Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Ukraine Unleashes Killer Robots on the Battlefield

Ukraine is betting big on war robots, with plans to buy 25,000 and remove humans from front-line supply runs

Ukraine aims to have robots handle 100% of front-line logistics missions.

Its defense minister said Ukraine will contract 25,000 robots in the first half of this year.

Their use has surged. They carry gear and troops and attack Russian positions.

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"Soldiers have detailed their impact. Oleksandr Yabchanka, the head of robotic systems for Ukraine's Da Vinci Wolves Battalion, previously told Business Insider that one average-sized war robot can carry more than roughly 10 servicemen can.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared last week that Ukraine's ground robot force had carried out more than 22,000 missions on the front lines over the previous three months, saying that means "lives were saved more than 22,000 times when a robot went into the most dangerous areas instead of a warrior."

The president's comments also revealed a big jump in the robots' overall usage. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander in chief of Ukraine's armed forces, said in December that over the previous six months, Ukraine's ground robots had carried out only 2,000 missions.

Then, in half the time, that figure grew to 10 times that."

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"I Robot, you Russian front line fodder."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-22 02:37 PM

Ukrainian Battle Bot video:

www.youtube.com

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-22 02:42 PM

Thanks for posting, Corky.

NATO, the Gulf Countries, ROK, Japan, and Taiwan will be turning to Ukraine-- a mini-superpower-- for advice, guidance, and technical support for future conflicts.

I hope Volodomir Zelensky limits Israeli access to Ukraine's high-tech assets.

Just imagine how much more efficient the IDF will be using these robots for its hideous ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Gaza and the West Bank. I can't even imagine it.

Of course Dummkopf Trumpf and his idiotic evangelical and white racist political base put America on the wrong side of this equation and history.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-22 02:56 PM

Can't wait to see what China is doing with Battle Bots... oops, don't have to:

thedefensepost.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-22 03:00 PM

oops, actual link:

nextgendefense.com

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-04-22 03:02 PM

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