# Ukraine used ten AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans — autonomous killer quadcopters left ‘everything dead’ says senio

> A watershed moment occurred on the battlefields of Ukraine in 2024 that we are only just hearing about today: the use of fully autonomous drones to kill humans.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/ukraine-used-10-ai-controlled-terminator-drones-to-kill-russian-soldiers-two-years-ago-marking-first-autonomous-killings-of-humans-senior-ukrainian-defense-industry-figure-confirms-this-autonomous-watershed-was-passed-in-2024?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a312f2ef1edde9701511761)
- **Published:** 2026-06-16
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drones #autonomous #ukraine #controlled #dead #humans #kill #terminator
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