Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1638: Ground robots move from testing to combat as Ukraine’s tech war accelerates
Corruption investigators reach the President's Office again in a new wiretap probe.
Day 1638 of the Russo-Ukrainian War saw Russia's Mach-10 wonder weapon miss its target by 30 meters. The weapon, initially unveiled by Putin in 2018, was halted in April due to fuel replacement for Iskanders. Ukrainian intelligence confirms this, with wiretaps and a seized playbook indicating the situation. Meanwhile, Ukraine's National Guard unit successfully uses middle-strike drones to target Russian military vehicles behind the front line.
Ukrainian volunteer Serhii Sternenko, who previously downed 12,954 Russian targets with FPV drones, congratulates the new Defense Minister Yevhenii Khmara. The 25th Airborne Brigade begins utilizing ground robots for supply, evacuation, and fire missions across its units. Estonia is investigating a suspected arson attack at a Russian-linked military robot maker, with a Tallinn blaze destroying premises used by the maker of Ukraine's THeMIS ground robots.
Meanwhile, Poland charges a woman for an attack on Ukrainian children, alleging her intent was to target those speaking Ukrainian. In political developments, Ukraine's parliament advances a Finnish-style shelter bill, requiring bomb shelters to be accessible within 10 minutes. Former Defense Minister Fedorov steps down, but his deputy, Mstyslav Banik, remains with new Defense Minister Khmara's team.
Khmara, a former volunteer who led Ukraine's defense-procurement reform, already anticipates Russia's strategy for the fall and winter. Meanwhile, Germany charges a Ukrainian for the Nord Stream blasts, prompting Ukraine to investigate whether Russia orchestrated the attack to frame Ukrainians.
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