Kyiv
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The three hours Maksym spent being transported through the battlefield in eastern Ukraine felt like an eternity. Severely wounded and soaking wet, he was stuck inside a tiny, driverless armored capsule on wheels. He was exhausted, alone, and scared as hell.
But after numerous unsuccessful evacuation attempts and 33 days spent hiding in no man’s land with a tourniquet on his leg, he knew this was his best – and most likely his only – chance to survive.
Russian drones loaded with explosives and swarming for tens of kilometers around the front lines have made traditional medical evacuations all but impossible, so a ride inside a Ukrainian remote-controlled armored…
