Drones take all prominence, but the invasion of Ukraine It has been a boost, of pure need, in the development of all types of unmanned platforms. Among them are UGV or unmanned land vehicles that, although some models can fight, are usually used mainly In logistics tasks. Now, one of them has starred A really unusual operation rescuing a cat from the Battle Front of Járkov.
The operation was carried out by the Khartia Brigadethat they have published a video in which they tell it. They are seen controlling the UGV to recover the cat, nicknamed Prapor –Flag In Ukrainian-, which was In first -line positions where he was living with the troops for months.
‘For a long time, the cat remained with Khartia’s combatants in positions near the contact line north of Járkov, sharing with them the daily routine and the hard realities of the war,’ explains a soldier of the brigade in the video. ‘It became a true comrade for the soldiers, received the Prapor indicative and, as the military says, it is fully worthy of the status of participant in combat’he adds.
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The animal evacuation was planned after The soldiers decided that he should not remain exposed to constant danger. The UGV had the main mission Transportation of supplies to soldiersbut they decided to take advantage of it to send it back to safer areas. To do this, they introduced it into a cat carrier whose grid held with flanges to prevent the animal from escaping.
The entire operation lasted three hours. Prapor was safely transferred to the company’s base, where now It adapts to a quieter life, far from the bombings and trenches.
Ukrainian troops frequently use UGV to evacuate injured personnel and there have been cases that have had an impact and shown the advantages of using and How to reduce the exposure of toilets and soldiers to the enemy fire. For example, in 2023 a UGV was used to evacuate a wounded soldier near Bajmut And last spring a robot Ardal 920 He rescued 3 Ukraine soldiers trapped behind the Russian lines.