In historic feat, Ukraine’s 3rd Brigade captures Russian troops using only drones and robots, military says – “For the first time in history: Russian soldiers surrendered to the 3rd Assault Brigade’s ground drones,” the statement read.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-assault-brigade-captures-russian-troops-using-only-drones-and-robots-in-historic-operation-military-says-06-2025/
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The operation took place in [Kharkiv Oblast](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/kharkiv-oblast/) in northeastern Ukraine, where the brigade deployed first-person view (FPV) drones and kamikaze ground robotic platforms to attack Russian fortifications, the brigade said in a [statement](https://t.me/ab3army/5702).
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According to the brigade, Ukrainian forces targeted and destroyed Russian bunkers with kamikaze drones and robotic ground vehicles. As another robot approached a damaged Russian holdout, the remaining [Russian soldiers](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/russian-troops/) reportedly chose to surrender.
The captured troops were then guided out of the combat zone by [drones](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/drones/) and taken into custody by[ Ukrainian forces](https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukrainian-armed-forces/), the brigade said.
This sounds like it would be more terrifying than fighting humans, somehow.
Wasn’t there a famous video of a Russian soldier surrendering to a Ukrainian drone early in the war where the rest of the russian soldiers tried to shoot him?
With Russia attacking the civilians etc, I don’t think I would accept surrender from Russians.
I believe there was reports earlier that Russia just tortured or killed Ukrainians that were captured anyway so Ukraine needs to get equally ruthless.