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Ukraine’s defence AI chief says AI could automate parts of the kill chain

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Source: Associated Press via WTOP

Danylo Tsvok, who heads Ukraine’s Defense Artificial Intelligence Center, told the Associated Press that rapid military AI adoption is a matter of survival, that AI could automate parts of the kill chain and that a networked, coordinated battlefield could arrive within three to five years. He said the goal is faster, coordinated decisions and not fully autonomous killer robots. President Zelenskyy said land drones supported more than 20,000 missions over three months, including one attack carried out without human soldiers.

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Ukraine’s defence AI chief described automating parts of targeting while saying Ukraine does not seek fully autonomous weapons.

When
30 Apr 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0204
Where
Ukraine
Who
Ministry of Defence of Ukraine; Danylo Tsvok, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Associated Press via WTOP. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 10 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0204: “Ukraine’s defence AI chief says AI could automate parts of the kill chain.” wheresthe.ai, 30 Apr 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/ua-defence-ai-centre-kill-chain-interview-2026-04/ (source: Associated Press via WTOP).

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