Ukraine deploys all-ROBOT battleforce for the first time as deadly tech is launched at Putin’s troops in Kharkiv assault
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UKRAINE has deployed an all-robot assault force to the battlefield for the first time to attack Russian troops. The deadly tech, including ground and flying drones, was launched in Kharkiv by a Ukrainian national guard brigade. The all-robot combined-arms operation in northern Ukraine involved remote-controlled flying surveillance and minelaying drones.
![[A robot equipped with a Browning 12.7 mm machine gun]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ministry-defense-codified-approved-operation-959445351.jpg?strip=all&w=698)
It also included one-way explosive robots on the ground and in the air as well as gun-armed ground ’bots, according to Forbes. Footage shows a ground robot on a tracked platform equipped with a Browning 12.7 mm machine gun. A spokesperson for the 13th National Guard Brigade said: "We are talking about dozens of units of robotic and unmanned equipment simultaneously on a small section of the front.".
![[It's the first time Ukraine deploys an all-robot assault]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ministry-defense-codified-approved-operation-959445783.jpg?strip=all&w=550)
While precise details of the weapons are not known, it is not the first time Ukraine has deployed killer tech causing devastation across the frontline. Earlier this month Kyiv's “Sea Baby” marine drones were seen pounding Putin's helicopters and Su-30SM warplanes in a battle in Kerch Bay.
![[The robot is operated remotely]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ministry-defense-codified-approved-operation-959445780.jpg?strip=all&w=538)
Dramatic footage shows the drones using onboard machine guns in Ukraine's December attack close to the Crimean Bridge. Footage released in October shows the Sea Baby drones firing rockets targeting positions in the Russian-occupied areas of Kinburn Spit.
![[The dragon drone firing 2,500C thermite on the Russian bunker]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/500c-thermite-putin-bunker-consumed-958573291.png?strip=all&w=553)
With a range of up to 1,000km, these advanced drones can be seen hitting long-range targets with accuracy while defending themselves from being damaged by enemy attacks. On July 17, 2023, two Sea Baby USVs were used to strike the Crimean Bridge and were successful in damaging it.
![[The drone flies along spitting out flames]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-181.png?strip=all&w=960)
