On the instructions of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, the Defence Procurement Agency DOT has already contracted over 22,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for the Defence Forces for 2026.
That is nearly double the total for all of last year.
Contracting is ongoing, and significantly more UGVs are planned for purchase by the end of the year.
Which ground drones the front will receive
All the contracted UGVs are made in Ukraine. The overwhelming majority are logistics systems, followed by engineering systems, and then combat systems.
Thousands of robots have already been delivered directly to units. Of these, 2,069 were provided through the state weapons marketplace DOT-Chain Defence, where combat units independently select the systems they need using budget funds.
They will deliver ammunition and food, evacuate the wounded and the fallen, and carry out reconnaissance-strike operations.
The role of UGVs in the war is growing
In June, units of Ukraine's Defence Forces carried out more than 16,600 logistics and evacuation missions using ground robotic systems. That is 18.6% more than in May and 122% more than in January.
For UGV missions, units earn ePoints, which they can exchange through the Brave1 Market weapons marketplace for:
- FPV drones;
- heavy bomber drones;
- unmanned ground vehicles;
- electronic warfare (EW) systems, and other equipment.
The Ministry of Defence is helping to expand the arsenal of ground robotic systems for the Defence Forces. Since the start of the year, 67 new UGV models have been codified and authorized for operational use.
This contributes to achieving technological superiority over the enemy, which is one of the priorities of Ukraine's defense strategy. The more robots the military receives and the more often they carry out tasks on the front line in place of soldiers, the more lives of our defenders can potentially be saved.