Palantir AI powers Ukraine’s deep strikes into Russia

Main Intelligence Directorate fighter demonstrating Palantir software (Photo: Screenshot)© RBC-Ukraine (UK)

Ukraine is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to wage its long-range drone campaign against Russia, using advanced software capable of coordinating massive attacks deep behind enemy lines. At the centre of the effort is PRISMA, an intelligence platform developed by Palantir Technologies that Ukrainian operators say can process more than a thousand targets at once while directing swarms of attack drones.

The system is helping transform drone warfare from a series of isolated strikes into a highly coordinated campaign designed to exploit weaknesses across Russia's vast air-defence network.

From Drone Swarms To Digital Battlefields

Inside Ukrainian command centres, operators monitor real-time maps, flight paths and battlefield intelligence layered together by AI. Commanders can adjust plans on the fly as new information emerges.

Rather than treating each drone as a separate weapon, PRISMA turns entire attack waves into a single coordinated operation. The result is a level of precision and scale that Ukrainian forces believe allows them to reach targets previously considered beyond their reach.

AI Hunts For Gaps In Russian Defences

The software's real strength lies in its ability to learn from every attack.

Algorithms analyse where previous drones were intercepted, map radar coverage, identify areas of concentrated anti-aircraft fire and calculate alternative routes. Within seconds, the system can generate new flight paths designed to exploit fresh vulnerabilities in Russian defences.

That means each successive wave can be redirected through gaps identified moments earlier, increasing the chances of penetration and reducing losses.

Russia Targets The Network — But The Network Survives

Ukrainian intelligence officers say survivability has become a key part of the strategy.

Rather than relying on a single headquarters, monitoring and control functions are spread across multiple locations. If one command node is destroyed, others can immediately assume control of ongoing operations.

The decentralised structure is intended to prevent Russia from crippling the system through a single strike.

Pressure Mounts Deep Inside Russia

The technology is being deployed as Ukraine expands attacks on military and energy infrastructure far from the front line.

Recent operations reportedly targeted oil logistics facilities, military sites and the Saratov refinery linked to Russian fuel supplies. As Kyiv pushes deeper into Russian territory, AI-driven warfare is becoming an increasingly important tool in its effort to stretch Moscow's defences and raise the cost of the war far beyond the battlefield.

Ukraine's intelligence uses Palantir AI to strike deep behind Russian lines