A spokesman for the Ukrainian brigade fighting on the front lines in the Kharkiv region said on Friday that Kiev's forces carried out their first attack on land using only unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) i drones with first-person view (FPV) instead of infantry. The attack took place near the village Lypti north of Kharkov.
According to the military's account, the offensive passed favorably. However, he did not specify which Russian positions were destroyed during the attack.
Ukraine-Russia. The first unmanned ground attack of the Kiev army
The spokesman emphasized that his department complied several dozen UGVswhich were equipped with machine guns. Unmanned aerial vehicles were also used for clearing the battlefield of mines
American Institute of War Studies (ISW) notes that the Ukrainians' achievement proves Kiev's efforts to develop and use innovative technologies in military operations.
“Ukrainian officials have repeatedly emphasized efforts to… using modern solutions in order to balance the limitations in the size of the Ukrainian army compared to the Russian one,” we read in the latest report. Such actions are intended to help limit starts in military personnel in exchange for “marginal territorial gains” – indicates ISW.
War in Ukraine. Kyiv is developing unmanned combat systems
The think tank also points out that at the same time Ukraine continues to develop drone production. “The General Staff reported that tests of the drone attached to… fiber opticsthat will be more resistant to disruptions in electronic combat,” the ISW emphasizes.
Companies producing unmanned aerial vehicles are also joining the army's efforts. “A prototype was recently assembled first FPV drone, made exclusively of components produced in Ukraine,” we read.
ISW emphasizes that Moscow does not remain passive to technological development Kiev. Russian forces have also used it recently advanced drones in the Kursk Oblast and individual sections of the front on the territory of Ukraine.
Source: Institute for the Study of War