Ground Drones Hit the Frontlines in Ukraine || Peter Zeihan

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• Ukraine is effectively deploying small, remote-controlled “ground drones” in two distinct ways to significantly disrupt Russian logistics and frontline positions, marking a new phase in warfare.
• Fiber-optic tethered ground drones (90 lbs max) are used for direct, explosive assaults on Russian positions, leveraging their ability to wait for extended periods undetected, while untethered versions are dropped 5-15 km behind enemy lines via heavy bomber drones.
• These deep-strike ground drones exploit gaps in Russian electronic warfare (EW) coverage to target supply convoys and depots, which has “completely gutted” Russian resupply in parts of the front, contributing to Ukrainian territorial gains.
• This technology, described as an “IED that can move,” will not remain exclusive to Ukraine and fundamentally changes military logistics, rendering traditional projection-based supply chains (like those used by the US in Afghanistan) unviable and necessitating a complete re-evaluation of military operations.