Watch: Elderly woman rescued by robot from Ukraine's frontline
An elderly woman was rescued by a robotic device near Ukraine's frontline, after Ukrainian forces located her using drone surveillance. The robot, labeled with a message telling her to sit down, assisted in her evacuation from a war-damaged village. The woman, Antonina Horuzha, expressed gratitude, saying she had lost hope and strength before the rescue.
- ▪Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps released footage of the robot-assisted rescue.
- ▪The woman, Antonina Horuzha, was trying to leave her destroyed village when she was found.
- ▪Ground drones are increasingly used to aid soldiers and civilians in frontline zones.
- ