Ukrainian soldier evacuated by drone after amputating leg

Ukrainian forces evacuated an injured soldier from a position using a heavy drone for the first time.

Consensus

Konstantin Vlasenko was a Ukrainian soldier who served on the front line in the Kharkiv region.
Vlasenko was injured during a drone strike and amputated his own leg due to worsening injuries.
He survived for 491 days on the front line without evacuation.
A heavy drone was used to evacuate him from the front line.
The evacuation was conducted by Ukrainian forces using a drone from Gurzuf Defence.
The operation was successful and the soldier is now undergoing treatment and rehabilitation.
Traditional evacuation methods were impossible due to high enemy drone activity and mined terrain.
The drone used could carry up to 90 kg and fly up to 25 km with payload.

Vlasenko was on the front line since May 2025 and spent 10 months in a trench before moving to a partially destroyed school building. — meduza
Vlasenko amputated both his left foot and right leg due to gangrene and exposed bone. — meduza
Two robotic ground platforms sent to rescue Vlasenko were destroyed by enemy drones. — meduza
Vlasenko's comrade, Basuki, died on his 50th birthday after being hit by a drone strike. — meduza
Vlasenko was waiting for evacuation for half a year before the drone operation. — meduza
Vlasenko survived on the front line for 491 days. — tg_currenttime
The drone used was a heavy hexacopter produced by Gurzuf Defence. — tg_astrapress
The operation was conducted by specialists from the 92nd OMBr and involved close collaboration with the drone manufacturer. — tg_astrapress