# Ukraine lags Russia in applying AI technology to drones, Zelensky adviser says

https://mins.news/en/item/45563

- TASS, 2026-09-04 14:31 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2182883

> Ukraine has only developed prototypes for using artificial intelligence on drones, while Russia has already put comparable systems into mass production and deployed them widely across the front, adviser Sergey Beskrestnov said. Ukrainian interceptors for jet-powered UAVs remain in testing and cannot yet effectively counter them.

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