Ukraine's military evacuates wounded soldier with aerial drone
Summary
Ukraine's military used a heavy-lift aerial drone to rescue a wounded soldier from the front line, marking a first known medical evacuation by drone. The drone carried the soldier nearly 40 miles to safety while other drones distracted Russian forces during the operation.Key Facts
- The 92nd Assault Brigade of Ukrainian Ground Forces carried out the drone evacuation.
- The wounded soldier, Konstantyn Vlasenko, was trapped for over 490 days in a mined area with heavy Russian drone activity.
- Vlasenko was injured earlier and had to self-amputate parts of both legs before the rescue.
- A Ukrainian-made Gurzuf Defence heavy hexacopter, initially designed for attack, was modified to carry a person safely.
- The rescue plan took seven days to prepare but the flight lasted about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Other Ukrainian brigades and drones helped by distracting Russian forces during the rescue.
- Gurzuf Defence's co-founder said aerial evacuation is a last-resort method due to risks to the wounded person.
- An earlier ground drone rescue attempt failed when the drone was destroyed en route.
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