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Ukraine Deployed Fully Autonomous Kill Drone Two Years Ago, Insider Reveals

Executive Briefing

  • Confirms first known autonomous drone lethal strike occurred on Ukrainian frontlines roughly two years ago
  • Quadcopter operated in 'terminator mode,' using AI to independently identify and attack Russian soldiers with no human control
  • Drone killed 'a couple of soldiers' and destroyed a truck; strike was verified afterward by a human-piloted drone
  • Revelation marks a historic threshold in warfare as fully autonomous lethal weapons move from theory to battlefield reality
  • Raises urgent questions alongside other AI-assisted strikes, including US use of Claude AI in bombings that killed 168 at a school