The war in Ukraine is very close to the point where machines, not humans, will be fighting on the battlefield from both sides, states Oleksiy Bezhvetsov, the authorized representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for recruiting. According to Bezhvetsov, by the end of 2024, effective drones will be deployed on the battlefield, replacing soldiers. “We are already talking about drones that do not just fly, but also move, and crawl on the ground. And shortly, the line of demarcation will be saturated with such machines that perform the heaviest, most dangerous work instead of humans,” sai…