Russian troops surrendering in a photo shared by 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces (Image: 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces)
Russian troops have surrendered to Ukrainian ground robots for the first time, the 3rd Assault Brigade claimed. In a Telegram post, the brigade said: “For the first time in history: the occupiers surrendered to ground robots of the 3rd Assault! No infantry. No losses.”
The unit said it carried out an unprecedented operation in Kharkiv region using “drones and ground robotic systems only.” It added: “FPV and kamikaze robotic platforms attacked enemy fortifications. When a second robot approached the destroyed dugout, the enemy, to avoid detonation, announced their surrender.”
Lutsk in western Ukraine sustained the most significant drone and missile attack of the war (Image: General Staff)
Surviving Russian soldiers were then “guided by ‘birds’ to our lines and taken prisoner,” the brigade added.
It said the position had resisted attacks from neighbouring units twice before but was taken by the robots' “precisely planned offensive actions.”
The operation was conducted by the NC13 unit from the DEUS EX MACHINA company of the 2nd Assault Battalion.
The statement said: “This is the first confirmed successful assault solely by unmanned platforms in modern warfare."
Russia fired more than 700 attack and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, topping previous nightly barrages for the third time in two weeks, part of Moscow's intensifying aerial and ground assault in the three-year war, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.
Russia has recently sought to overwhelm Ukraine's air defences by launching major attacks that include increasing numbers of decoy drones.
The most recent one appeared aimed at disrupting Ukraine’s vital supply of Western weapons.
The city of Lutsk, home to airfields used by the Ukrainian army, was the hardest hit, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It lies near the border with Poland in western Ukraine, a region that is a crucial hub for receiving foreign military aid.
The attack comes at a time of increased uncertainty over the supply of crucial American weapons and as US-led peace efforts have stalled. Mr Zelensky said that the Kremlin was “making a point” with it.
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