Ukraine's ground robots are filling less than 1% of drone missions despite surging popularity

""At the current stage of the war, it is unmanned aerial vehicles that provide about 60% of all strikes on enemy targets," Syrskyi wrote. The military chief said that in November alone, Ukrainian uncrewed aerial vehicles, or UAVs, carried out over 304,000 missions, striking or destroying roughly 81,500 targets. "Over the past six months, this indicator has been constantly growing," Syrskyi added. Meanwhile, Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicles, or UGVs, carried out 2,000 missions in the same timeframe, he said."

"Amid the push, dozens of Ukrainian companies and units have been debuting their own UGVs, which can range from miniature buggies to full-size trucks mounted with remote machine gun turrets. The ground drones are particularly useful because they can perform dangerous frontline missions that human soldiers would otherwise be required to carry out. Ukrainians are building them to serve a variety of purposes, from direct assaults and mine-clearing to monitoring roads and delivering frontline supplies."

Uncrewed aerial vehicles carried out over 304,000 missions in November, conducting roughly 81,500 strikes and accounting for about 60% of all strikes on enemy targets. Over the past six months UAV employment has steadily increased. Uncrewed ground vehicles completed about 2,000 missions in November, representing less than 0.66% of total drone missions. UGVs are an emerging technology being integrated into units, with dozens of domestic companies producing systems ranging from small buggies to full-size armed trucks. Ground drones perform dangerous frontline tasks—assaults, mine-clearing, reconnaissance, and resupply—to reduce risks to soldiers, but they remain a small share of operations.

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