New robotic mini-tanks of the Russian army, armed with grenades, last week joined the assault on Ukrainian positions in the area of ​​the city of Berdychi, west of the ruins of Avdiyivka, in eastern Ukraine, Forbes writes.

The test – the first-ever use of an unmanned ground vehicle during a large-scale mechanized attack – went spectacularly, the Russian propagandist assured.

But the signs indicate that the propagandist lied, writes Forbes. In fact, at least two out of five to six Russian drones were immobilized and then destroyed by Ukrainian drones.

The unmanned ground vehicles, which are approximately 1.5 meters long and equipped with AGS-17 grenade launchers, went into action as part of the continued offensive of Russian forces west of Avdiyivka, a month after the city, a former Ukrainian stronghold, was seized. – fell into Russian hands.

“As part of the combat mission, a group of unmanned vehicles participated in escorting amphibious operations, ensuring the suppression of enemy positions in the village with the help of installed AGS-17 modules, firing several hundred grenades,” wrote propagandist Borys Rozhyn. .

“During combat use, unmanned vehicles have shown good results,” Rogin added. “They were able to operate even in conditions where the loss of personnel and expensive equipment due to enemy fire would have been unavoidable,” he added.

Rozhin failed to mention that the Ukrainian Army’s 47th Mechanized Brigade either disabled or damaged at least two of these mini-tanks and then sent small drones to destroy them.

That Russian drones are vulnerable to Ukrainian drones didn’t surprise Samuel Bendett, a US CNA thin tank expert who studies Russian military equipment.

“Now everything that moves on the battlefield is seen and hit by a drone,” he told Forbes.

Kyiv has authorized a network of hundreds of small workshops to create at least 50,000 two-kilogram drones every month. Ukrainian brigades equip each drone with a grenade launcher or rocket warhead and send it toward Russian troops miles away.

Russian radio jamming devices are almost powerless in trying to stop Ukrainian drones. Experts say that Kyiv’s jammers are more effective and block inexpensive Russian drones more effectively, giving Ukraine a permanent advantage in this regard.

According to Forbes, Russian propagandist Boris Rozhin admitted that the mini-tanks knocked out during the assault near Berdychi still need to be improved. At the same time, he emphasized that the current cars are test cars.

“In the future,” he wrote, “such platforms will take their place on the battlefield.”