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Ukraine Uses Aerial Drone to Rescue Wounded Soldier in World First
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Moneycontrol•20-10-2026, 00:36
Ukraine Uses Aerial Drone to Rescue Wounded Soldier in World First
- •Ukraine's 92nd Separate Assault Brigade successfully rescued a wounded soldier from the frontline using an aerial drone in what is believed to be a world first.
- •A released video shows the drone descending to the ground, where the soldier attaches himself to a winch before being lifted and carried away.
- •The manufacturer, Gurzuf Defence, stated that the soldier had been trapped in a dangerous position for nearly a year and a half, making conventional rescue attempts too deadly.
- •The Ayudag-6 hexacopter transported the injured soldier to a safer location where comrades met him for further medical evacuation.
- •While unmanned ground vehicles have been used previously, this marks the first reported use of an aerial drone for battlefield evacuation.
Key Questions Answered
The soldier was evacuated using the Ayudag-6 hexacopter, which was manufactured by Gurzuf Defence.
The rescue operation was carried out by the drone unit of Ukraine's 92nd Separate Assault Brigade.
The soldier had spent nearly a year-and-a-half in a dangerous combat position where any conventional rescue attempt would have posed a deadly risk to the team.
