Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian assault using only unmanned robots, says Zelensky

NewsWorldEuropeRussian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian assault using only unmanned robots, says ZelenskyVolodymyr Zelensky was in Germany on Tuesday to agree a major drone deal with GermanyJames C. Reynolds Tuesday 14 April 2026 17:40 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957467","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-robot-drone-army-zelensky-b2957467.html","title":"Russian soldiers surrendered to Ukrainian assault using only robots, says Zelensky"}}CloseZelensky unveils ground robots as Ukraine says forces retook territory using unmanned devices in war firstOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Ukrainian forces retook occu...