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Land · Ground multirole vehicle

LIUT / Lyut ground robot

Ukrainian electric ground robot authorised in March 2025, with official combat-trial evidence and current UFORCE product documentation.

Role & capabilities

  • Remote observation
  • Armed support configuration
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Land
System type
Ground multirole vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
UFORCE — LIUT platform
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
Lyut; Лють
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Defence Forces of Ukraine

Evidence & current status

MoD establishes use/testing and adoption. UFORCE's page gives differing 12/10 and 11/9 km/h speed pairs and 7/10 km digital-link claims, so definitive speed/control distance is omitted.

LIUT, also transliterated Lyut, is a Ukrainian ground robotic system for observation and armed support. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence announced codification and adoption in March 2025, explicitly stating that the system had been tested in combat conditions. UFORCE now presents LIUT as part of its land-platform portfolio, providing a direct supplier identity alongside the earlier government announcement.

The ministry describes an electric vehicle compact enough for transport in a military pickup. UFORCE advertises remote digital and satellite communications, day/night cameras and optional mission equipment. Its descriptions of assisted sensing and a weapon module should not be read as evidence that the entire vehicle operates without human supervision. The official account describes operator control.

The supplier's page contains inconsistent speed and digital-link figures in different sections. Those values are not reconciled by selecting the largest number. Battery travel distances are retained as supplier claims for the stated configuration, without implying a radius for a complete mission. Family-level military use is documented; production totals and the dates of specific updated configurations require further evidence.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
MobilityElectric motor driveGovernment description of the adopted configuration. Source
DimensionsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
MassNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
PayloadNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
EnduranceNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
Range28 km per charge; up to 40 km with additional batteriesCurrent supplier travel-range claims; loading and terrain unspecified. Source
SpeedNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
Terrain / environmentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
SensorsDay and night camerasSupplier-published configuration; not an independent acceptance result. Source
Communications / controlRemote digital and satellite-link optionsDifferent numerical link distances appear on the page; no single figure adopted. Source
Launch / deploymentTransportable in a military pickup cargo areaGovernment description; specific truck compatibility not established. Source

Documented milestones

  1. Codification and adoption announced

    Ukraine's MoD reports adoption and prior combat-condition tests.

    Read the announcement

Publication history

  • — Published reference update.

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. UFORCE: LIUT land platform (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  2. Ukraine MoD: Lyut adoption and combat trials, 18 March 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government

Explore the connections

Manufacturer indexUkraine

UFORCE — LIUT platform

Systems and source material associated with UFORCE — LIUT platform.

Reviewed 21 Sept 2026Read