Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces took a Russian position using only ground robots and aerial drones.
- He said the Russian troops surrendered and that no Ukrainian infantry took part, with no losses reported on Ukraine’s side.
- Zelenskyy said ground robotic systems carried out more than 22,000 front‑line missions in the first three months of 2026.
- The army has been expanding ground robots that crews pilot from a safe distance to assault positions and evacuate wounded under drone threat.
- In January, the Ukrainian firm Devdroid said its Droid TW‑7.62, which it says uses AI to detect and track targets, captured three Russian soldiers.