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Ukraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robots

Defense NewsWednesday, September 30, 2026 at 8:29 AM

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Ukraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robots
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Mykhailo Fedorov told Defense News he wants humanoid-like robots on the battlefield within six months and an assault without infantry within a year.

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Impact
High
Category
War
Regions
Ukraine
Market relevance
Moderate
Why it matters
Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in. Mykhailo Fedorov told Defense News he wants humanoid-like robots on the battlefield within six months and an assault without infantry within a year. Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Ukraine and Manhattan Project.

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What happened

Mykhailo Fedorov told Defense News he wants humanoid-like robots on the battlefield within six months and an assault without infantry within a year.

Why it matters

Conflict reporting clarifies risk, escalation paths, and what civilians and markets are pricing in.

Background

Defense News reported on this under war. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.

Timeline

  1. Defense News published: Ukraine’s former defense minister launches ‘Manhattan Project’ for killer robots

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

Economic impact

Conflict can reprice energy, shipping, and defense exposure tied to Ukraine and Manhattan Project.

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