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Scottish Sun
01-08-2025
- Scottish Sun
Incredible moment wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered e-bike by drone so he can escape while surrounded by Russians
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered an e-bike via drone to escape Russian forces. The brave troop had been stranded for several days behind enemy lines, with numerous attempts made to save him. 8 This is the jaw-dropping moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered an e-bike via drone Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 8 Unbelievable footage appears to show a drone slowly winching the electric bike down for the man Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 8 He is captured escaping on the bike Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 Unbelievable footage appears to show a drone slowly winching the electric bike down for the soldier, who was said to have been swarmed by Russian forces. Rubizh brigade, who shared the footage, said three of its troops had been tragically killed by enemy fire during the operation around Siversk, northern Ukraine. This meant only the one lone soldier remained - forcing him to hold the position alone. The troop, with the call sign "Tanker" said of a terrifying attack: "Our drones covered us from above as best as they could. "Then they threw two gas cylinders straight into our hole and a lighter. We caught fire." Having sustained a leg injury in the Russian inferno, the soldier was left unable to escape without help - leaving him stranded for four to five days. He said: "Every day, I was surrounded, from all sides. I fought back as best I could." Chief of staff in the brigade Mykola Gritsenko said a rescue team was unable to reach the injured troop without their own safety being put at risk. Gritsenko explained: "It was impossible to drive up with equipment because the enemy was everywhere. "He couldn't get out on his own either, because he had to walk 1.5km to the nearest position. Watch as paranoid Putin is escorted by anti-drone rocket launcher on walkabout after fearful despot cancelled 'Navy Day' "In his condition, with his injuries and lower limbs, he simply wouldn't have made it." But the brigade soon found an alternative solution - airlifting an e-bike using a drone. UAVs have become a key tool in Ukraine's arsenal - allowing soldiers to navigate behind enemy lines without endangering them. The remote-operated aircraft is often stacked with explosives, making it a rarity seeing them in an evacuation scenario. The Battalion Freedom Force brigade explained how two initial attempts to deliver the bike were unsuccessful. The first drone was shot down, while the second's motors burnt out. On the third try, however, the bike reached the soldier and he managed to ride 400m - but he then hit a remote mine and was thrown into the air. The brave troop then limped a further 200m before thankfully being met by his comrades and taken to safety. 8 Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building which was hit a day before, by a Russian missile strike Credit: Reuters 8 Smoke rises over a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike on Kramatorsk, Ukraine Credit: AP 8 Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire a residential house destroyed by a Russian air strike on Kramatorsk Credit: AP A second e-bike was then delivered, which he rode for 15 minutes until he was able to reach a safe zone and evacuated. Gritsenko said: "To carry out this operation, they had to calculate the right time of day, the right weather conditions that would allow him to do it. "The weight of this electric bike itself reaches almost 40kg." On Thursday, Vladimir Putin's evil forces unleashed a terrifying night of strikes which killed 11 people, including a six-year-old and his mother, and left Kyiv decimated. Vlad reportedly sent eight Iskander-K cruise missiles and 309 Shahed drones, according to Ukraine's armed forces. Five buildings were directly hit, they added. President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video of burning ruins, saying people were still trapped under the rubble of one residential building. He said: "Kyiv. Missile strike. Directly into a residential building. People under the rubble. All services are on site. Russian terrorists." Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko paid tribute to those who were killed as he described the attack on the capital as the heaviest night of horror for children since the start of the war. Telegram channel Pravda Gerashchenko added: "While rescuers are clearing debris and searching for survivors, people are at the scene of the tragedy waiting for news about their loved ones. "These scenes break the heart. Show them to those who think the maniac Putin can be appeased." The latest strike shows Putin has no intention of avoiding Trump's ire and cutting a peace deal with Ukraine. 8 Smoke rises over a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike Credit: AP
The Irish Sun
01-08-2025
- The Irish Sun
Incredible moment wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered e-bike by drone so he can escape while surrounded by Russians
THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered an e-bike via drone to escape Russian forces. The brave troop had been stranded for several days Advertisement 8 This is the jaw-dropping moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier is delivered an e-bike via drone Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 8 Unbelievable footage appears to show a drone slowly winching the electric bike down for the man Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 8 He is captured escaping on the bike Credit: YouTube / @sylasvobody_44 Unbelievable footage appears to show a drone slowly winching the electric bike down for the soldier, who was said to have been swarmed by Russian forces. Rubizh brigade, who shared the footage, said three of its troops had been tragically killed by enemy fire during the operation around Siversk, northern Ukraine. This meant only the one lone soldier remained - forcing him to hold the position alone. The troop, with the call sign "Tanker" said of a terrifying attack: "Our drones covered us from above as best as they could. Advertisement read more news "Then they threw two gas cylinders straight into our hole and a lighter. We caught fire." Having sustained a leg injury in the Russian inferno, the soldier was left unable to escape without help - leaving him stranded for four to five days. He said: "Every day, I was surrounded, from all sides. I fought back as best I could." Chief of staff in the brigade Mykola Gritsenko said a rescue team was unable to reach the injured troop without their own safety being put at risk. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Latest Gritsenko explained: "It was impossible to drive up with equipment because the enemy was everywhere. "He couldn't get out on his own either, because he had to walk 1.5km to the nearest position. Watch as paranoid Putin is escorted by anti-drone rocket launcher on walkabout after fearful despot cancelled 'Navy Day' "In his condition, with his injuries and lower limbs, he simply wouldn't have made it." But the brigade soon found an alternative solution - airlifting an e-bike using a drone. Advertisement UAVs have become a key tool in Ukraine's arsenal - allowing soldiers to navigate behind enemy lines without endangering them. The remote-operated aircraft is often stacked with explosives, making it a rarity seeing them in an evacuation scenario. The Battalion Freedom Force brigade explained how two initial attempts to deliver the bike were unsuccessful. The first drone was shot down, while the second's motors burnt out. Advertisement On the third try, however, the bike reached the soldier and he managed to ride 400m - but he then hit a remote mine and was thrown into the air. The brave troop then limped a further 200m before thankfully being met by his comrades and taken to safety. 8 Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building which was hit a day before, by a Russian missile strike Credit: Reuters 8 Smoke rises over a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike on Kramatorsk, Ukraine Credit: AP Advertisement 8 Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire a residential house destroyed by a Russian air strike on Kramatorsk Credit: AP A second e-bike was then delivered, which he rode for 15 minutes until he was able to reach a safe zone and evacuated. Gritsenko said: "To carry out this operation, they had to calculate the right time of day, the right weather conditions that would allow him to do it. "The weight of this electric bike itself reaches almost 40kg." Advertisement On Thursday, Vladimir Putin's evil forces unleashed a which killed 11 people, including a six-year-old and his mother, and left Kyiv decimated. Vlad reportedly sent eight Iskander-K cruise missiles and 309 Shahed drones, according to Ukraine's armed forces. Five buildings were directly hit, they added. Advertisement He said: "Kyiv. Missile strike. Directly into a residential building. People under the rubble. All services are on site. Russian terrorists." Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko paid tribute to those who were killed as he described the attack on the capital as the heaviest night of horror for children since the start of the war. Telegram channel Pravda Gerashchenko added: "While rescuers are clearing debris and searching for survivors, people are at the scene of the tragedy waiting for news about their loved ones. "These scenes break the heart. Show them to those who think the maniac Putin can be appeased." Advertisement The latest strike shows Putin has no intention of avoiding Trump's ire and cutting a peace deal with Ukraine. 8 Smoke rises over a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike Credit: AP 8 Local people react after a residential building is destroyed by a Russian air strike Credit: AP
Business Insider
31-07-2025
- Business Insider
Drones were just used to drop an electric bike on the battlefield for a stranded soldier, Ukrainian brigade says
A Ukrainian brigade said it used first-person-view drones to deliver e-bikes to a surrounded soldier, marking a rare instance where such devices were used to airlift a vehicle in battle. In a video published on Wednesday, the "Rubizh" 4th Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard said it dropped the roughly 88-pound e-bikes so the soldier could escape mostly Russian-controlled territory. While the brigade didn't say in the video when the operation occurred, it said the soldier had been trapped at a shelter near Siversk, a town in Donetsk, where fighting is still ongoing. "The enemy was in front, behind, and on both flanks. Completely surrounded," Mykola Hrytsenko, a junior lieutenant serving as the brigade's chief of staff, said in the video. The soldier, whom the brigade identified by the call sign Tankist, was the only survivor of four Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the area, Hrytsenko said. "The Siversk direction is known for incredibly difficult logistics. Almost none exists there. Guys have to walk six to seven kilometers on foot to reach a position," he said. Hrytsenko said his team crafted an evacuation plan that involved heavy cargo drones, such as the Baba Yaga or Heavy Shot, carrying a bicycle with an electric motor to the exhausted soldier's position. Such drones are typically used in Ukraine as bombers and are designed to deliver payloads of about 40 to 50 pounds, though they can also airlift cargo. Carrying a nearly 90-pound e-bike, Hrytsenko said, would push the drone to its limits and shorten its range to roughly 2 kilometers. It took three attempts, brigade says Hrytsenko said his team initially lost two drones trying to deliver e-bikes to