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Ukrainian Soldier Rescued After Eight Months Trapped by Drone

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC · How we work

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Ukrainian soldier Konstantin Vlasenko was rescued by a heavy-lift hexacopter drone after eight months trapped.
He had been pinned near Kup’yansk, Kharkiv, since June 2025 when Russian drone fire killed his comrade Baski.
Vlasenko amputated his right lower leg with a knife after gangrene set in, and his left foot later rotted away.
The hexacopter lifted him over 300 feet and flew 11 miles, escorted by attack drones.
Ukrainian drones dropped food, water, medical kits and a Stephen King novel, and he now recovers in a Kharkiv hospital.

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Ukrainian soldier Konstantin Vlasenko was rescued by a heavy-lift hexacopter drone after eight months trapped.
He had been pinned near Kup’yansk, Kharkiv, since June 2025 when Russian drone fire killed his comrade Baski.
Vlasenko amputated his right lower leg with a knife after gangrene set in, and his left foot later rotted away.
The hexacopter lifted him over 300 feet and flew 11 miles, escorted by attack drones.
Ukrainian drones dropped food, water, medical kits and a Stephen King novel, and he now recovers in a Kharkiv hospital.