Ukrainian forces evacuated a wounded soldier from the front lines using a drone for the first time in a military operation.
A Ukrainian soldier was evacuated by drone near Kupianske in the Kharkiv region after Russian drone strikes and landmines blocked ground access. The wounded man had been on the front line for nearly 500 days and required amputation. A drone flew 62 kilometers to rescue him, taking one hour and 15 minutes.
- Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade shared footage of a wounded soldier being flown to safety by a drone.
- The wounded soldier had been at a front-line position for nearly 500 days.
- The drone traveled a distance of 62 kilometers with the man during the operation.
- The drone flight took 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- The Ukrainian manufacturer Gurzuf Defense developed a heavy-lift drone.
- The evacuated infantryman is currently receiving treatment and rehabilitation.
- The wounded infantryman belonged to the 30th Mechanised Brigade.
- The drone evacuation occurred where Russian drones and landmines made ground transport impractical.
- The soldier had to amputate his legs himself.
- The operation involved personnel from Ukraine’s 92nd, 30th and 14th Mechanised Brigades, the 10th Army Corps and Gurzuf Defence.
- Gurzuf Defence stated that reaching the soldier posed a deadly risk to the rescue team.
- The rescue took place near Kupianske in the Kharkiv region.
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