Ukraine uses ground robots to lay battlefield wire obstacles

Ukrainian troops are deploying remotely operated wheeled robots to lay wire obstacles across exposed terrain, keeping combat engineers under cover. Recorded ground-robot missions rose from 7,511 in January to 19,940 in July 2026, with roughly 112,000 total operations by September.

• Six-wheeled robot carries wire coils on a custom frame above its wheels
• Operated remotely by Ukraine's 16th Separate Support Brigade
• Ground-robot missions rose from 7,511 in January to 19,940 in July 2026
• About 112,000 recorded missions in total by September 2026