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Ukraine says aerial drone evacuated wounded soldier from front line

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Ukrainian forces used an aerial drone to evacuate a wounded soldier from the front line, according to reports from several news outlets. A Ukrainian army brigade described the successful airlift as the first operation of its kind in the world.

Militarnyi identified soldiers from Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade and 30th Mechanized Brigade as taking part in the rescue. The operation reflects the expanding use of unmanned aircraft in battlefield evacuations during the war with Russia.

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