Summary

Ukraine’s 13th National Guard Brigade conducted its first all-robot assault, using ground and aerial drones to clear Russian positions in Kharkiv Oblast.

The operation involved surveillance, explosive, and gun-armed robots, demonstrating Ukraine’s advanced military robotics.

While robots excel in surveillance and attack, their limitations in holding ground, particularly against jamming and maintenance challenges, underscore the continued importance of human infantry.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    18 days ago

    This is the first bold step toward fighting wars the way God intended: with giant robots on the moon.

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    18 days ago

    I very much like Ukraine and hope they win. I cheer them on for every victory I hear about.

    But this robot soldier bullshit is something I really fucking hate.

    Once you remove the human cost of war, you remove any motivation to stop war. I learned this as a kid from Star Trek S01E23 - A Taste of Armageddon

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      18 days ago

      You’ll be glad to hear tens of thousands of people have already died in this war then, including innocent men, women and children. Many were tortured and/or raped first. So the human cost is absolutely massive already. No amount of robots can undo it. Hope to have eased your fears a bit.

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        18 days ago

        I think you’re mistaking me for yourself. I do not celebrate when people die.

        And you clearly missed the point of what I just said.

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          18 days ago

          I’d rather see a robot blown up than a Ukranian defending his homeland. If you hate robots being used by Ukrainians then the only other option is people dying.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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      18 days ago

      Firstly, Ukraine is fighting an invading force by a ruthless dictator and they’re outgunned. Taking the moral high ground and refusing to use the latest technology is the worst possible idea.

      Secondly, there was still a human cost. Just not on the Ukrainian side.

      Thirdly, they absolutely have a motivation to stop: when Russia leaves.

      Fourthly, you need to re-watch that episode because it was about the Cold War. The idea was two equal powers were fighting a war that wouldn’t end and no one was the invading party because there was no invasion.

    • FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      Once you remove the human cost of war

      Economic cost is still a reason to end a war. Sure, it may go on longer, but are we talking about a situation where less people get killed?

      • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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        18 days ago

        It’s hard to talk about an economic cost when the war is being paid for by Europe in the United States.

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      18 days ago

      Im not really sure how you think this is going to work. Do you think people like Putin care how many provincial kids he sends to their death? Maybe his oligarch buddies lay awake at night pondering the terrible human cost of their actions, considering all the compromises they might be willing to make in order alleviate this terrible suffering? Maybe the people of Moscow are just a few hundred thousand more pointless deaths away from saying enough is enough, and dragging their leaders into the streets?

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        18 days ago

        Thank you for displaying how much you missed the point I made.

        The way you think is very small. Limited.

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          18 days ago

          Did you ever even watch A Taste of Armageddon? The whole point was that both sides were totally fine paying an unlimited number of lives for their eternal war. There is no magical number of human deaths that will bring peace.

          • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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            That’s definitely not what the episode was about. If you’re still confused, watch the last few minutes when Captain Kirk actually explains at all.

            Clearly, I’m not the one who never watched that episode.