Ukraine’s new frontline robot hauls cargo, evacuates soldiers, and clears mines. Meet Vepr, built from real combat experience

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has announced it has codified the upgraded Vepr ground robotic complex for service in the Armed Forces. The modernized logistics-and-evacuation platform can carry 350 kg of cargo and evacuate wounded soldiers. 

The codification joins a fast-growing Ukrainian ground-robot inventory: roughly 80 domestically produced UGVs have been codified for service since 2022, with the pace doubling in 2026.

The Defense Ministry has contracted 25,000 ground robotic systems for the first half of 2026 alone, which is twice Ukraine's 2025 total, as part of a stated goal to move 100% of frontline logistics onto unmanned systems.

 Real combat experience shows path 

The modernized Vepr serves as a logistics carrier, medical-evacuation transport for one or two wounded, a remote-demining platform, a kamikaze strike system, and a battlefield recovery unit for damaged vehicles and other UGVs.

Vepr can travel at speeds over 7.5 km/h

The platform measures 136 cm long, 112 cm wide, and 138 cm tall with its rack mounted. Empty weight is around 350 kg, with cargo capacity matching that figure.

Two 1,500-watt electric motors push the system to speeds over 7.5 km/h, and battery capacity supports nearly 40 km of travel. Vepr carries digital cameras and supports multiple communication channels.

Scaling Ukrainian UGV ecosystem

Vepr joins a Ukrainian UGV landscape that includes the Lyut, Termit, Ratel H, Bizon-L, ZMIY, UNEX, Droid TW 12.7, and KRAMPUS systems, among others — each codified by the Ministry of Defense since 2022.

In April 2026 alone, Ukrainian ground robots conducted approximately 10,281 logistics and evacuation missions on the front line.

The 1,028 ground robots delivered through Ukraine's quick military DOT-Chain marketplace in early 2026 represent roughly a third of the 3,062 already ordered through the platform.