Ukraine has deployed ground combat robots and drone tanks, and drones have become central to modern warfare with widespread use in the Ukraine conflict. NATO members have pledged significant military aid, and Ukraine’s air‑defence network now integrates both Western and Soviet systems. Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced that Ukrainian forces destroyed 250 Russian artillery systems in two nights during Operation Artashan using a newly developed munition, and he said Russian artillery accounts for over 10% of Ukrainian military casualties on parts of the front, rising to 20% in some sectors.

German‑made AI combat drones are being supplied to Ukraine by the defence company Helsing, and Helsing will soon provide the supplied combat drones to the German Bundeswehr, according to DW. Russian spy drones have sharply increased flights into Ukraine from Belarusian airspace since the beginning of the year, and troops on Ukraine’s northern border reported about a 20% increase in Russian intelligence drones since January, both reported by The Guardian. In response, Ukraine has reinforced fortifications on its northern border, adding anti‑tank ditches, concrete “dragons’ teeth” obstacles, and new barbed‑wire areas, also reported by The Guardian.

Ukraine plans to create new drone units to bolster defenses along its northern border with Russia and Belarus, according to the Kyiv Independent. Ukrainian forces have increased use of “midstrike” drones capable of hitting targets several dozen kilometres behind the front line, and also employ “deepstrike” drones, reported by Meduza. Front‑line soldiers say they have not yet felt the effect of the midstrike/deepstrike drone attacks, Meduza added.

NATO members have pledged significant military aid to Ukraine, reported by the Times of India, and the country’s air‑defence network now integrates both Western and Soviet systems, also reported by the Times of India.