UNDER DRONE ATTACK: Dramatic Frontline Operation Using a Robotic System

[00:00:00]The first kilometer is tough. Then you just keep going on sheer willpower.

[00:00:04]>> It was darkness and then just a bang from >> right away. We lost contact with Resby and Shv.

[00:00:10]>> What was he doing? A screech. Our guys pushed him away with a running leap.

[00:00:15]>> The enemy is trying to hit our ground drones.

[00:00:19]>> I can't die yet. I still have to walk my daughter down the aisle at her wedding.

[00:00:23]>> That is You realize you can't make a mistake. I >> I was thinking go. My call sign was intercepted over the radios. They can save huge amounts of money for this country.

[00:00:33]>> And that's why I heard that a drone would arrive at the NRC.

[00:00:36]>> They understand that they are not alone.

[00:00:38]They understand that their dignity has been preserved.

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[00:00:49]>> This one it's hard.

[00:00:51]>> Well, I was pushing under you. I'm going down quickly.

[00:00:54]>> So damn, you weren't thrown off to the side?

[00:00:57]>> Yes. Like I first do it like this. Yeah.

[00:01:00]Uh-huh.

[00:01:03]You'll take space this way. If you distribute the weight properly, it'll be much easier for you. Now, shake this cheese one. Yes. And look how much space is still left here. Well, this space isn't just for one person. This space.

[00:01:15]Yeah. So, something like this. I usually My call sign is shut. I I haven't been in card for very long. Just a few months.

[00:01:27]It's been about 4 months. So, I completed the preparatory courses.

[00:01:31]I already have two, so to speak, combat missions under my belt.

[00:01:37]>> Did you find four bottles of water?

[00:01:39]>> No.

[00:01:42]>> No.

[00:01:42]>> But I carried four bottles of water in another place.

[00:01:51]>> My call sign is ticky. Overall my position is Grenadier.

[00:01:59]>> What were you preparing for?

[00:02:02]>> We were preparing for so to speak the rotation of fighters who have already been at their positions for some time.

[00:02:10]We will be replacing them.

[00:02:12]>> The guys are informed that a replacement is being prepared for them, that the shift is ready and that they are leaving today.

[00:02:22]You need at least two bottles of water a day. It's summer, the rations, the water. My mentor is singal.

[00:02:30]And he leads, let's say, accompanies us from the very beginning all the way to entering the positions.

[00:02:36]>> All right, let's work back up. Come on.

[00:02:38]You don't have much time left. Go get some rest. It's quarter to two for you.

[00:02:42]Yes, that's right.

[00:02:44]What exactly would you do if for example you suddenly find that you need some essential things like fresh food or perhaps something else entirely?

[00:02:53]>> I'm not worried about that.

[00:02:55]>> Will it be delivered?

[00:02:57]>> Delivery is done by drone and everything arrives without any problems or delays.

[00:03:02]>> This is your first time going out?

[00:03:04]>> Yes.

[00:03:04]>> How are you feeling today?

[00:03:06]>> Completely ready.

[00:03:09]Once nightfalls, I we will begin to move out slowly toward a very specific designated point located along our strictly assigned patrol route. We have two planned routes.

[00:03:22]That is why it is essential that we have a backup option ready to go.

[00:03:25]>> I know what needs to be done.

[00:03:29]>> Are you always this calm?

[00:03:30]>> Yes, that's why I have this call sign.

[00:03:34]Quiet and calm.

[00:03:36]Does that help you in critical situations?

[00:03:39]>> Yes. The main thing is to stay >> calm without panic.

[00:03:42]>> I wish you success today and hope it will be just like that for you.

[00:03:46]>> Thank you.

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[00:04:08]Such actions we inserted, unloaded, and immediately moved out.

[00:04:13]The distance is already being observed.

[00:04:17]>> Why?

[00:04:17]>> Yes.

[00:04:18]>> If they don't say it, they do it. Of course, >> you must always strive to maintain a calm and composed mindset before taking any action. Regardless of the circumstances or whatever challenges may arise, you absolutely have to think with a cool and steady head. Because if you allow yourself to act in a hot-headed manner, you will find yourself completely lost and disoriented and eventually you will just burn out.

[00:04:45]We will definitely find it together.

[00:04:53]I know it's there.

[00:04:55]>> All the supplies are on the right side.

[00:04:59]But why is that? It's hard during the first kilometers.

[00:05:02]Then it's not endurance that kicks in, but your character.

[00:05:06]At that point, you just keep going on sheer willpower.

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[00:06:36]>> Then we dismounted and proceeded according to the route. We were guided by our drone which showed us the way.

