{"id":704,"date":"2026-04-20T09:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/?p=704"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:19:46","slug":"ukrainian-defence-ministry-targets-25000-ground-drones-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukrainian-defence-ministry-targets-25000-ground-drones-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Defence Ministry Targets 25,000 Ground Drones in Six Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"><strong>(KYIV, UKRAINE)<\/strong> \u2013 The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has established a target to transition fully to robotic systems for frontline logistics. The ambitious goal aims to shift up to 100 percent of supply missions to unmanned ground vehicles in order to mitigate the extreme risks faced by infantry during resupply and rotation operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">According to data released by the Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian forces executed approximately 9,000 individual missions utilising unmanned ground vehicles during the month of March alone. This operational tempo indicates the accelerating integration of autonomous systems within the Armed Forces of Ukraine as they seek technological superiority over invading Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">To achieve the stated objective of total robotic logistics, the Ministry of Defence has announced procurement plans for the first half of the current year. The state intends to contract domestic manufacturers for the production of 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles. This industrial mobilisation reflects an institutional commitment to removing soldiers from the most lethal environments along the front line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">Military analysts note that supply runs and troop rotations constitute the most perilous duties for entrenched infantry. Reports from the front have detailed the constant aerial surveillance threat that compounds this danger. &#8220;If you come out of your basement, if you come out of your hole, you&#8217;re going to get spotted by a drone because the Russians have them, too,&#8221; the report stated. It emphasised that the objective is to allow a defender to remain within the relative safety of a dugout or basement fortification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">By employing robotic couriers, Ukrainian commanders aim to ensure that essential provisions reach the zero line without exposing personnel to enemy observation or fire. The report clarified the practical application of the technology: &#8220;If a Ukrainian defender can stay in his basement, stay in his dugout, and just have a robot deliver him food, medicine, clothes, ammunition, whatever. This is what Ukraine is committed to doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\">The development also reveals the stark contrast in tactical approaches between the Ukrainian defence forces and the Russian military contingent. While Russian forces continue to rely on human labour for hazardous logistics runs with frequently fatal consequences, Ukraine is prioritising life preservation through automation. Many sources now say Ukraine maintains a decisive lead over Russian capabilities in this specific field of technological development.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine&#039;s Ground Drone Revolution is Happening Now\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FwqEvmv3eIc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(KYIV, UKRAINE) \u2013 The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has established a target to transition fully to robotic systems for frontline logistics. The ambitious goal aims to shift up to 100 percent of supply missions to unmanned ground vehicles in order to mitigate the extreme risks faced by infantry during resupply and rotation operations. According to data released by the Ministry of Defence, Ukrainian forces executed approximately 9,000 individual missions utilising unmanned ground vehicles during the month of March alone. This operational tempo indicates the accelerating integration of autonomous systems within the Armed Forces of Ukraine as they seek technological superiority&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","iawp_total_views":30,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-europe","category-technology","category-video","entry","rows"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":690,"url":"https:\/\/jakony.com\/frontpage\/video\/ukraine-hits-two-samara-refineries-in-sustained-drone-offensive\/","url_meta":{"origin":704,"position":0},"title":"Ukraine Hits Two Samara Refineries in Sustained Drone Offensive","author":"Elise Dumont","date":"April 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(SAMARA OBLAST, RUSSIA) -\u00a0Ukraine conducted a large wave of drone attacks into Russian territory overnight, striking multiple energy targets and setting at least two oil refineries ablaze in the Samara Oblast. 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