# THeMIS at Ukraine: deployment

Canonical ID: `083d1bb5-16b4-4895-905d-153d768dfa08`

[Ukraine](/locations/ukraine.md) plans to contract 25,000 UGVs in H1 2026 (double 2025 total), with President Zelenskyy setting a target of 50,000 for the year. UGVs now carry EW suites, radar, missiles, and mortars. In March 2026 alone, UGVs conducted over 9,000 missions — triple the November 2025 figure.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** ukraine-national-ugv-program-2026
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [THeMIS](/models/themis-ugv.md) (id: `4e6358d0-8fa6-486a-b181-727d28a1f2ff`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Milrem Robotics](/companies/milrem-robotics.md) (id: `a3b6528a-e3a0-49ad-b635-212e31df408b`)
- **Location:** [Ukraine](/locations/ukraine.md) (id: `7bc08a31-4d9a-48bc-86fc-f2114789d4b5`)
- **First seen:** 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2026/04/24/ukraine-to-field-25000-ground-robots-in-push-to-replace-soldiers-for-frontline-logistics/
2. https://united24media.com/world/ukraines-ground-robots-are-becoming-battlefield-platforms-and-procurement-is-about-to-surge-19106

## Common questions

### What is the THeMIS deployment at Ukraine?

THeMIS, built by Milrem Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Ukraine on the DEPLOY registry. Milrem Robotics operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates THeMIS at Ukraine?

Milrem Robotics, the manufacturer of THeMIS, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the THeMIS deployment at Ukraine go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the THeMIS deployment at Ukraine?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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