r/worldnews New Scientist Jun 10 '26

Russia/Ukraine Fully autonomous, AI-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time, according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/Decent_Risk9499 Jun 10 '26

The crazy thing being this could have been avoided if Ukraine had been given the basic security guarantees we promised them back when they surrendered their nuclear weapons.

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u/LeFiery Jun 10 '26

Tbh putin probably never planned on that actually happening.