Russian forces launched a drone strike on Kyiv using what is reported to be a Lancet drone with autonomous AI capabilities, marking a potential first use of such technology. Debris fell near the Independence Monument in central Kyiv.

Russian forces reportedly used a new type of attack drone, the Lancet with autonomous artificial intelligence, for the first time in a strike on Kyiv

Preliminary analysis suggests the drone used AI for swarm operations, autonomous navigation, and target strikes without operator communication

The fragments indicate the drone's identity, including the distinctive X-shaped tail with a pusher propeller and a wing marked with an RF index

Explosions rock Kyiv as Russian drones target capital during morning rush hour

Parts of Russian UAVs fell in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Shevchenkivskyi districts of Kyiv

There were no fires or casualties

Russian forces attacked Kyiv with Shaheds on March 16 morning. Debris fell in central Kyiv, including near the Independence Monument. No casualties were reported. Debris was recorded in Solomianskyi district and on non-residential territory in Sviatoshynskyi district.