For the first time in history, the Defense Forces have successfully evacuated a wounded soldier directly from the front line using a heavy drone from Gurzuf Defence. The operation was carried out by specialists from the Drone Forces of the Land Forces together with soldiers from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade.
For the first time in history, the Defense Forces have successfully evacuated a wounded soldier directly from the front line using a heavy drone from Gurzuf Defence. The operation was carried out by specialists from the Drone Forces of the Land Forces together with soldiers from the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade.
The military themselves announced this, publishing relevant video confirmations and details of the mission.
The wounded infantryman of the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade was in a position from which evacuation by traditional ground robotic systems (GRS) was impossible due to dense mining and high activity of enemy drones. As a result, the UAV company of the 92nd Infantry Brigade adapted a heavy hexacopter from the Ukrainian manufacturer Gurzuf Defence for evacuation, which the company provided free of charge.
The military, together with engineers, developed a technical solution that allowed the heavy bomber to maintain stability in the air while transporting a person, preventing swaying and overturning. After a series of tests at the manufacturer’s sites, the pilot of the 30th Motorized Rifle Brigade successfully completed the mission. The operation was carried out with the assistance of the 14th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 10th Army Corps. The wounded fighter is already undergoing treatment and rehabilitation.
Earlier, Ukrainian defense company SkyFall introduced the StarGate drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle designed to evacuate wounded soldiers by air without risk to the rescue crew. It can lift up to 150 kg and travel up to 15 km in one direction. Last week, it was handed over to a combat brigade for testing in front-line conditions.
