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Ukraine tests ground robots armed with twin Kalashnikov rifles

Units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces have begun combat testing new armed unmanned ground vehicles equipped with robotic turrets and Kalashnikov-pattern rifles, the Defense Ministry said.

28 August, 03:59 PM

Ukraine's Khartiia Corps converts assault robots into frontline supply carriers

Ukraine's National Guard’s Khartiia 2nd Corps is using some of its unmanned ground vehicles, originally designed for assault missions, to carry out logistics tasks instead, unit commanders told Business Insider on Aug. 18.

21 August, 02:10 PM

Ex-DM Mykhailo Fedorov urges wider adoption of robotic warfare

Western defense contractors must adapt to dynamic and cheap development as autonomous systems prepare to take over the frontlines, former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in an interview with Irish journalist Caolan Robertson on Aug. 17.

19 August, 08:58 PM

Ukrainian Defense Ministry codifies grenade-launching Zmiy Mini Strike ground robot

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified and approved Zmiy Mini Strike reconnaissance and strike ground robotic complex equipped with a grenade launcher for military deployment, the Ministry's press service announced on July 20.

21 July, 12:27 PM

Naval drone delivers ground robot for combat mission on Kinburn Spit for first time

Ukrainian forces combined a naval drone and the Wolly 7.62 ground robot in a single combat operation on the Kinburn Spit in Mykolaiv Oblast for the first time, DevDroid reported on July 14.

14 July, 05:22 PM

DEUTZ and ARX Robotics to produce GEREON ground drones for Ukraine

German companies DEUTZ and ARX Robotics are launching industrial series production of GEREON unmanned ground systems in Ulm, with the first units expected to be delivered to Ukraine by late summer, the companies said in a press release.

10 July, 04:32 PM

Ukraine unveils armored Bandura UGV with EW-resistant communications

Ukrainian company BlueBird Tech has presented an updated version of its Bandura unmanned ground vehicle, featuring armor protection and Starlink connectivity designed to maintain communications under heavy electronic warfare conditions, according to a June 8 press release.

8 June, 06:00 PM

Defenders use ground robot in operation to clear village of Russian infiltrators

Soldiers from Ukraine’s 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade cleared the settlement of Novoplatonivka in Kharkiv Oblast of Russian troops who had entered it, using an unmanned ground vehicle to provide fire cover during the operation, according to a video shared on the brigade’s Facebook page on June 1.

1 June, 06:55 PM

Ukraine pushes robots into combat to cut losses on war’s deadliest sectors

Ukraine’s Defense Forces plan to replace up to 30% of personnel with robotic systems on the toughest sections of the front in 2026, Mykola “Makar” Zinkevych, commander of the NC13 ground robotic systems unit of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, told Politico.

23 April, 12:53 PM

Russian Chelnok ground robot first spotted on Kharkiv front

Ukrainian troops have for the first time spotted a Russian all-terrain unmanned ground vehicle called “Chelnok” in the Kharkiv sector, the 11th Army Corps reported on April 9.

9 April, 06:09 PM

Defense Ministry signs contract with manufacturers of ground robots

Ukraine's Defense Ministry’s Defense Procurement Agency (DPA) concluded contracts with producers of ground robotic complexes (GRC) to equip the Defense Forces under the Army of Drones Bonus program, the DPA reported on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 07:16 PM

Third Army Corps forms assault robot company - video

The Third Army Corps has officially created a company of assault ground robotic systems (NC13), marking a historic shift in warfare tactics, the military wrote on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 02:28 PM

How Ukrainian TerMIT robotic system redefines battlefield logistics?

The US-Ukraine MITS Capital investment group is investing $3.74 million into Ukrainian company Tencore, which develops the multi-functional ground robotic platform TerMIT, Digital Transformation Ministry wrote on July 11.

1 August 2025, 02:00 PM

Ukrainian ground robots to begin full assault missions by year’s end

Ground-based robotic systems will begin carrying out independent assault missions by the end of the year, a commander from Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade told Radio NV in an interview.

16 July 2025, 03:35 PM

Ukraine adopts thermobaric KRAMPUS robotic system

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry officially adopted the KRAMPUS, a Ukrainian-developed thermobaric mobile strike system designed for offensive and defensive operations, capable of striking targets up to 1,000 meters, according to its statement on May 19.

22 May 2025, 02:28 PM

Ukraine’s robot army writes the future of war

Late last year Ukrainian forces carried out the first-ever robot-only offensive operation with dozens of different drones and unmanned vehicles equipped with machine guns, spreading chaos and panic among “caught off guard” Russian troops near the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv Oblast, The Telegraph wrote in its April 22 article dedicated to Ukraine’s robot army.

22 April 2025, 01:43 PM

Three wounded troops saved by Ukraine’s Ardal robotic vehicle

A Ukrainian Ardal ground robotic vehicle traveled 17 kilometers under mortar fire to rescue three wounded soldiers who had been surrounded by Russian forces for a month, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 06:03 PM

Ukraine to deploy 15,000 land robots on the battlefield in 2025

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry plans to deploy 15,000 ground robots to perform frontline tasks in 2025, Defense Procurement Department Director Glib Kanievskyi said on March 31, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

31 March 2025, 09:47 PM

Ground robots already saving lives in Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, says deputy commander

Ground robotic complexes, heavily used by Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade, are saving soldiers’ lives by handling dangerous logistics tasks, Deputy Commander Maksym Zhorin said on Radio NV on March 20.

21 March 2025, 12:44 PM

Ukraine integrates robotic combat units into its frontline brigades

Ukraine is launching a project to scale up the use of unmanned ground robotic systems within military units, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Feb. 5.

5 February 2025, 01:19 PM

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