Ukraine evacuates a wounded soldier by heavy drone
Original title: Ukraine carries out first ever aerial drone evacuation of a wounded soldier
An 80kg infantryman was flown about 18km from the Kharkiv front on a modified Heavy Shot drone.
Ukraine’s military says it carried out the first unmanned aerial evacuation of a wounded soldier, callsign Kostya, from the eastern Kharkiv front. Commanders used a modified Heavy Shot hexacopter, also called Ayudag, made by Gurzuf Defence, with other drones providing cover. The soldier was flown about 18km and is receiving treatment. Gurzuf says the aircraft can lift up to 130kg and carry 90kg up to 25km.
- The pilot, callsign Chornyi, was from the 30th Mechanised Brigade.
- Kostya served with the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade.
- Gurzuf Defence supplied the hexacopter free of charge.
- The company says the Ayudag-6 is in industrial production for military orders.
- Vendors
- Gurzuf Defence
- Products
- Heavy ShotAyudag
- Organizations
- 92nd Separate Assault Brigade30th Mechanised Brigade
- Countries
- Ukraine
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Ukraine has conducted the first unmanned drone evacuation of an injured soldier in the history of warfare. The infantryman, callsign 'Kostya', was wounded while alone in position on the eastern Kharkiv front. As he was surrounded by Russian kamikaze drones and the terrain was heavily mined, he could not be safely evacuated by a rescue team or ground vehicle.
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