Ukrainian troops have carried out a floor assault utilizing solely unmanned floor autos and FPV drones for the primary time. The operation underscores Ukraine's dedication to implementing technological improvements in its warfare.

Supply: Institute for the Examine of Battle (ISW)

Particulars: In its evaluation for 20 December, the ISW cited Sergeant Volodymyr Dehtiarov, the spokesman for the Khartiia Brigade of the Nationwide Guard of Ukraine, who reported an assault by the Ukrainian defence forces on the positions of the Russians close to the village of Lyptsi, positioned north of Kharkiv.

The date of the assault just isn’t talked about, nor are the precise positions the place the combating occurred. It’s famous that the Ukrainian forces used dozens of robotic techniques, together with unmanned aerial autos geared up with machine weapons, in addition to drones to put and disarm mines in Russian positions. On account of the operation, Russian positions had been efficiently destroyed.

Quote from the ISW: "Ukrainian officers have repeatedly highlighted Ukraine's efforts to utilise technological improvements and uneven strike capabilities to offset Ukraine's manpower limitations in distinction with Russia's willingness to just accept unsustainable casualty charges for marginal territorial positive factors."

Particulars: The report additionally states that the Basic Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported the completion of assessments of latest drones connected to fibre-optic cables. Such units are extra immune to digital warfare, which Russia actively makes use of.

A Ukrainian drone manufacturing firm reported that it lately assembled a prototype of the primary FPV drone made solely from elements produced in Ukraine.

To cite the ISW’s Key Takeaways on 20 December:

• Russian ballistic missile strikes broken a number of embassies in central Kyiv on the morning of 20 December.
• Ukrainian forces reportedly carried out their first assault solely utilizing unmanned floor autos (UGVs) and first-person view (FPV) drones, highlighting Ukraine's ongoing efforts to leverage technological innovation into floor operations.
• Russian chief Vladimir Putin introduced his intention to orient Russia's political and ideological priorities for 2025 round Russian veterans.
• The Kremlin continues to scapegoat Kursk Oblast civil servants for its failure in responding to Ukraine's Kursk Oblast incursion.
• Russian forces lately superior in Kursk Oblast, close to Kupiansk, inside Toretsk, and on the Vuhledar entrance.
• Russian opposition outlet Mediazona reported on 20 December that it has confirmed that a minimum of 20,364 Russian troopers have been killed in motion (KIA) in Ukraine since 1 January 2024.

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