**Ukraine Uses Drones to Attack Russian Positions**
In a recent development, Ukrainian forces successfully attacked Russian positions using only drones instead of infantry. Sergeant Volodymyr Dehtiarov, spokesperson for the Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, made this announcement on December 20.
According to Dehtiarov, “dozens of units of robotic and unmanned equipment” supported by surveillance drones were used in the assault near the village of Lyptsi, north of Kharkiv. The drones included ground systems equipped with machine guns and kamikaze first-person view (FPV) drones.
**Russia Faces High Casualties**
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) commented on the reports, highlighting the difference in attitude towards frontline troops shown by Moscow and Kyiv. “Ukrainian officials have repeatedly highlighted Ukraine’s efforts to utilize technological innovations and asymmetric strike capabilities to offset Ukraine’s manpower limitations,” the ISW said.
Russian military losses in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine have exceeded 750,000 Russian soldiers, with estimates expected to surpass 1 million within six months, according to U.K. Under-Secretary of Defense Luke Pollard. The figures include dead, wounded, missing, and captured troops.
**Ukraine’s Drone Development**
Ukraine is developing numerous new types of drone systems. Military tech developers created a new unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with the ability to carry explosives and drive under armored vehicles. The project’s spokesperson, Viktoriia Kovalchuk, said the UGV can run for 40-50 minutes at an average speed or up to two hours at a slower speed.
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