Ukrainian soldiers are being rescued from the front lines by remote-controlled robots, a video has shown.

The 20th K-2 regiment, a robot-led unit, said it had evacuated four injured troops across four days using robotic systems, proving Kyiv’s growing success in deploying machines on the battlefield.

In drone footage of the rescue, the unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), known as Ardal, approaches a wounded soldier lying in long grass and clutching his leg.

He manages to heave himself into its trailer and the robot – operated remotely from a bunker miles away – carries him away from the front to an evacuation team.

Celebrating the unit’s recent success, Kyrylo Veres, its commander, said: “Four days, four lives saved. These are our comrades from infantry and assault units serving with us on the line. Unmanned systems have already changed warfare in the air and at sea. Now it’s time for ground robots.”