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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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How a Ukrainian commander sped through the 'kill zone' to save wounded troops

Kharkiv region: Seeing two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield - one of them still strapped to a ​land drone immobilised by a Russian strike - Ukrainian commander ​Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something.

The 29-year-old - a former science teacher who joined the army ​in 2023 - was watching the soldiers on a screen in his command post around 15 km (9 miles) away.

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