Autonomous drones killed Russian soldiers in a battlefield test two years ago, Ukrainian manufacturer says

According to a Ukrainian drone manufacturer, fully autonomous drones killed Russian soldiers during a battlefield test two years ago. The CEO of Aero Center, Alexander Kokhanovskyy, described the test to New Scientist, stating that quadcopter drones were preprogrammed to fly to a front-line area and activate an AI-powered "Terminator mode" to attack any target. Human-piloted drones sent to assess the aftermath found dead Russian soldiers, leading to the conclusion that the autonomous drones had killed them.