A Russian drone knocked out an evacuation robot, so a Ukrainian commander drove into the kill zone in a pickup to save two wounded soldiers
The robotic evacuation that Ukraine now runs by the thousand failed under fire. A commander with a pickup was the fallback.
On August 16, 2026, a Russian drone targeted an evacuation robot tasked with rescuing two seriously wounded Ukrainian soldiers. The company commander of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment, Vladyslav Polskyi, chose to personally drive into the kill zone in an unarmored pickup truck, displaying no body armor or hesitation. The two soldiers had captured Russian positions and were in the process of retreating when the drone attack struck them.
Initially, a ground robot was deployed to bring the wounded soldiers to safety. However, a second Russian drone struck the evacuation robot, rendering it inoperable and leaving the wounded soldiers exposed. In a remarkable act of bravery, Commander Vladyslav Polskyi drove straight into the dangerous drone fire to retrieve the two injured soldiers, demonstrating a willingness to risk his own life to save his comrades.
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