A Ukrainian army unit pioneered drone evacuations. Now it's scaling up

Ukrainian drone pilot with the callsign KVN from the 475th Separate Assault Regiment controls a Ukrainian-made drone called StarGate to rescue a wounded comrade, as the head of the regiment's medical service with the callsign Cherry sits next to him, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, November 8, 2026. PHOTO | REUTERS