© AP Photo/Bram JanssenUkrainian military launches a drone
17 Feb – The UK and the US are developing drones using artificial intelligence (AI) technology; they could be sent to Ukraine within a few months, reports agency Bloomberg.
“The UK is working with a number of countries, including the US, to provide Ukraine with thousands of new AI-equipped drones that could attack Russian targets simultaneously,” Bloomberg reports, citing Western military planners who are developing such weapons.
It is noted that drones could be sent to Ukraine “within several months.”
According to sources, the AI drones communicate with each other to carry out strikes – not all of them require an operator.
Russia previously sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that NATO countries are “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Kremlin emphasized that pumping Ukraine up with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Lavrov also stated that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, “including not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel… in the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other countries.”