Extraordinary footage has emerged showing multiple Russian soldiers surrendering to an armed Ukrainian combat robot. The machine is the first known ground combat robot to successfully capture enemy soldiers during active fighting. It is believed to be the first time a video has captured troops surrendering to a ground combat robot during active fighting. The ministry has not released figures on battlefield deaths since a statement in September 2022 that said just under 6,000 Russian soldiers had been killed. In an interview with NBC in February 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that more than 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the war began.