The smoking robot: the Russian Armed Forces use Courier complexes at the front for unusual tasks

According to the agency, the operators of the "Courier" complexes form smoke-masking curtains in the specified sectors, which makes it possible to hide the routes of movement of Russian units. For these purposes, unified smoke grenades (UDSH) weighing 13. 5 kg are used, capable of creating a curtain 100-150 meters long for 8-10 minutes.

Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military expert and coordinator of the "Information Resistance" group, recalled that the "Courier" was first spotted in the Avdiiv direction in March 2024. At that time, the complex was a hybrid platform armed with an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher. Then these systems were successfully destroyed by Ukrainian FPV drones. In April, the Russian side presented new modifications of the Courier NRTK: a minelayer, a transport platform and an option for evacuating the wounded.

In the second half of 2024, the production of complexes, according to estimates, reached 11-15 units per month, which contributed to their wider use at the front. According to Kovalenko, at the current moment, the "Courier" has evolved significantly: balancing has been improved, a control system has been implemented through an optical fiber coil, which increases resistance to means of radio-electronic warfare. Also, the stabilization of the weapons has been improved — PKT caliber 7.

62 mm — and in some modifications, reactive infantry flamethrowers "Dzhmil" in the amount of 8 to 10 launchers have been installed. We will remind you that Russia continues to develop robotic ground platforms and recently created troops of unmanned systems, actually repeating a similar initiative of Ukraine. Recently, a public crash test of ground-attack robotic complexes was held in Ukraine, which showed that the NRKs need serious refinement.