Ukraine deploys ground robots and AI drones to offset manpower shortage and reclaim territory from Russia
By
Thomas Harding
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Summary
Ukraine is leading the development and deployment of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and AI-powered drones to offset manpower shortages and break the frontline stalemate in the war against Russia. While Ukraine has used these ground robots alongside aerial drones to reclaim up to 600 square kilometers of territory, Russia continues to rely on mass infantry assaults with unsustainable attrition rates. The article examines how autonomous ground vehicles are transforming modern warfare, with Ukraine racing to scale production of robotic systems to counter Russia's numerical advantage in troops.
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By contrast, Russia continues to rely on thousands of troops to take villages or small towns with an attrition rate that is now far outstripping its ability to recruit replacements.
The outcome of the Ukraine-Russia war might now rest on the race for which side can develop at speed an army of ground robots to dominate the human battlefield.
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