{
  "id": 16237186,
  "title": "Ukrainian soldier cuts off his own foot to survive, rescued by drone after 8 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ukrainian-soldier-cuts-off-his-own-foot-to-survive-rescued-by-drone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T22:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ukrainian-soldier-cuts-off-his-own-foot-to-survive-rescued-by-drone-after-8-months/articleshow/135155895.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kostiantyn Vlasenko, 49, had been stranded in a boiler room with severe injuries after a Russian drone strike. With no way to escape and little hope of being rescued, he made a desperate decision to amputate his remaining foot to survive. On October 4, a large drone lifted him into the air using a harness and carried him 15km to safety.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukrainian commanders report first known aerial drone rescue of wounded soldier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ukrainian-commanders-report-first-known-aerial-drone-rescue-of",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:03:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}