--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "c4ed735e90cb70b735bf0f587fbb589a08082ab0942c46f1506e5fdee26faeac" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/c4ed735e?lang=en" title: "Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-09-26T19:10:20.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: [] source_urls: ["https://the-decoder.com/former-ukrainian-defense-minister-fedorov-pitches-a-private-sector-robot-army/"] summary: "Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced \"Army of Robots,\" a private combat robotics initiative. The robots would handle casualty evacuation, mine clearance, and combat. Drones already account for 95 percent of target engagements, he says. The article Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private-sector robot army appeared first on The Decoder ." --- # Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private\-sector robot army > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-09-26T19:10:20.000Z **Category:** Industry ## Summary Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced "Army of Robots," a private combat robotics initiative\. The robots would handle casualty evacuation, mine clearance, and combat\. Drones already account for 95 percent of target engagements, he says\. The article Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Fedorov pitches a private\-sector robot army appeared first on The Decoder \. ## Sources - [Story source]()