https://freerepublic.com/tag/callsin/ en-us Sat, 9 May 2026 20:01:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378508/posts The Ardal ground robot had a specific mission: cross open ground, reach the Novoselivka village bridge in Donetsk, and lay an anti-tank mine before Russian forces could use it. It was a basic operation for Ukraine’s elite K-2 Brigade, based four miles away. But when they saw three Russian soldiers on their screen, they did not hesitate to change the objective, detonating the mine and taking the enemy – and the robot – with it. The loss of hardware was not a difficult call. Ukraine is on course to make 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the first half of... The Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4378508/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2026 20:01:37 GMT