Ukraines

Ukraine’s Ground Robots Filling Less Than 1% of Total Drone Missions

Ground drones are growing more popular on Ukraine’s front lines, but they’re still vastly overshadowed by the small aerial drones made famous in the war.In November, uncrewed ground vehicles accounted for less than 0.66% of Ukraine’s total drone missions.Usage numbers were announced on Tuesday by Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander in…

Ukraine’s Drone Teams Used Ground Robots to Beat Dense Fog: Brigade

A Ukrainian brigade said it fought through thick fog hindering its small drones on the eastern frontline by using ground robots to spot Russian troops.The 93rd Separate Rifle Brigade said on Saturday that it had used the uncrewed ground vehicles, or UGVs, in the village of Rusin Yar, located near…

Unjammable Russian Drones Now Long-Range, Threaten Ukraine’s Logistics

Russia has begun using long-range, jam-proof drones controlled by fiber-optic cables to threaten Ukraine’s logistics, a senior government official told Business Insider.Mykhailo Fedorov, the first deputy prime minister of Ukraine and its minister of digital transformation, said that Russia is now fielding fiber-optic drones with a range of 50 kilometers…

Video Shows Special Ops Black Hawk Raid Into Ukraine’s Fiercest Fight

Ukraine released rare combat footage showing its special operations forces launching a raid from a Black Hawk helicopter into the embattled front-line city of Pokrovsk, where some of the war’s most intense fighting is taking place.The video footage offers a glimpse into how Ukraine is scrambling to defend the strategically…