground robots,” — stated BILD ECFR military expert Ulrike Franke. It is particularly interesting that these vehicles interact with unmanned aerial vehicles, which serve as their “eyes”—that is, they guide them and can even transport them behind enemy lines. “This kind of interaction opens up entirely new possibilities in a military context,” explains Franke.

According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, ground robots carried out 31,398 logistical and evacuation operations in October—compared to just 7,511 in January. Most robots are not yet involved in combat: as Franke says, they are used “primarily for transportation, as well as for evacuating wounded and fallen soldiers.”

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