Blood by drone, then a monowheel and a ground robot: a Ukrainian soldier's evacuation

Ukrainian troops evacuated a badly wounded soldier on the Dobropillia axis using several kinds of uncrewed kit, the National Guard's 14th Chervona Kalina Brigade told dev.ua. With ordinary evacuation too dangerous under Russian drones, a heavy bomber drone first delivered more than a litre of blood directly to the position.

A medical company chief directed the field transfusion over a video link. Once the soldier was stable, the unit dropped him a monowheel from the bomber drone so he could cover 2 km to a point where a ground robot could operate. "We dropped the monowheel from the bomber, which allowed us to move to the rear a little faster than on foot," the brigade said.

The uncrewed ground vehicle then carried the wounded man a further 14 km while a covering group protected the route from Russian attacks.