Meet "Grandpa": Ukrainian military tells the story of ground robot that has completed nearly 50 missions in a year – photos, video

Ukrainian troops have released a video showing a Ukrainian-made ground robotic system that has served in their unit for almost a year. The robot survived three hits from Russian FPV drones.

Source: Ukraine's 7th Air Assault Corps

Details: The Ratel H ground robotic system is used by fighters from a strike UAV battalion of the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade. The troops have nicknamed it "Did" (Ukrainian for grandpa or an old man), because it has carried out around 50 missions in almost a year.

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Quote: "Ground robotic systems at the front usually don't last long, because the enemy is constantly hunting them with FPV drones, planting explosives along routes and trying to destroy the equipment that supports our soldiers."