00:00Could weapons like these become the new norm on the battlefield?
00:05Unmanned robotic vehicles, used to deploy mines and even fire on enemy positions.
00:12In Ukraine, this is no longer science fiction, but a reality on the front line.
00:17This is a rare look at these next generation weapons.
00:20They're controlled from inside this secret command post, in the forest of Liman, in eastern
00:26Ukraine.
00:27These screens display footage filmed by drones and robots.
00:37In recent months, these commanders have been attacking Russian soldiers with robotic vehicles.
00:44This is one of their latest models, a miniature robot that lays landmines close to enemy trenches.
00:52If a soldier tries to lay a landmine less than 100 metres away from an enemy position,
00:57it means certain death.
01:00But this robot is discreet.
01:02It's hidden by the grass.
01:03The Russians can't see it.
01:06Only a few weeks ago, this same model was used to lay explosives next to a Russian trench,
01:12without being spotted.
01:16It laid two explosive charges next to the enemy positions.
01:19Look, it lays them.
01:22It's impossible to do without robots.
01:25Nowadays, all soldiers have heat-vision goggles and binoculars.
01:31They're always observing the front line.
01:35Some models can even be used to evacuate wounded soldiers from the front line.
01:39But for now, at least, the Ukrainian army is still desperately short-supplied.
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