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Ukraine carries out aerial drone evacuation of a wounded soldier

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16220441/Ukraine-carries-aerial-drone-evacuation-wounded-soldier-frontline.html
81•theflyingelvis•1h ago

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egorfine•50m ago
As a Ukrainian, I really wish my country could innovate in areas other than evacuation of wounded people from our own soil.
Ancalagon•47m ago
is this not a good innovation?
Y-bar•21m ago
It is a good innovation in the same way a shield is a good innovation. Perhaps people do not always want to innovate in the area of war, but instead doing something else, but they are forced to innovate like this.
majorchord•46m ago
They are many... you should be proud. I am.

https://ukraine.ua/invest-trade/ukrainian-inventions-that-ch...

And the recent drone tech is saving many lives and lots of money.

dgunay•41m ago
Doesn't this have potential applications in disaster relief?
barbazoo•21m ago
From outside it seems that Ukraine is not really given a choice right now but to defend itself. I wish for a soon end to the war so your beautiful country can prosper again and your people can start healing.
tokai•50m ago
Was it two years ago, or even longer, that Akhmat troops claimed Ukrainian drones tried to abduct their men in the field? Who knows, it might end up actually happen one day. Wild.
gaiagraphia•39m ago
Pretty horrifying prospect really. Imagine the buzzing of a huge drone descending upon you from nowhere, before it just grabs you with its metal arms, and whisks you away into the sky, lol.

Guess it's better than dropping nades on top of you, maybe :/

ChrisArchitect•36m ago
non-dailymail source: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/ukraine-first-drone-ev... (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50153664)
1970-01-01•34m ago
If they can pull them out, they can also drop fresh ones down.

Not sure if that is better than just using a helicopter however.

traceroute66•10m ago
> Not sure if that is better than just using a helicopter however.

Anyone who has done first responder training should have had it drilled into their skulls to remember the number one rule .... "do not add yourself to the injury list".

If you're operating in a war-zone its kind of the same thing. Send in a helicopter to drop off one or more guys and you are also sending in bare minimum of one extra person but realistically almost certainly three extra people (two at the front and one at the back to watch the people jumping out).

Also drones are probably somewhat cheaper than helicopters. Both to buy and to operate.

pletnes•9m ago
Can not see the drone and shoot it down using thermal camera or ir seeking missile
zardo•7m ago
Probably harder to hit six single-soldier carrying drones than one helicopter.
vzaliva•32m ago
It reaffirms that Ukrainians are:

1. very advanced with drones 2. caring about their soldiers

Disclaimer: I am a proud Ukrainian.

deadlast2•23m ago
Now it looks like the Democrats are going to win the Ukraine war is back on for Europe. Like we want another war to support some foreign dictator.
helterskelter2•17m ago
They probably will, but they won't get the votes to override a presidential veto (2/3 of both chambers). The very best case scenario is that Trump is impeached and Vance doesn't have any serious kompromat.
kspacewalk2•15m ago
Confusing comment. What foreign dictator are you referring to?
vardump•3m ago
Well, there's just one dictator involved, Putin. Trump is supporting him right now.

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