Ukrainian drone rescues wounded soldier after self amputation on front line

The Daily Mail reported that a wounded Ukrainian soldier named Artem Lytvyn was airlifted to safety by a heavy-lift drone after being stranded for several days. Lytvyn, whose call sign is Kolobok, amputated his own leg after he stepped on a magnetic mine while escorting another soldier to a position. [1]

Footage of the operation shows Lytvyn crawling on his knees toward the heavy-lift drone before being transported above the trees. The Daily Mail noted that the rescue occurred as Ukraine's Code 9.2 regiment established a dedicated aerial drone evacuation unit to retrieve critically wounded soldiers from areas that cannot be reached by ground forces. [1]

The latest mission follows earlier aerial rescue operations in Ukraine. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the 92nd Assault Brigade of Ukraine previously used an aerial drone to conduct its first front-line evacuation of an injured soldier when landmines and active Russian drone operations prevented a standard rescue operation. [4]