02-Ukraine is evacuating wounded soldiers by loading them onto large drones, in what is likely a battlefield first, report says

<img src="/media/202408//1724856366.56.png" />Ukraine is evacuating wounded soldiers by loading them onto large drones, in what is likely a battlefield first, report says<img src="/media/202408//1724856366.724732.png" />Sinéad BakerUpdated August 7, 2023·2 min read<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-evacuating-wounded-soldiers-loading-105307953.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS5oay8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABmN8Lvu3eBH17KeVvzBqFLuPE-k3nzc-O9woIxOXwqmK1BUyToycK67HrznHDsiqWPvB-ZVCoCYx0q8ltx7Yetln1gZfPguX3YWRj2Q4-SRs-FvkDZJ20i352UXni0A28XUDbcnfFSC4F7hVUjQPVI2LQ9j_YhJo5_E0Pre_sib#">343</a><img src="/media/202408//1724856367.0042071.jpeg" />Ukrainian servicemen help a comrade during an evacuation of injured soldiers in a region near theretaken village of Shchurove, Ukraine, in September 2022.AP Photo/Leo CorreaUkraine is using cargo drones to carry injured soldiers from the battlefield, <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/08/04/what-ukraines-bloody-battlefield-is-teaching-medics">The Economist reported.</a>The drones can carry 397-pound weights for up to 43 miles, the report said.Ukraine is the first country in the world to do this, according to The Economist.Ukraine is using cargo drones to evacuate soldiers wounded fightingagainst Russian forces, <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/08/04/what-ukraines-bloody-battlefield-is-teaching-medics">The Economist reported</a>, in what is likely a first on any battlefield.Ukraine has deployed large drones that are able to carry 397-poundweights for up to 43 miles, the report said. It is the first country in the world to do so, The Economist reported.It is not clear how many times Ukraine has used drones to transport injured troops, or in what parts of the country it has done so.Casualty figures have been steadily increasing during the conflict.A purported US Defence Intelligence Agency document estimated inApril that Ukraine had up to 113,500 wounded soldiers, compared to up to 180,000 wounded Russians, since Russia launched its full-scaleinvasion in February 2022, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-war-already-with-up-354000-casualties-likely-drag-us-documents-2023-04-12/#:~:text=MOSCOW%2C%20April%2012%20(Reuters),U.S.%20intelligence%20documents%20posted%20online.">Reuters reported</a>.However, there are no verified figures for how many Ukrainian or Russian soldiers have been injured or killed fighting, with neither country giving detailed figures on their own troops.<img src="/media/202408//1724856367.116134.png" />Wounded Ukrainian soldiers have been <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/just-a-typical-day-rescuing-wounded-soldiers-on-ukraine-front/7020565.html#:~:text=The%20medical%20team%20members%20give,in%20the%20hub%20of%20Kramatorsk.">treated by front-line medics</a>, in Western Ukraine far from the frontlines, and in other Europeancountries, after being transported by train.Meanwhile, UK intelligence said in July that up to 50% of Russian combat fatalities in Ukraine were preventable, and happened due to poor medical provisions.Captured Russian soldiers have also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-soldier-said-his-army-left-him-behind-when-injured-2022-11?IR=T&amp;r=US&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com">described</a> being <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-mercenaries-told-to-leave-wounded-comrades-behind-ukraine-intel-2023-1?IR=T&amp;r=US&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com">left to die</a>.Ukraine's use of drones to transport injured soldiers is one example of how Ukraine is learning lessons about using new technologies, in ways that could ultimately benefit other armies, the report noted.Ukraine has also had to look to improvised weapons in its fight against Russia, and the war is being used to test some advanced weaponry on a large scale for the first time.<img src="/media/202408//1724856367.156383.png" />Ukraine's defense minister and industry experts told the Financial Times last month that they're getting valuable insight for NATO countries by using some advanced weapons on the battlefield.The US has also offered to help Ukraine build a &quot;trauma registry,&quot; adatabase of how soldiers are injured, treated, and their fate, whichwould be useful information for Ukraine, its allies, and wider medicine, The Economist reported, with something similar done in Afghanistan and Iraq.Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-evacuating-wounded-soldiers-using-drones-report-2023-8">Business Insider</a>