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| Ukraine attacks Russian frontline with 28 ground robots in one of the largest clashes involving UGVs caught on camera |
| 2026-11-07 |
| [DM] Ukraine has spooked Russian forces by staging a mass attack by ground robots on the frontline. Reports said the attacks were the 'largest visually recorded clash involving ground robots of the entire war'. The attempted advance involved 28 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) from Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps against positions held by the Russian Armed Forces' 20th Combined Arms Army in the vicinity of Lyman, Donetsk region. Russia claimed to have 'repelled' this advance but there is 'panic' that Ukraine is actively 'transforming combat UGVs from mere support assets into an independent strike force on the battlefield'. Ukraine – which has used air drones extensively through the war – is said to have deployed two units equipped with Mk-19 automatic grenade launchers, 18 units armed with rocket-propelled grenades, each carrying two AT-4 anti-tank weapons, and eight kamikaze UGVs. Russian war channel Military Observer warned: 'Despite the attack being repelled, this is another sign that the drone warfare on the front lines by the enemy is gradually reaching a new level.' Pro-war Tsargrad reported: 'The attack near Lyman marked the first attempt to employ ground robots in a manner mirroring the tactics of infantry assault groups.' The Ukrainian 'metal armada' on this occasion lacked aerial cover and was vulnerable to strike drones after its advance was spotted, said Russian sources. |
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