Ukrainian forces have deployed a new modular battlefield medical evacuation robot called "Wild Boar," capable of simultaneously transporting two injured personnel.
The first prototype units have been in use at the frontlines since 2024; the chassis platform has undergone iterative improvements to meet current frontline operational requirements; it can carry a load of up to approximately 350 kilograms and has a range of 40 kilometers; it is equipped with multiple camera systems and multi-protocol communication modules.
The "Wild Boar" robot is highly versatile: it can transport ammunition and military supplies, evacuate casualties, conduct explosive ordnance disposal operations, and can also be reconfigured into a suicide attack drone.
Various Ukrainian unmanned ground platforms (НРК) complete nearly ten thousand missions per month at the frontlines.
This equipment represents a multi-purpose unmanned ground system developed by Ukraine based on real combat data, designed to handle four key tasks—logistical resupply, casualty evacuation, engineering hazard clearance, and suicide assault missions. It stands as a typical example of low-cost, expendable unmanned systems used during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The monthly deployment of tens of thousands of missions reflects Ukraine's current strategy of extensively relying on unmanned systems to minimize frontline personnel exposure to artillery fire and casualties.
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