In the Ukraine war, new ground-based drones are playing a key role on the battlefield

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis

Published June 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM EDT

Ukraine relies on robotic warfare to punch above its weight on the battlefield, including shifting frontline duties from soldiers to land drones.

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Joanna Kakissis

Joanna Kakissis is a foreign correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she reports poignant stories of a conflict that has upended millions of lives, affected global energy and food supplies and pitted NATO against Russia.

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