Drone with thermal imaging saves missing Russian soldiers
A group of Russian soldiers missing during a combat mission on the Zaporozhye front was located and evacuated using a reconnaissance drone equipped with a thermal imager. The operation lasted 20 hours and was led by veteran soldier Elmar Sharipov.
Consensus
- A group of Russian soldiers went missing during a combat mission on the Zaporozhie front.
- A reconnaissance drone equipped with a thermal imager was used to locate the missing soldiers.
- The search operation lasted 20 hours.
- The soldiers were found at night using the drone's thermal imaging capability.
- The soldiers were located near damaged equipment and had used tree remnants for camouflage.
- A rescue team was dispatched to the location and evacuated the wounded soldiers.
- Elmar Sharipov, a veteran of combat operations and recipient of the 'For Courage' medal, was involved in the operation.
Points of divergence
- The group of soldiers was not found by a rescue team initially, and the drone search was conducted after the failure of a prior evacuation attempt. — vesti
- A military surgeon previously reported on a unique operation in the SOF zone that prevented amputation of a soldier. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Armed Forces of the Russian Federation soldier told about saving wounded with a drone with a thermal imager — Вести
- Drone with thermal vision helped save group of missing Russian Federation Armed Forces soldiers, said in TASS interview SVO hero Eldar Sharipov. — ТАСС (Telegram)