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Ukraine: Zelenskyy Alleges Military Robots Captured Russian Battlefield Positions

Are Ukraine's battlefield robots a revolutionary military innovation or a dystopian step toward a future we're not ready for?

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Ukraine: Zelenskyy Alleges Military Robots Captured Russian Battlefield Positions

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Above: A Lehit ground robotic system during a demonstration in Ukraine on Dec. 9, 2025. Image credit: Ukrinform/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Ukraine narrative

Russia's assault on Ukraine has turned Ukraine, with its unique ecosystem of technologists and engineers, into a world leader in the innovation of these UGVs. This is reducing the pressure on frontline troops and is allowing Ukraine to continue to pose problems for the Russian military.

Guardian BBC News

Pro-Russia narrative

While Ukraine purports bold claims about the efficacy of their UAVs, Moscow recognized the future of drone warfare long ago. The Advanced Research Foundation with support from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has even developed a system of group-based strike drones, with preliminary testing concluded. Kyiv's implication that their technologies are some kind of silver bullet in this conflict omit the fuller picture of Russia's opposing developments.

RT TASS