Four years after Russia began the attempted invasion of Ukraine, the country it continues to lead continues to stand up to Russian troops. , carried out the largest attack on Moscow since the start of the war.
But his plan also involves deploying some 25,000 ‘iron soldiers’. These are unmanned ground vehicles, which follow in the footsteps of drones, but do not attack. Its use is intended to be able rescue elderly people trapped in the rubble.
After the full training of Ukrainian troops, as well as the increase in the use of drones, kyiv has decided to bet on ground drones. Called remote-controlled ‘iron soldiers’, they seek to help Ukrainians affected on the battlefield.
As has been collected and the Kraken company, in charge of the development of these unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) of the Third Ukrainian Army Corps, has shared, It has helped in war-affected areas.
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As Ukraine continues to hold its own against Vladimir Putin, these heavy, reinforced vehicles were used a few weeks ago to evacuate four elderly people from Lyman, a city in Donetsk.
As detailed in a statement on Telegram, they assured that “in one of the positions of the Third Army Corps In a frontline city in the Lyman region, four elderly people asked for help to be evacuated. The rescue operation was launched by NRC operators PBS KRAKEN.”
“The fighters of the “Silver Battalion” coordinated an action plan for the safest possible transportation of local residents, including an injured woman. The evacuation was carried out in three stages: by ground drone, by boat and then transfer to the hospital“, he said.
The Ukrainian army explained that everything was carried out thanks to coordinated actions with various military units and “Civilians were successfully evacuated from the gray zone“and thanks to these vehicles that imitate the same steps as drones, but with a rescue and non-offensive response against rival troops on the battlefield.
In order to avoid more civilian casualties, they noted that “saving human lives under any circumstance is the priority of the Third Corps.” “We call on all residents of the frontline territories to evacuate in a timely manner for their safety!” they added.
