Russia plans to deliver cargo within 20 to 30 kilometres of the line of contact only by drones and ground robots, Deputy Defence Minister Valery Solodchuk, the head of logistics of Russia's armed forces, told the Zvezda TV channel, Kommersant reports.
He said the approach is needed because of so-called kill zones, in which everything that moves is destroyed, and that soldiers now have to walk 20 to 40 kilometres. The ministry is cutting the weight and volume of food supplies so that drones can carry them, he said.
Solodchuk said several thousand kilometres of protected corridors were set up for military logistics this year, and that depots and arsenals were fitted with radars, electronic warfare equipment and interceptor drones.
