Ukraine takes part in the technological war and strives for complete autonomy, said the Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology-Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. According to him, domestic models are already learning to recognize goals in order to understand their priority. He explained that drones with a high level of autonomy can act in their roles to achieve a goal like a flock of predators.
A good example of the publication was a special operation “Pautetin”, which the Security Service of Ukraine conducted on June 1. Then 117 drones attacked airfields in the rear of the Russian Federation, switching to autonomous flood at the last stage of the flight.
Fedorov also noted that since the gray zone at the front has increased and Russia is coming in small infantry groups, the task of Ukraine is to find a way to develop small and cheap UAVs for attacks against enemy infantry. However, the official emphasized that the Russians are not idle.
The publication with reference to the Ukrainian technological blogger Sergei Flash Wrikrestnova writes that the invaders daily launch approximately 50 Autonomous V2U drones. They are able to penetrate 100 km and visually choose the target for an attack without external control. The wrestling compared the swarm of these UAVs with pigeons flying at different levels. Ukraine now does not know how to counteract them, he noted.
The article refers to the development of not only aviation UAVs, but also ground robotic complexes with machine guns on board and autonomous guidance system. However, Ukrainian experts admit that such systems create new risks, in particular, a great threat to the civilian population.
At the global level, calls to the ban or regulation of autonomous weapons are more and more acute, like the ban on anti -personnel mines. At the UN conference in New York, about 120 countries supported the initiative to a legally compulsory agreement, at the same time several states, including Russia, Belarus and North Korea, were against discussions. Ukraine abstained.
The UN Secretary General Antoniu Gutherrish declared this problem decisive and expressed hope for an agreement until 2026.
Context
Since the beginning of the Russian full -scale invasion, Ukraine has been increasing the production of its own weapons. According to data Fedorova, more than 90% of drones who use on the battlefield, Produced in Ukraine. In 2024 Ukraine planned to release 1 million UAVsbut can produce 2 million a year, if there is funding, Fedorov reported.
In October last year, at a meeting of the headquarters of the Supreme Commander, it was decided that rockets, drones, shells, as well as active attracting investments from partners, would become priorities for the Ukrainian defense and industrial complex.
On March 4, 2025, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal said that Ukraine produces about a third of the weapons and most of all in the world of military drones.
