EuropeOctober 19, 2026

Ukrainian Heavy Drone Flies Wounded Soldier Off the Front

A unit of Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade says a hexacopter carried a wounded infantryman out of a mined, drone-covered area, which it calls the first aerial casualty evacuation by drone.

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