Russian Troops' Fear Grows as Ukraine AI "Slaughterbot" Drones Headhunt Them
tim333
25 points
11 comments
May 20, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
tim333
Some discussion on r/ukraine https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1tilmjy/russian_tr...
hirvi74
It is wild and utterly tragic to me how much the landscape of warfare as changed so rapidly. While I adamantly support the Ukrainian defense against Russia's invasion, I still cannot help but feel empathy for many of the soldiers on both sides. Young men and women that likely would rather be anywhere else in the world. Warhammer 40k lore was right about one thing, "There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods."
RetroTechie
Apparently, in Vietnam war there were radio stations, aimed at talking down morale among US troops. Anyone know if this (or a modern variant) has been tried in Russo-Ukraine war? Might be very effective given already low-morale troops chased by headhunting drones. There's many examples throughout history where armies fell apart when the soldiers had enough & ran off.
elkrapo
The lethality sounds very humane but if ending a war is an excuse for anything then I doubt Russia could handle a fraction of the casualties if they were primarily sub-lethal.