Iona Cleave: How Ukraine’s robot army is a glimpse of future warfare

The “Zmiy”, or “Snake”, is one of dozens of Ukrainian-­made robots recently approved for combat that are helping Kyiv replace soldiers with machines. Guided by a pilot in a bunker a few kilometres away, it doesn’t slither like its reptile namesake − it silently crawls low to the ground, detonating Russian mines in its path..