Ukraine Just Sent 28 Armed Robots at Russian Lines with Zero Soldiers. Russia Answered with Robots of Its Own
Russian sources say the 3rd Army Corps sent 28 armed ground drones into battle, but the attempt is being called unsuccessful.
- Russian military channels reported repelling an all-robot Ukrainian ground assault involving 28 unmanned ground vehicles near Druzheliubivka in Kharkiv Oblast.
- Ukrainian forces are increasingly relying on unmanned systems to address severe manpower shortages, as the military struggles to fully man all 150 of its line brigades.
- The assault reportedly included eight self-exploding kamikaze robots, 18 units armed with single-round grenade launchers, and two robots equipped with automatic grenade launchers.
- Russian sources claim the robotic assault failed, though independent confirmation remains limited as the war enters its 57th month.
- Former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov claimed Ukraine would acquire 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles in the first six months of 2026 to sustain such tactics.
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The operation took place in the vicinity of Lyman, in the Donetsk region, and Russia claims to have repelled the attack.
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Ukrainian commander Andriy Biletsky is gambling on mass robot assaults to spare his soldiers’ lives, as Russian troops rush to prove on camera that they can still swat the machines from the sky and fields around Lyman.
Ukraine has used a group of 28 ground robots and drones in an attack on Russian positions near the town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, demonstrating the increasing use of robotic technology in the war between the two countries. The attack was reported by the Russian Telegram channel Voyenny Osvedomitel, which supports Moscow's war. According to the source, the operation was carried out with three different types of robotic vehicles, equipped to…
The age of drones has arrived: FPV drones repelled an attack by 28 Ukrainian ground robots
According to military channels, Ukrainian forces deployed 28 ground robotic systems in the attack. These included 8 kamikaze drones, 2 platforms equipped with Mk-19 automatic grenade launchers, and 18 more with manually...
A scene that would have seemed like something out of a science fiction movie a few years ago has been captured on the Ukrainian front. Instead of soldiers, dozens of armed ground robots, equipped with anti-tank weapons, automatic grenade launchers and explosives, moved towards Russian positions. According to videos and reports initially published by Russian military channels, units of the 3rd Army Corps […] The article First time in history: 28 …
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