# Ukraine's Armed Forces show a ground robot that lays wire barriers instead of soldiers

- URL: https://syn.by/en/technology/ukraines-armed-forces-show-ground-robot/
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:00:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T18:30:45+00:00
- Section: Technology
- Language: en
- RU edition: https://syn.by/ru/tekhnologii/vsu-pokazali-nazyemnogo-robota.md
- BE edition: https://syn.by/tekhnalogii/vsu-pakazali-naziemnaha-robata.md

> A remotely controlled machine of the 16th Separate Support Brigade unrolls Yegoza wire spirals on open terrain. The footage was published by the Ground Forces of Ukraine.

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The Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have published footage in which a wheeled ground robotic system of the 16th Separate Support Brigade remotely installs spiral anti-personnel barriers of the Yegoza type. In the photos, the machine unrolls barbed wire on open terrain, with no soldiers nearby.

As the Ukrainian outlet [bukinfo.com.ua](https://bukinfo.com.ua/armiya/roboty-zsu-prygotuvaly-rosiyanam-shche-odyn-syurpryz-na-fronti-vony-vstanovlyuyut-drotyani-zagorodzhennya-zamist-soldativ) describes it, the military operate the machine remotely, and nobody needs to be nearby during installation. The robot moves continuously. A specially designed inclined metal frame lets it unroll a massive coil of Yegoza on the move, under its own weight and through friction. According to the outlet, work that would take a group of people dozens of minutes of dangerous labour takes the drone just a few minutes.

The publication also quotes a description from the Ukrainian side. Translated, it reads: "Installing barriers on open terrain always carries risks for combat engineers. But today this heavy work is done by ground drones. Equipped with a special inclined frame carrying a massive coil of wire, a drone of the 16th Separate Support Brigade sets up barriers on its own while the operator safely controls the platform from a distance" (translated).

According to the outlet, Ukraine is shifting dangerous engineering work to ground drones and taking the technology to a new level. Together with remote mining, the publication says, this makes it possible to turn open terrain into an obstacle belt for Russian troops. This is the Ukrainian side's assessment; the article offers no independent confirmation.

The footage appeared against the backdrop of a government document. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the Strategy for Engineering Preparation of Defensive Lines for the period up to 2028 and an operational plan for its implementation.

Ukraine's Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara said the strategy sets a single standard for fortifying defensive lines across the country, defines deadlines and those responsible, and creates control mechanisms. According to him, solutions that have proved effective will be scaled up, while taking into account new threats and changes in the enemy's tactics. He named protecting servicemen and civilians as the main goal.

The performance figure given in the publication is this: in real frontline conditions, a single such drone can on average cover from 1 to 3 kilometres per day. This is the Ukrainian side's estimate; the article contains no independent measurements.

Earlier, according to the outlet, robots remotely mined the approaches to Ukrainian positions, and now Russian troops at the front face another "surprise" — that is how the publication puts it. It is not yet known when such machines will begin to be used en masse across all sectors of the 16th Support Brigade.