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Ukraine expects the war to see exponentially more 'iron soldiers,' or ground drones with guns that can fill troop roles
Matthew LohFri, 20 September 2024 at 11:33 am SGT3-min read
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- Ukraine's intelligence chief predicted that ground drones in battle will increase "in the order of tens" this year.
- Kyrylo Budanov said much of Ukraine's impetus for these drones is to avoid sending troops to die.
- Some of Ukraine's experimental ground drones, which it calls "iron soldiers," can be fit with guns or explosives.
In an interview last weekend at the Yalta European Strategy conference in Kyiv, Budanov said the unmanned tech is new but progressing