Ukraine Says It Seized Russian Position Using Only Robots and Drones

Overview

• President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukrainian forces captured a Russian position using only unmanned ground vehicles and aerial drones controlled at a distance.
• He reported 22,000 robotic missions in three months, saying each sent a machine into danger instead of a soldier and the army counted more than 9,000 such missions in March after a 50% rise.
• Kyiv and Berlin announced a strategic defense partnership focused on drones, with Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway also outlining plans to co-produce systems with Ukraine.
• Russia’s defense ministry published a list of European sites that make drones or parts for Ukraine, and Dmitri Medvedev said those factories count as potential targets.
• Ukraine did not disclose where or when the robot-only assault took place, and independent outlets have not verified the claim or the full mission totals.