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Ukrainian Lieutenant Rescues Two Wounded in Kharkiv Kill Zone

8/26/2026

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Junior lieutenant Vladyslav Polskyi rescued two wounded soldiers in a Kharkiv kill zone on August 15.
The rescue followed a Russian drone strike that destroyed an unmanned ground vehicle.
Polskyi drove an unarmored civilian pickup without helmet or body armor through mined fields.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Hero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star on August 19.

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Junior lieutenant Vladyslav Polskyi rescued two wounded soldiers in a Kharkiv kill zone on August 15.
The rescue followed a Russian drone strike that destroyed an unmanned ground vehicle.
Polskyi drove an unarmored civilian pickup without helmet or body armor through mined fields.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Hero of Ukraine Order of the Gold Star on August 19.