# NYT: Fully autonomous Russian AI drone killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia

https://mins.news/en/item/30949

- Meduza, 2026-08-24 20:22 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/24/nyt-a-fully-autonomous-russian-ai-drone-run-by-an-nvidia-minicomputer-killed-3-civilians-in-the-ukrainian-city-of-zaporizhzhia

> The New York Times reports that a Russian Molniya drone guided entirely by experimental AI killed three civilians in a July 6 strike on a Zaporizhzhia gas station. Ukrainian experts believe an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer found in similar wreckage enabled the drones to choose final targets independently, without an operator making the last targeting decision.

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