Ukraine carried out the first battlefield evacuation of a wounded soldier by aerial drone in the world. Footage shared by the 92nd Assault Brigade showed a Gurzuf Defence six-rotor heavy unmanned hexacopter transporting the fighter after he had reportedly spent almost 500 days alone on the frontline.
Fellow soldiers used drones to deliver essential supplies and he continued to carry out combat missions – that is until he suffered severe leg injuries. Evacuating him by ground was impossible because the ground is littered by landmines, while Russian drones continued to hover above. Left without a choice, Ukrainian troops adapted a heavy hexacopter that was originally configured as a bomber.
The team first delivered special equipment with carabiners to the soldier, then sent the drone equipped with a winch.
Source: the-sun.com
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