Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous robots to the battlefield and inaugurate a new age of warfare.
The Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology says his country is developing combat drones that attack the ones Russia has used during its invasion of Ukraine.
1.5 million people were plunged into darkness after a strike from iranian combat drones but they were without power last week for three days. so i asked the defense minister is he being told on if and when they may get those systems? you have been given an explanation where the patriot missile defense systems have not arrived yet. it is a large discussion because it is very sophisticate and expensive system. today we have eight different and we have himars and we have lru from front and i think will also be in our battlefield but in the next stage. reporter: the front lines to the east and the south are holding and it is really remarkable when i talk to people in ukraine, the majority of people say they re not worried about the war coming to them, they re not worried about a russian occupation.
the power goes out, she loses cell phone service and internet. but then oh, my god, this miracle. is that the lights coming on now? yes, yes. reporter: the first place she goes, the kitchen. coffee. that s your number one priority? yes, my number one. reporter: she s grateful for the little things in life. it s a moment of happiness. reporter: grateful just to be alive. that s it. reporter: tonight there are new indications ukraine may be developing technology that will allow them to strike farther into russia than before, to strike back after these missile strikes. the russian defense ministry says that ukraine used combat drones to attack two russian military airfields are monday, one of them a strategic bomber base, wolf, just 500 miles from moscow. these were apparently soviet-style drones with jet engines giving them a longer range. while ukraine is not claiming responsibility for these attacks that caused massive explosions