A Ukrainian soldier nicknamed Tankist was trapped behind enemy lines for five days after losing his team in Donetsk. Surrounded by Russian forces, his unit tried three times to deliver him an electric bike by drone. Two attempts failed, but the third succeeded—until he hit a mine, destroying the bike but leaving him with minor injuries. After limping away, a final drone-delivered bike reached him, allowing him to ride to safety.
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Ukraine just performed one of the most high octane rescue operations in history and they did it with a drone and an electric bike. A Ukrainian soldier called Tankist was stranded behind enemy lines for about 5 days. He had just lost all three of his teammates in an operation. Surrounded by Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast, he could not walk out. But his squad back home wouldn’t give up on him and came up with a daring plan. They decided to send him an electric bike by drone. The first drone was shot down. The second one was not luckier, burning its motors midair. But his team didn’t give up. They successfully delivered him the bike on the third try, and he started to ride away. Just as he thought he would be home safe, disaster struck. He went over a mine. In a shocking turn of events, he survived the mine, but the bike was destroyed beyond repair. He limped several hundred meters to safety. In a lastditch effort, his comrades sent one last ebike by drone. As luck would have it, the bike made it to him safely, and he would ride it