Ukraine aims to have 50,000 combat robots built this year – as Zelensky pleads for allies to provide missile shield
- Ukraine targets 50,000 combat robots built this year
- Aim is to ease frontline troop shortages
- Zelensky again urges allies for a missile defence shield
Ukraine says it plans to build 50,000 combat robots this year as it steps up efforts to automate the front line and reduce reliance on human soldiers, according to reports citing Ukrainian officials. The push forms part of a broader strategy to offset manpower shortages and battlefield casualties…