Wounded Ukrainian soldier trapped in a minefield is flown to safety by a converted BOMBER drone in a battlefield first

The infantryman, callsign 'Kostya', was hemmed in by mines and Russian kamikaze drones, so no ground vehicle could reach him. He strapped himself into a harness and radioed: 'That's it, we can take off.' The heavy hexacopter, built by Ukrainian firm Gurzuf Defence, lifted him clear on Monday. Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade says he is now stable and in rehabilitation.

The machine, a Heavy Shot Ayudag-6, can reportedly haul 90kg up to 25km.

Kostya was reportedly carried around 18km, guarded by a swarm of smaller drones.

Squad leader 'Napalm' hailed 'an historic event' for his unit.

The IndependentExtraordinary footage shows Ukraine carry out first ever drone airlift of wounded soldier from frontline APUkraine video claims to show the first-ever battlefield air evacuation by a drone Tom's HardwareUkraine rescues wounded soldier using drone in daring 'world's first' UAV evacuation of a human — heavy-lift hexacopter carried injured 176-pound soldier 11 miles back to safety from minefield - Tom's Hardware 스포츠조선Wounded soldier stranded in a minefield escapes 18 km clinging to bomber drone... first such case in the history of warfare - 스포츠조선 The TimesDrones have reshaped the battlefield. Now army medics have to catch up

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