Zelensky honors soldiers who carried out evacuation using ground drone

Zelensky announced this in a video address, according to Ukrinform.

"In recent days, the servicemen of our 1st Separate Medical Battalion have distinguished themselves exceptionally well. They carry out evacuations of the wounded in the east of our country. The servicemen conducted what was, in fact, a unique operation to rescue a wounded warrior – using a ground robotic system. There had been six unsuccessful evacuation attempts and extremely heavy Russian fire, but the seventh attempt succeeded – this ground drone of ours did help. The wounded warrior is now undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. His life has been saved. Thank you for that! Today I signed a decree awarding the participants in the operation with state honors ," Zelensky said.

He added that Ukraine would expand the production of ground systems operating on the front line, all types of drones, and modern technologies that help achieve results in combat, logistics, and the evacuation of wounded soldiers.

As Ukrinform reported, the soldiers of the 1st Separate Medical Battalion used a ground robotic system to evacuate a wounded fighter from a settlement under enemy control. The soldier had survived for 33 days with a tourniquet applied.

During the route to the wounded man, the ground robotic system was damaged by an anti-personnel mine but managed to continue moving on a damaged wheel. When it was heading back to the transfer point, an enemy drone dropped an explosive, but the wounded soldier was unharmed thanks to the armored capsule.

Photo: 1st Separate Medical Battalion