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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14960941/Ukrainian-soldier-escapes-Russian-forces-e-bike-drone.html
This is the astonishing moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier
who was stranded for several days behind enemy lines was able
to escape after he was delivered an e-bike by a drone.
Footage captured by the Rubizh brigade of Ukraine's national
guard shows an unmanned aerial vehicle hauling the 88-pound
bike down to the injured serviceman before he is seen cycling
away from Russian forces.
Three of the brigade's troops were reportedly killed by enemy
fire during the operation in the Siversk area in northern
Ukraine, which left the soldier to hold down the position
on his own for five days.
He also sustained a leg injury, making it difficult for him
to evacuate alone.
'The enemy was in front, behind, and on both flanks.
Completely surrounded,' Mykola Hrytsenko, a junior lieutenant
serving as the brigade's chief of staff, said in a video
published on Wednesday.
The soldier said his team came up with an evacuation plan
that involved heavy cargo drones to carry the bicycle to
his position.
These types of drones are usually used by Ukraine as bombers
but can also lift heavy cargo.
. . .
That's something you didn't used to hear of. Normally
a chopper, under heavy fire, would have to try to
evac the wounded.
Can the USA do this ???
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