[00:06:44]Left, right, straight ahead, stop.

[00:06:49]Then while dealing with the uh radios and exits, I heard that something else appeared in the sky. It seemed so.

[00:06:56]It was dark and then just a bang. That's all.

[00:06:59]>> We fell behind. We stayed. The first drop will do it. It shattered his leg and I got hit in the leg, too.

[00:07:09]>> Suddenly, I heard a deafeningly loud bang and felt a sharp, heavy hit to my leg. And immediately after that, Leva shouted that I was a 300. I knew exactly what it meant, so I had to put on a tourniquet.

[00:07:22]>> I immediately ordered both Tea and Scorpion to start running. Well, I told them to turn back right away and just keep on running.

[00:07:29]>> They gave us the command over the radio so that we would retreat because they'd take us out in the open field.

[00:07:37]We just gathered ourselves and that's it. I thought I need to crawl.

[00:07:41]I promised to come back.

[00:07:44]>> Who did you promise? my mom.

[00:07:47]>> We lost contact with Rosia and Shhatf right away.

[00:07:51]We flew over their sectors. We definitely searched for about an hour but couldn't find them because they were wearing anti- drone capes.

[00:08:00]>> We probably managed to run another 15 to 20 m. Then there were two more drops and that's when I got a concussion.

[00:08:08]>> How long did you crawl for?

[00:08:10]>> Well, from 2:00 to 7:00 in the morning.

[00:08:13]>> Wow. Was that with a tourniquet? Yes.

[00:08:15]So, you had a tourniquet on for 5 hours?

[00:08:18]>> Well, it must have loosened on the way as I was moving. I was lucky that I crawled very quietly, inching forward whenever I heard the drone.

[00:08:26]I would freeze and wait it out. And I realized I needed to reach the shelter before dawn because after that I would be spotted.

[00:08:32]>> We started lowering the drone lower and lower, searching carefully. We started shining a flashlight so that the drone would shine a light. I >> I said, "Well, I can't just die. I would miss my daughter's wedding. Well, I said, "What? Did I just live my whole life for nothing? This life can't shouldn't end like this here."

[00:08:51]>> We also came with a speaker. We recorded his call sign on the drone. We told him, "Te crawl after the drone, and the drone flew around for about 15 minutes. Then, as I said before, I thought they were calling me. I just lay there freezing until the very end. I tried not to move at all because I was scared. I thought they had listened in on my call sign over the radio. Then we noticed movement. He started to move.

[00:09:16]>> They saw that I was alive.

[00:09:18]>> He started crawling after the drone. We adjusted the position from which they had started. He reached her and started crawling towards her.

[00:09:27]Another aircraft arrived and air defense one hovering above him.

[00:09:32]As it eventually turned out, the group of guys were using their drone to create a clever diversion.

[00:09:39]Or maybe he wanted to. Our guys almost running through the air pushed him away.

[00:09:44]Then >> then when it got light, the guys ran over and gathered everyone up. Yeah, they helped.

[00:09:50]>> The guys, the two of them rushed over and dragged him back to their position and immediately started giving first aid. His injury was severe. He lay unconscious for about 15 minutes exactly.

[00:10:03]>> They put on a splint and bandaged him up.

[00:10:09]They checked on him almost every day early in the morning. That's when they decided on an evacuation plan. My situation was absolutely tragic. I was completely unable to walk for my comrades to carry me. The route they had to take was also incredibly difficult and treacherous.

[00:10:26]>> So I refused the energet. I said I could walk out myself and the guys even carried the scooter and I had the scooter there.

[00:10:37]I rode out. I heard that the VNRK drone would come so we waited.

[00:10:43]>> This wasn't the first evacuation on the ground. The green complex was in card.

[00:10:51]>> We prepared everything right away.

[00:10:53]We got the armored blankets ready and the VNRK went to him. The guys at that position loaded him up into the VNRK, covered him with armored blankets, an anti- drone cloak, and gave him a radio.

[00:11:05]That's one of our logistical routes that we already know well. But when you're moving with a wounded person already on board, the risks increase many times over.

[00:11:17]Just one mistake and that's it. You've lost a person.

[00:11:22]So, you understand that you can't make a mistake 100%.

[00:11:27]And you have to do it. Just do it.

[00:11:30]>> There's trouble over there. And we're doing everything here so that everything can still be done over there. He got wounded over there. And here everything is set in motion. Everything is done to somehow get him out of there. And it was necessary or at least possible to get to Sri Lanka as quickly as possible so that I would already be in a safe place. The guys helped me get there.

