US EditionSecret Note Reveals Russia Using Telegram Bots to Control Drones Attacking Ukraine, Economist Reports
- On May 25, 2025, The Economist reported that Russian forces used Telegram bots to control attack drones targeting Ukraine in a record aerial strike.
- This development follows Ukraine's extensive drone warfare and Russia's rapid increase in Shahed-type drone production and advanced control methods.
- Ukrainian engineers found a hidden note inside a downed drone revealing Russia's use of AI and cellular networks to bypass GPS jamming and transmit real-time video to operators.
- The May 25 assault involved nearly 300 drones and 69 missiles, demonstrating Russia's growing technological sophistication and making drones harder to stop, flying low to evade radar.
- This shift poses substantial challenges to Ukraine’s air defense, suggesting an intensified drone conflict that strains Ukrainian and NATO defensive capabilities amid limited Western aid.
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A Secret Memo Reveals that Russia Uses Telegram Bots to Control Its Drones. New Generations of Shahed, Hard to Shoot Down
Russia appears to be recently using bots from the messaging app Telegram to control its attack drones, providing real-time flight data and imagery to human operators, The Economist reported on May 25, citing Ukrainian engineers.
Secret note reveals Russia using Telegram bots to control drones attacking Ukraine, Economist reports
Russia appears to be newly using Telegram messaging app bots to control its attack drones, ensuring real-time flight data and footage feed for human operators, the Economist reported on May 25, citing Ukrainian engineers.The new control algorithm was revealed in a note hidden inside one of the Russian drones, possibly left behind by a "sympathetic Russian engineer," the Economist wrote.Russia has been ramping up its drone production to launch ev…
Ukraine’s Engineers Say Russia’s Shahed Drones Use AI and Telegram Bots to Steer Toward Targets
Ukrainian engineers have found evidence that Russia is using Telegram to control drones in real time, The Economist reported on Sunday, citing Ukrainian engineers. According to the report, the discovery […]
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