Robot rescues Ukrainian soldier trapped 33 days behind Russian lines, navigating minefields and mortar strikes

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1. It’s such a shame how commonplace the intentional targeting of CASEVAC and even MEDEVAC has became during this conflict, mostly by psychopathic drone operators…

2. >Ukrainian forces managed to rescue one of their own recently — a wounded soldier trapped for 33 days behind enemy lines — by sending a casket-shaped, off-road robot to navigate a perilous route dodging landmines and drone attacks to retrieve him.

   >After six failed rescue attempts, the 1st Medical Battalion of the Ukrainian Ground Forces managed to rescue the soldier from Russian-occupied territory in the east of the country.

   >The remotely operated robot, which looks like an armored casket mounted on an ATV frame and wheels, traveled a total of about 40 miles for the mission — almost 23 of them with a damaged wheel after it struck a landmine. The mission took just under six hours, according to the battalion, which shared a video of the operation on social media this week.

   Talk about a high risk operation. Also looking at the drone, which is literally a motorized casket, that took a lot of trust to get in that thing. Especially going an average of 9mph, certainly faster than walking.

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