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High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations
Russian first-person-view drones have created kill zones up to 20 kilometers from Ukraine's front line, significantly increasing casualties by hindering medical evacuations, officials say.
- High-Tech drones have turned areas up to 20 kilometers from the front line in Ukraine into deadly kill zones, complicating medical evacuations.
- The drones, which allow an operator to see the target before striking, are the most feared weapon due to their precision and ability to reduce survival chances for injured soldiers.
- Injuries from the drones, which use munitions carrying a charge from a rocket-propelled grenade, can range from minor cuts and burns to severe wounds like amputations.
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Front-Line Medics Struggle Amid Rising Drone Threats in Eastern Ukraine
In eastern Ukraine, medical evacuations from the front line have become increasingly perilous due to the extensive use of drones. Medics face challenges as drone strikes create dangerous zones, complicating efforts to save wounded soldiers. The advancement in drone technology has significantly increased mortality rates among the injured.
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High-tech drones turn Ukraine’s front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations
In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush to meet another…
High-tech drones turn Ukraine's front line into a deadly kill zone, complicating evacuations - The Morning Sun
In eastern Ukraine, quiet nights in the dim corridors of a front-line medical post can shatter in an instant. Medics roused from sleep rush to meet another stretcher wheeled in from the Donetsk front. They work with urgency — chest compressions and shouted commands — until it becomes clear that the soldier arrived too late. The room falls silent as his body is sealed in a white bag. He could not be saved, the anesthesiologist said, because evacu…
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