A wounded Ukrainian soldier thought he was going to die. Then a drone pilot flew 'like a ninja' to airlift him out.
Source: Business Insider ·
Ukrainian forces pulled off daring rescues with a drone. Business Insider spoke with the drone pilot and one of the soldiers whose lives were saved.
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Ukrainian forces used the new StarGate drone to pull off two daring rescue missions in October.Courtesy of SkyFallUkrainian forces used a specialized drone to carry out back-to-back rescue missions this month.The drone, called StarGate, is a heavy hexacopter that carries an enclosed stretcher underneath.Business Insider spoke with the pilot and one of the rescued soldiers about the mission.Izyum thought he was going to die. A devastating blast had taken part of the Ukrainian infantryman's left foot, and he had lost a lot of blood. To make matters worse, Russian soldiers were closing in on his position, and there was no easy escape.Then came a drone — a massive six-rotor aircraft with an enclosed stretcher underneath. It landed roughly 10 meters away from Izyum's position, in tall grass beside a minefield. Fiber-optic cables were strewn across the area, and he worried the hazards would prevent the rescue drone from taking off.Dizzy and nauseous, Izyum's comrades helped him over to the…
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