Trapped for 33 days in occupied zone, wounded Ukrainian soldier rescued by ground robot in daring op

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A Ukrainian soldier severely wounded in a Russian-occupied town spent more than a month waiting for rescue, according to Ukraine’s First Separate Medical Battalion. After six failed attempts and the loss of six ground drones, the seventh mission — carried out using a damaged land-based robotic system — finally brought him home alive.

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Despite the repeated setbacks, the seventh attempt succeeded. The evacuation covered a total of 64 km, including 37 km driven with a damaged wheel. The NRK reportedly sustained a hit from an anti-personnel mine on the way to the wounded soldier but kept moving.

On the return route, a Russian drone dropped explosives on the machine. Thanks to the armored capsule it was carrying, the soldier inside was unharmed.

Holy hell…

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Soon enough wars will look like a Counter strike hostage mission with all robot combatants trying to keep alive, or to kill, human operators.

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“If the soldier didn’t surrender — we had no right to.”

Kudos to them for working their asses off to save him.

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Man, I can’t wait to see this movie

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