{"id":2580,"date":"2025-04-22T18:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2025-09-02T17:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T14:26:10","slug":"ukrainian-ground-drones-at-the-front-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/04\/ukrainian-ground-drones-at-the-front-line\/","title":{"rendered":"UGVs in action: The &#8220;Da Vinci Wolves&#8221; experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2025, the role of <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/ugv-robotics-en\/\">unmanned ground vehicles<\/a> (UGVs) on the front lines has significantly expanded, becoming an increasingly critical component in combat operations. Oleksandr Yabchanka, head of the robotic systems service of the &#8220;Da Vinci Wolves&#8221; unit of the 59th &#8220;Steppe Predators&#8221; Brigade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gbyGKgzRCk0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">discussed<\/a> their deployment in an interview with the YouTube channel of the Ukraiinian Forces of Unmanned Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy area of responsibility is UGVs and everything that supports their operation,\u201d the serviceman notes. According to him, UGVs have the potential to perform several combat functions: logistics, evacuation, mining, demining, enemy surveillance, and fire support. The &#8220;Da Vinci Wolves&#8221; unit has successfully implemented at least four of these functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specific cases: logistics, evacuation, kamikaze<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UGVs have already shown consistent results in logistics and are regularly employed when the situation requires it. Evacuation is a less common but equally vital function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are situations where you simply can\u2019t send anyone in. For an evacuation group, it\u2019s a one-way trip. But a UGV has a chance. No UGV is more valuable than the life of our soldier,\u201d explains Yabchanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the help of a UGV, the Da Vinci Wolves managed to evacuate a fallen comrade. In other cases, ground robots rescued wounded soldiers, literally pulling them out from under enemy fire. One such example was the evacuation of a wounded man from a forest strip. According to Yabchanka, the roads were blocked by the enemy and there was no other way to save the soldier. \u201cBut the GRS with the evacuation trailer managed to do it,\u201d says the commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/04\/brave1-conducted-largest-ground-drone-test\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Brave1 conducted the largest-ever ground drone tests in Ukraine, featuring over 70 UGVs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the successful functions of UGVs, Yabchanka also mentions their use as kamikaze drones. In one case, a ground robot destroyed an enemy dugout in response to the wounding of two Ukrainian soldiers. Both survived and are now recovering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Engineering work and fire support<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another area is engineering and sapper tasks. Turrets are also actively used \u2014 stationary GRSs designed for fire support. \u201cThere are already successful cases. They\u2019re not widespread yet, but I believe they\u2019re the future,\u201d Yabchanok says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In one battle, the Shablya turret, equipped with a 12.7 mm machine gun, stopped an enemy assault, destroying at least two occupiers and an FPV drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a brilliant piece of work. We didn\u2019t let them approach our dugouts,\u201d recalls the commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decoys and plans for the future<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A separate application involves using UGVs as decoys. These drones force the enemy to waste resources \u2014 surveillance, <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/fpv\/\">FPV drones<\/a>, and munitions. Even if the GRS is destroyed, the effort is worthwhile, as it saves Ukrainian lives and exhausts Russian capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, the unit plans to combine the decoy concept with strike capability \u2014 to turn GRSs into &#8220;mobile bombs&#8221; carrying large charges to target enemy rear positions. This project has not yet been implemented, but the commander sees great potential in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, examples of GRS use remain isolated rather than standard practice. The Da Vinci Wolves operate as an experimental unit, testing new technologies and attempting to scale the knowledge gained as soon as conditions allow. This approach enables them to stay one step ahead of the enemy \u2014 if only briefly. According to Yabchanok, the Russian military quickly adopts Ukrainian innovations due to its greater resources and centralised system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe innovate \u2014 they rapidly adopt our experience and try to catch up. That\u2019s why our window of opportunity is very narrow. We have to invent, scale \u2014 and invent again,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scenarios for the use of ground robots from an interview with Oleksandr Yabchanka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2183,127,1612],"class_list":["post-2580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-innovation","tag-davinci-wolves","tag-drones","tag-ugv","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UGVs in action: The &quot;Da Vinci Wolves&quot; experience<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The head of robotics for the &quot;Da Vinci Wolves&quot; 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