Ukrainian drones deliver robots directly into battle by sea and air
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- Ukraine uses flying drone carriers and drone boats to deploy armed or explosive ground robots in battle.
- These tactics help slower wheeled robots bypass difficult terrain and Russian defenses, enabling amphibious assaults.
- The approach aims to offset Russia's manpower advantage and reduce risk to Ukrainian soldiers.
- A Russian Telegram channel showed a Ukrainian hexacopter deploying an ARK-1 robot with anti-tank mines toward Russian positions.
- The tactic may improve robot survivability by evading aerial surveillance and speeding up target approach.
- On June 25, Ukrainian ground robots participated in an operation targeting the Kinburn Spit, a Russian-held peninsula.