Automated turret systems equipped with heavy machine guns are being installed on bridges in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force, Yuriy Ignat, stated that these systems have already shot down jet-powered drones near Kiev, which are more difficult to intercept than classic models. These newer drones are faster and more advanced, making them a significant challenge for Ukrainian defenses. Ukraine is currently intercepting 55% of Russian drones, down from 90% previously, as it faces faster and more advanced devices. The country has begun using heavy machine guns mounted on AI-piloted turrets to intercept these jet-powered drones. This approach was adopted after several months of seeking solutions to counter these drones, which have been heavily used by Russia since the summer. These drones attack notably in the capital, and the Ukrainian army has struggled to shoot them down. "Robotic turrets are being installed on bridges," Ignat said on television. These devices have already shot down new-generation jet-powered drones near the Ukrainian capital, he added. The turrets are described as "essentially a mobile firing group without a human operator, which already uses optical vision and artificial intelligence to eliminate the human factor and carry out strikes," emphasized the spokesperson. Journalists observed new equipment in Kiev, which combines a machine gun and an automatic turret equipped with sensors. Sergiy Beskrestnov, a technological advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated on Telegram that 12 of these turrets had already been installed in the capital and that their deployment would continue. "It is an innovative Ukrainian solution that shoots down drones using machine guns controlled by artificial intelligence," he assured. However, Colonel Ignat clarified that "It is not a kind of panacea. It is not because a device has been shot down that we have already found something that changes the situation." The new system has a limited range, a bit more than one kilometer, and "functions when conditions are favorable, especially when the attack approach angle is adequate," he explained. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has tried to counter waves of low-cost combat drones inspired by the Iranian Shahed, used in large numbers by the Russians against its territory. The Ukrainian army claimed to shoot down more than 90% of classic drones, especially thanks to a network of mobile anti-air defense groups, where soldiers use machine guns and intercept drones. But Russia has evolved its drones, increasing notably their speed and the altitude at which they fly. In September, only "55%" of jet-powered drones were intercepted, according to Colonel Ignat, mainly by the Ukrainian air force, starting with the American-made F-16 fighter jets provided by Kiev's allies. The integration of artificial intelligence into defense capabilities is accelerating in Ukraine. On the front, it is already used, for example, to guide drones, detect targets to strike, or coordinate large-scale operations. This country also sees in the use of automated weapons a response to the lack of military personnel, facing a Russia much more populated.