Drone rescues Ukrainian soldiers! A man trapped for 491 days with a broken leg was rescued by hanging in a movie-like manner

After buckling on the buckle, Vlashenko was hoisted to an altitude of 70 meters and flew 15 kilometers to a safe location. (Reuters)

A Ukrainian infantryman was trapped on the front line of the Russo-Ukrainian War for 491 days. He lost his left foot when he was attacked by a Russian drone. Later, he amputated his right foot in a bunker. The military finally dispatched a giant drone to hoist him and fly 15 kilometers, miraculously saving his life.

According to Reuters, 49-year-old Ukrainian infantryman Kostiantyn Vlasenko belongs to the 30th Mechanized Brigade. He arrived at the frontline position in Kharkiv in May last year. Russian drones frequently harassed him and rotating personnel were killed one after another. He and his colleagues were trapped in the position. In February this year, he and another comrade were hiding in an abandoned school and were attacked by a Russian bomb. The comrade was killed on the spot. Vlasenko's left foot was blown off and his right leg was also severely fractured. The residual limb of his left foot was necrotic, and the bones of his right leg were protruding and unable to crawl. Vlasenko finally reluctantly took a knife to amputate his right foot and broke it to survive.

Vlashenko huddled in a small hole beneath the boiler of an abandoned school, surviving on supplies. The Ukrainian army tried to dispatch unmanned ground vehicles for rescue, but they were all destroyed by the Russian army, and the evacuation operation reached a deadlock.

The Ukrainian commander approached the local manufacturer and after evaluation, decided to dispatch a giant drone with 6 rotors and a maximum load of 90 kilograms for air rescue. On October 3, the Ukrainian army from the rear airdropped a mobile phone with a sling and a rescue instruction video to Vlasenko; on the day of the rescue on October 4, the Ukrainian army dispatched multiple drones and artillery units to suppress the Russian arms network. Vlasenko buckled on the buckle and was hoisted to an altitude of 70 meters. He successfully flew 15 kilometers to a safe location and is currently receiving treatment in Kharkiv.

The Ukrainian military commander said this was the first known rescue operation involving the successful evacuation of wounded soldiers using aerial drones in the five-year conflict.