"Robot War": in the Third Assault they revealed what innovations are being implemented on the battlefield
Date: 2024-06-05 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
The Ukrainian military is working to replace infantry with unmanned vehicles as much as possible on the battlefield. Nikolay Volokhov, commander of the Terra unit as part of the Third Separate Assault Brigade (3rd Separate Brigade) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, spoke about this on the Espresso TV channel.
He noted that the Russian troops, which are essentially followers of the Soviet army, cannot be overcome by a similar army that is also smaller in size. Therefore, according to the fighter, other solutions and innovations are needed.
Volokhov compared today with the beginning of a full-scale invasion and added that then the Ukrainian Armed Forces “held out, using secrets and sometimes tricks.”
“That is, initiative gave rise to innovation. Of course, the Third Assault Brigade moved to a concept called “war of robots.” We want to replace assault and mechanized infantry on the battlefield with unmanned vehicles as much as possible in order to save people’s lives,” the military man emphasized.
According to him, the Third Assault Brigade is already using ground-based robotic systems to evacuate the wounded and supply combat equipment to positions.
“We have a lot of technical innovations in unmanned aerial vehicles and ground vehicles... According to my information, the 1st Brigade has its own research center. Its task is to put ground-based robotic systems into operation,” he said.
According to the unit commander, drones also contain many innovations, in particular, an auto-guidance system based on artificial intelligence and the like. Now the military is implementing this system based on thermal imaging cameras, as it works in modern American weapons.
Volokh added that the fighters carefully analyze all available developments, including what the enemy has in service.
The point is that one brigade needs 5-8 thousand corresponding unmanned vehicles per month and tens of thousands of ammunition for them. Volokh added that such military units cannot do without a scientific component and gave an example of the fact that they have to “set up, solder” right at the positions.
