This is the astonishing moment a wounded Ukrainian soldier who was stranded for several days behind enemy lines was able to escape after he was delivered an e-bike by a drone.
Footage captured by the Rubizh brigade of Ukraine's national guard shows an unmanned aerial vehicle hauling the 88-pound bike down to the injured serviceman before he is seen cycling away from Russian forces.
Three of the brigade's troops were reportedly killed by enemy fire during the operation in the Siversk area in northern Ukraine, which left the soldier to hold down the position on his own for five days.
He also sustained a leg injury, making it difficult for him to evacuate alone.
'The enemy was in front, behind, and on both flanks. Completely surrounded,' Mykola Hrytsenko, a junior lieutenant serving as the brigade's chief of staff, said in a video published on Wednesday.
