Ukrainian forces post video of ground drone being used to retrieve damaged robotic system – video
Ukrainian soldiers have evacuated a damaged ground drone from the battlefield using another unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). A soldier aboard the recovery vehicle helped load the damaged drone onto its platform.
Source: 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, which has posted a video of the evacuation
Details: The 91st Battalion reported that a UGV was damaged during a mission and could not return from the frontline under its own power. The soldiers therefore decided to evacuate it using a larger robotic system.
The recovery UGV was remotely operated by a soldier using the alias "As" (Ace), while Dmytro "Abkhaz" was on the platform itself.
Quote from the 91st Battalion: "After he reached the robot, Abkhaz installed drive-on ramps and loaded the damaged robot onto the evacuation UGV. The operation had to be carried out in open terrain, where the team was exposed to the threat of enemy strikes. It was therefore carefully planned, with security measures in place at every stage."
Details: The 91st Battalion said its forces deployed signals intelligence and electronic warfare systems, used interceptor drones to cover the skies and ensured a stable video link to protect the soldier recovering the damaged ground robot.
Video of the evacuation of a UGV by another ground robot
The 91st Battalion added that the mission was completed successfully and the fighter was extracted along with the damaged UGV.
Background: Ukrainska Pravda reported that soldiers from the 16th Separate Support Brigade were using an engineering drone to lay razor-wire obstacles in open terrain.
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