Ukraine-Russia drone war turns UGVs into medevac lifeline
Ukraine war
Exposed to new threats, the wounded must wait for unmanned ground vehicles
A soldier with leg injuries climbs onto a UGV in May, in eastern Ukraine. (Courtesy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine)
PAVLOHRAD, Ukraine — On April 26, an artilleryman of Ukraine’s 32nd Brigade was critically wounded when a first-person view (FPV) drone struck the vehicle he was riding in near the front line in eastern Ukraine. The driver was killed instantly, and the soldier, Roman Kryshnya, was left with a shattered, barely attached right arm.
