April 15 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Defence ⁠Ministry ⁠said on ⁠Wednesday it was introducing a ​new model of combat operations integrating ‌drone warfare with infantry ‌and pointed to successes ⁠it ⁠said had been achieved in retaking territory from ​Russian forces in the south of the country.

“A new model of ​warfare is being introduced, drone-assault units that ⁠combine ⁠aerial and ground ⁠unmanned ​systems with infantry into a single integrated ​system,” the ⁠ministry said in a statement on Telegram.

“This approach has already produced results in the south, where ⁠since February a large area of territory has ⁠been liberated, precisely thanks to the use of these advanced units.”

Ukraine’s top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said on Wednesday that Kyiv’s forces had regained control of nearly 50 sq km (19 sq ⁠miles) of its territory from Russia in March, building on its gains since the start of the ​year.

(Reporting by Ron Popeski, Editing ​by Nick Zieminski)

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