# Robots conduct combat airdrops and clear mines as Ukraine defeats Russian pincer

https://mins.news/en/item/72906

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-24 18:39 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/robots-make-combat-airdrops-clear-mines-as-ukraine-defeats-russian-pincer/

> Ukraine’s military says heavy drones dropped explosive ground robots more than six miles behind Russian lines, where they helped strike rear supply routes. Other robots cleared mines ahead of advancing infantry. The systems supported Operation Vivaldi, which Ukraine says has crushed a Russian pincer and reclaimed dozens of square miles of occupied territory.

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