{"id":339533,"date":"2026-04-30T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraines-robot-victory-over-russia-signals-a-new-era-of-warfare-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T18:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:00:20","slug":"why-ukraines-robot-victory-over-russia-signals-a-new-era-of-warfare-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-ukraines-robot-victory-over-russia-signals-a-new-era-of-warfare-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ukraine\u2019s robot victory over Russia signals a new era of warfare | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/VL3fV_qIiHg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Ukraine\u2019s robot victory over Russia signals a new era of warfare | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VL3fV_qIiHg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For the first time in history a country has apparently won a battle using only robots, without a soldier on the ground put at risk. <\/p>\n<p>Ukraine claims to have recently taken over a Russian position \u2013 forcing Russian soldiers to surrender \u2013 using robotic systems alone.   <\/p>\n<p>President Zelensky has been asking the world for help to fight Russia since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>But in the years since, Ukraine has revolutionised the technology of warfare with battlefield robots and drones, and now other countries are turning to it for its technology and expertise. <\/p>\n<p>We speak to the journalist and defence expert Mark Urban about how Ukraine went from needy to needed.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast here: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #robot #ukrainerussiawar <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:30 Ukraine&#8217;s robot war revolution<br \/>\n03:02 How has the Ukraine war evolved technologically?<br \/>\n07:50 Can the Russian&#8217;s keep up with Ukraine&#8217;s innovation?<br \/>\n15:08 What happens if drones get more powerful?<br \/>\n19:08 Is Ukraine leading America with its war technology?<br \/>\n21:08 Could future battles be fought by robots only?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in history a country has apparently won a battle using only robots, without a soldier on the ground put at risk. 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