The footage was shared by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Friday.
In the aerial footage, a uniformed figure can be seen walking with his hands in the air towards another figure off camera.
Insider wasn't able to verify the video. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said it showed how one of its drones took into captivity and was able to survive.
"Drones know what's going on," the post said. The ministry did not give a location for the video.
—Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) November 18, 2022
It's not the first time that a soldier has handed themselves over to a robot.
James Rogers, a war historian with a specialism in drone warfare, said that the phenomenon was first seen in the first Gulf war.
When Saddam's troops saw the drones in the sky, they realized that a precise volley was incoming. The US sent a detachment to take the troops prisoner after they surrendered to the drones.
There was an order to surrender broadcast by drones in Kherson before this video was reported. Sala said that three soldiers complied.
Sala said that this shows how drones can be used to save lives and capture Russian soldiers who will be able to testify against their government.
Anyone who signals surrender is required to be protected by the convention. Rogers told Insider that the increasing number of instances of this being done by drones raises new legal questions.
The "I Want to Live" hotline has received more than 3,500 calls and is claimed to be one of the successes in getting Russians to surrender.
The service was launched two days before Putin ordered the deployment of the military to the Ukraine.
The project allows Russians as well as Ukrainians in occupied territory to register their intentions to surrender before facilitating a surrender in person.
Russia's defense ministry is asking Ukrainians to surrender using drones, according to a report.
The ministry said that "UAV operators, depending on the type of equipment, conduct radio reconnaissance, tap enemy communication lines, catch on camera, and send text messages with calls for laying down arms to the subscribers of mobile operators the nationalists are known to be using."
Iran-made drones have been used by Russia to attack Ukrainian forces and infrastructure in swarms.
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