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Ratel H and M

Ratel H and M are reusable Ukrainian ground robots for ammunition delivery, cargo transport and casualty evacuation.

Reusable Ukrainian ground robots that carry supplies and evacuate casualties from exposed positions.

Overview

Ratel H and Ratel M are remotely controlled unmanned ground vehicles made by Ukraine's Ratel Robotics for logistics and casualty evacuation. The manufacturer describes H as the larger carrier and M as a smaller vehicle for similar missions. Both are recoverable platforms intended to make repeated trips.

The family boundary matters. Ukraine's UNITED24 platform lists Ratel H with logistics robots but places Ratel S among self-destructive robots. Ratel S is therefore not a variant whose explosive payload or one-way use should be assigned to H or M.

Ratel Robotics reported 56 casualty evacuations and 1,065 logistics missions across its vehicles in August 2026. It did not break the figures down by model or publish independently verifiable mission records. The numbers establish the company's account of its fleet's use, not an H/M-specific combat tally.

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