GoKawiilUkrainian brigade uses hexacopter drone to airlift wounded soldier from frontline
Ukraine's 92nd separate assault brigade used a Heavy Shot AYUDAG 6 hexacopter drone, supplied free by manufacturer Gurzuf Defence, to evacuate a wounded soldier suspended in a harness from a battlefield position where Russian drones and mines made ground rescue too risky. The soldier, from the 30th separate mechanized brigade, had spent nearly 500 days at the position before the flight, which took about 1 hour 14 minutes, according to Gurzuf Defence and The Kyiv Independent. Ukraine's Army published video of the evacuation on October 19.
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The operation demonstrates how frontline necessity is pushing drone casualty evacuation from concept into real combat use, something the US military has experimented with for decades without fielding. A brigade programmer called the mission a 'historic event' and said systematic efforts would follow, suggesting Ukraine may try to scale up aerial medevac where ground routes are too dangerous. If replicated, this could change how wounded soldiers are retrieved in heavily mined or drone-surveilled combat zones.
- Ukraine's 92nd brigade used a hexacopter drone to evacuate a wounded soldier under threat of landmines and enemy drones.
- The Heavy Shot AYUDAG 6 drone, donated by Gurzuf Defence, carried the soldier via harness and winch over a roughly 74-minute flight.
- A Ukrainian officer called it a historic step and said work is beginning to make such missions routine.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice”
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