Novel addition to the assortment of combat transport is being offered by russia's 83rd Separate Repair and Restoration Battalion, 58th Army of the Southern Military District. The battalion's engineers have adapted the Termit unmanned ground vehicle to transport assault troops. The drones in this modification are apparently already being supplied to individual units.
As reported by russian media outlets, the Termit UGV in the assault version can be used to deliver one serviceman right to the frontline alongside several boxes with ammunition, water, rations, and small arms.
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Универсальная мобильная платформа «Термит» поступила на вооружение штурмовиков благодаря стараниям 83-го отдельного ремонтно-восстановительного батальона 58-й Армии. pic.twitter.com/kDIkNQkWPZ — ВВМУПП-суперклуб (@chilim67) August 16, 2025
The emergence of such a method for transporting personnel is associated with the need to quickly overcome large open areas of terrain. According to preliminary data, the assault-oriented Termit will be mostly used in the Zaporizhzhia operational axis in Southern Ukraine.
The released video shows that the modification for assault purposes involves installing a seat for one person, completed with a rack for cargo right behind his back. The passenger controls the UGV as he was a carriage driver.
If necessary, the Termit can be converted into a combat variant with weapons or an electronic warfare system right on the spot. The engineers are also currently testing a mortar-carrying version.
The report doesn't mention any of the Termit's specifications, but based on general experience with such systems, the operating range might be its weakest point, and also speed, because it's evidently lower than that of a buggy or motorcycle.
Earlier, Defense Express covered the capabilities of the Protector, a Ukrainian mass-produced UGV that was designed around a similar idea, though heavier. The vehicle, recently approved by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, is already being deployed on the war front, and it has a variety of weaponized configurations, too.
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