# Drone rescue: A Ukrainian soldier’s story of survival

https://mins.news/en/video/112338

- Reuters, 2026-10-23 08:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR1W2WjtA2E

> Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko was trapped for 491 days in a drone-filled “kill zone.” After a Russian attack cost him both feet, he spent months hiding in a hole.

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