Ukraine’s newest mine-clearing vehicle is a 1960s-design APC with nobody inside
Allies have shipped Ukraine more than 1,700 M113s. Khartia's engineers just showed what one looks like with nobody inside.
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Ukraine captured Russian position with robots alone in 2026. Now, it’s codifying new combat robot almost weekly. Latest one called Tanchik
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified the Tanchik Droid 12.7 ground robot for reconnaissance and light-armor destruction.
Ukraine turned combat into currency: more than 400 units now shop for their own weapons with points earned in battle
The military's Amazon-style marketplace carries more than 800 Ukrainian systems, and points come for rescues and recon, not only kills.
Ukrainian supply robots are blocking Russia’s plan to starve Kostiantynivka
Ukraine's growing legion of resupply robots can prolong the defense of Konstyantynivka. But human soldiers are still necessary.
“Future of war” meets Ukraine’s black soil: ground drone commander on why combat robots often don’t survive the first battle
Ground drones are often considered a big part of the future of warfare, but a Ukrainian commander says real battlefield conditions quickly expose their limits, from mud-clogged wheels to electronics failures and unreliable first missions.
“Next major step”: Ukraine plans 50,000 ground robots to keep troops out of danger on drone-saturated front
Kyiv is accelerating deployment of ground robots, with the systems already handling logistics and evacuations in high-risk zones.
“Storm a treeline? Better to just take it apart with a Vampire” — drone battalion commander on how war changed in 2026
Maksym, call sign "Rumyn," says the kill zone has grown from 3 km to "many times larger" — and explains what that means for infantry .
Ukraine built the ground drone playbook. Russia copied it. Now Ukraine is destroying the copies near Vovchansk
This sector in northeastern Ukraine has become a technology duel: Russians are deploying their own unmanned ground vehicles to survive Ukraine's kill zone — and Ukrainians are hunting and destroying them, the Ukrainian military says.
Russian forces massing reserves near Pokrovsk — Ukraine’s East grouping is tracking the pre-offensive buildup
The task force has flagged intensifying airstrikes and fresh troop concentrations as indicators of an imminent Russian escalation.
Lithuania just raised €5.12 mn for drones that go where soldiers can’t survive on Ukraine’s front lines
Three squads have already been formed and are being sent to units in active operations, LRT says.
€500,000 in 60 seconds — Latvians are buying robots to get wounded soldiers out of drone kill zones
NATO doctrine says wounded soldiers need extraction within an hour; on Ukraine's drone-saturated front lines, it can take 24 hours or more.
A Ukrainian gun ‘bot saw a Russian soldier in the dark. He couldn’t see it back.
In a nighttime clash with a lonely Russian trooper, a gun-armed Ukrainian ground robot had the upper hand
Ukrainian ground robot takes over trench duty, holds line for 45 days straight (VIDEO)
In a first-of-its-kind reported mission, a Ukrainian combat robot entirely replaced infantrymen while holding its position under fire.
“Drone ambulance service”: Finnish volunteer helps produce battlefield evacuation drones in Kharkiv
Kirill Rinne has partnered with drone developers in Kharkiv to create a robotic casualty evacuation system combining ground drones, aerial scouts, and automated turrets.
Ukraine tests over 70 land drones
Ground robots from 50 manufacturers are being evaluated for range, payload capacity, and electronic warfare performance in ongoing trials.