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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
James C. Reynolds

How Ukraine carried out world’s first drone rescue of injured soldier from frontline

  • Ukraine ’s military has carried out what it claims is the first-ever frontline evacuation of a wounded soldier using a heavy-lift hexacopter drone.
  • The rescue took place at an undisclosed location where heavy Russian drone activity and landmines prevented conventional ground vehicles from reaching the casualty.
  • The injured infantryman from the 30th Separate Mechanised Brigade is in a stable condition and undergoing treatment following the successful joint operation.
  • The evacuation involved collaboration between several Ukrainian military units, including the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade and the 10th Army Corps.
  • The historic rescue highlights the expanding role of unmanned technology in the conflict, alongside recent drone-versus-drone naval engagements in the Black Sea .

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