[00:11:53]The road was dangerous.

[00:11:56]The biggest risk that could happen is that the enemy might spot us.

[00:12:00]After that, there are two possible outcomes.

[00:12:04]Either we manage to escape from them or we don't. And in fact, most often the enemy tries to target our foreign drones.

[00:12:24]At that time, evacuation was carried out using a similar drone, the ZMI 500.

[00:12:29]It is special because of its balance, its characteristics, and in my opinion, quite good off-road capability, plus its range and autonomy.

[00:12:37]>> And what speed can it move at?

[00:12:40]>> Up to 8 kmh.

[00:12:43]>> How long did your trip to the NRC take?

[00:12:47]two nights. Yes, maybe 3 or 4 hours, maybe something like that approximately.

[00:12:54]Then I arrived. I have already arrived at the exact location where the ambulance was originally supposed to pick me up. As you can clearly see right now, if a medical operation is carefully planned in advance, everything usually goes quite well.

[00:13:07]The Kartia Corps is constantly developing in the direction of the NRC.

[00:13:12]We are constantly working on the front line and these drones if you convert it into money, human life, they are justified. To put it mildly, they are justified. They can save huge amounts of money for this country so that these funds can be directed toward destroying the enemy.

[00:13:31]There the doctors already started to they carefully treated my injuries, thoroughly examined my condition, and then immediately arranged to have me sent to the hospital. You ended up in the hospital. What did they tell you about your leg?

[00:13:44]>> After the surgery, when I woke up, I immediately reached for it.

[00:13:48]>> When we saw each other for the first time, I saw that the leg was still there. I was very happy about that.

[00:13:57]>> That first day came almost every day.

[00:14:00]The patronage service came, psychologists came. As with all the wounded, we find out in advance, even at the stage when they are being evacuated from the stabilization point to the hospital. This helped me put together his first wounded soldiers box, helped me gather the necessary things for him, adaptive clothing specifically for his injury, hygiene products, and everything else we needed for the first meeting. He showed up almost immediately, carrying a simple t-shirt, and shorts along with his socks, a towel, and all of his basic toiletries. Basically, we asked him, "Will this be enough for you for the first while?"

[00:14:35]>> He was smiling. He didn't quite understand yet that he was already safe, that he was already in the hospital, a little bit anxious.

[00:14:43]>> He looked everything over and said, "I'll I'll bring you whatever else you need. Call me. Get in touch. I call him.

[00:14:50]He comes there right away, finds the doctor, and starts talking to him." Our task is to make their stay during treatment as comfortable as possible so that apart from recovering as quickly as possible they don't have to worry about anything else all other problems and all other needs. We take care of them. We need to make it clear to the guys that no matter what after they are wounded they are not left alone. That they will always be under our care at every stage of their treatment, rehabilitation or even peaceful life when they return home.

[00:15:28]Scorpion is in rehabilitation now.

[00:15:33]Also in rehabilitation.

[00:15:35]Tiki is at his position.

[00:15:40]I let the doctor go and >> so tell me how are you feeling now in general.

[00:15:46]>> I'm okay. Well, it hurts. It still makes itself felt.

[00:15:50]It hasn't healed almost completely yet.

[00:15:52]On the surface, it's stitched up, but inside all sorts of processes are happening. Impulses.

[00:15:59]>> All this time, he continues consultations with traumatologists. They change his dressings and take care of his wounds.

[00:16:06]After this, he has to return for further treatment and to undergo the military medical commission.

[00:16:10]>> The doctors recommend starting to put weight on it little by little. Here at home, I try to walk.

[00:16:17]>> What are you doing now?

[00:16:19]I've been doing a bit at home. Western friends are helping me. We hang out in the yard, trim the grape vines, take a smoke break.

[00:16:28]At the moment, I don't plan to be discharged. Once I have fully recovered from this, and then we will see how things go. Uh what I will do, in what ways I will be able to help out, how I can best serve others, and how to carry out my duties.

[00:16:43]>> I'll find a job.

[00:16:46]It's important not in the infantry but there are many different areas here where people are needed especially people like chhattai people who can think things through and consider every decision. There are already four guys who have prosthetics and they want to come back and there are two more on the way who have also received prosthetics and they also plan to return. They understand that they are not alone. They understand that their dignity has been preserved. they understand that they are needed and that they are not excluded from uh from our community.

[00:17:18]>> When you do your job and you don't think about anything else, then you think first and foremost about the infantrymen.

[00:17:24]Being in this position in this role, you must thank the infantryman because he is there and you must fully provide him with everything he needs to do his job there.