the soldier. The first was shot down with the bike, while the second crashed because its motors burned out, he added. But the "Rubizh" brigade published clips of the third drone carrying the bike via a winch system and the soldier appearing to receive the bike. Business Insider could not independently verify the authenticity of the brigade's footage. Hrytsenko said the bike's parts were disassembled and brought to a nearby position on the frontline. Afterward, the vehicle was put together and flown to the soldier, he added. "Everyone in HQ was shouting and crying like we'd just launched the first plane in the sky," Hrytsenko said of the moment when the bike arrived. The brigade also showed surveillance drone footage of a soldier riding an e-bike through the battlefield. Hrytsenko said that while the soldier later struck a land mine, he was able to walk several hundred meters to a nearby friendly position, where drone pilots flew in another e-bike so he could fully exit the combat zone. "The operation cost us two lost e-bikes, around 100,000, and two lost HeavyShot drones, $15,000 each," Hrytsenko said, likely referring to 100,000 hryvnias, or about $2,340. The brigade said the soldier evacuated safely and showed interview clips of a man it said was Tankist. BI could not independently verify his identity. Hrytsenko added that the e-bikes were funded via donations from volunteers, a common occurrence in Ukraine, where units have to crowdfund for drones and weapons. "If you see a strange fundraiser for an e-bike, or a unicycle, don't be surprised. Maybe it will save a life," he said. First-person-view, or FPV, drones have been used for many non-combat functions during the war, such as dropping small items on the battlefield or compelling soldiers to surrender via loudspeaker. However, this marks one of the first times such a drone has been used to deliver a large asset like a vehicle during ongoing fighting. Given that the size of the payload may make a drone easier to spot while limiting its range, it's unclear if this tactic will become more commonplace.
Business Insider
31-07-2025
- Business Insider
Drones were just used to drop a vehicle on the battlefield for a stranded soldier, Ukrainian brigade says
A Ukrainian brigade said it used first-person-view drones to deliver e-bikes to a surrounded soldier, marking a rare instance where such devices were used to airlift a vehicle in battle. In a video published on Wednesday, the "Rubizh" 4th Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard said it dropped the roughly 88-pound e-bikes so the soldier could escape mostly Russian-controlled territory. While the brigade didn't say in the video when the operation occurred, it said the soldier had been trapped at a shelter near Siversk, a town in Donetsk, where fighting is still ongoing. "The enemy was in front, behind, and on both flanks. Completely surrounded," Mykola Hrytsenko, a junior lieutenant serving as the brigade's chief of staff, said in the video. The soldier, whom the brigade identified by the call sign Tankist, was the only survivor of four Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the area, Hrytsenko said. "The Siversk direction is known for incredibly difficult logistics. Almost none exists there. Guys have to walk six to seven kilometers on foot to reach a position," he said. Hrytsenko said his team crafted an evacuation plan that involved heavy cargo drones, such as the Baba Yaga or Heavy Shot, carrying a bicycle with an electric motor to the exhausted soldier's position. Such drones are typically used in Ukraine as bombers and are designed to deliver payloads of about 40 to 50 pounds, though they can also airlift cargo. Carrying a nearly 90-pound e-bike, Hrytsenko said, would push the drone to its limits and shorten its range to roughly 2 kilometers. It took three attempts, brigade says Hrytsenko said his team initially lost two drones trying to deliver e-bikes to the soldier. The first was shot down with the bike, while the second crashed because its motors burned out, he added. But the "Rubizh" brigade published clips of the third drone carrying the bike via a winch system and the soldier appearing to receive the bike. Business Insider could not independently verify the authenticity of the brigade's footage. Hrytsenko said the bike's parts were disassembled and brought to a nearby position on the frontline. Afterward, the vehicle was put together and flown to the soldier, he added. "Everyone in HQ was shouting and crying like we'd just launched the first plane in the sky," Hrytsenko said of the moment when the bike arrived. The brigade also showed surveillance drone footage of a soldier riding an e-bike through the battlefield. Hrytsenko said that while the soldier later struck a land mine, he was able to walk several hundred meters to a nearby friendly position, where drone pilots flew in another e-bike so he could fully exit the combat zone. "The operation cost us two lost e-bikes, around $100,000, and two lost HeavyShot drones, $15,000 each," Hrytsenko said. The brigade said the soldier evacuated safely and showed interview clips of a man it said was Tankist. BI could not independently verify his identity. Hrytsenko added that the e-bikes were funded via donations from volunteers, a common occurrence in Ukraine, where units have to crowdfund for drones and weapons. "If you see a strange fundraiser for an e-bike, or a unicycle, don't be surprised. Maybe it will save a life," he said. First-person-view, or FPV, drones have been used for many non-combat functions during the war, such as dropping small items on the battlefield or compelling soldiers to surrender via loudspeaker. However, this marks one of the first times such a drone has been used to deliver a large asset like a vehicle during ongoing fighting. Given that the size of the payload may make a drone easier to spot while limiting its range, it's unclear if this tactic will become more commonplace.
