# Ukrainian forces evacuate wounded soldier from front line by drone

https://mins.news/en/item/106380

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-19 14:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-evacuate-injured-soldier-from-front-line-position-by-drone-in-first-of-its-kind-mission-video-shows/

> Ukraine’s military and Gurzuf Defense say troops used a heavy-lift drone to carry a severely wounded soldier from a front-line position to safety, then arranged further evacuation to a hospital. He had spent nearly 500 days at the position. The mission took 1 hour, 14 minutes and 36 seconds and covered 62 kilometers.

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