By George Kaminsky

Ukraine’s unmanned ground vehicles have replaced personnel in more than 100,000 logistics and evacuation missions so far in 2026, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence reported by The Defense Post. The missions, logged in the DELTA combat management system, include delivering ammunition, food and water and evacuating wounded and fallen service members.

Volumes have risen almost every month. July’s total was roughly 2.7 times January’s, and the first 20 days of August added another 15,729 missions.

Period (2026)	Ground-robot missions
January	7,511
February	7,960
March	9,072
April	11,028
May	14,059
June	16,664
July	19,969
August 1-20	15,729

By ORBATMag’s arithmetic, the August pace works out to roughly 790 missions a day, against about 645 a day in July.

Contracts have been signed for more than 22,000 ground vehicles since the start of the year, which the Ministry of Defence said is almost double the figure for all of 2025. Units have placed orders worth almost 1.9 billion hryvnia through the eBaly program on the Brave1 Market platform. The ministry says the vehicles carry loads of 200 to 300 kilograms and operate even under enemy fire.

Designs are also diversifying. In August, SMART BIRDS introduced the VORON, a ground vehicle fitted with net launchers meant to intercept approaching drones.

The numbers are Ukrainian government figures and have not been independently verified. They also cover logistics and casualty evacuation rather than armed missions, but they show how quickly ground robots have become routine on the front line.

Sources: The Defense Post; ArmyInform.