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Ukrainian Soldier Cut His Foot, Then a Drone Rescued Him

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 24 October 2026, 18:02 UTC ·9 sec listen

Ukrainian soldier Vlasenko, from Kryvyi Rih, serves with the 30th Mechanised Brigade. He reportedly cut off his own foot to stay alive, before a drone arrived to rescue him, in a striking account of survival on the battlefield.

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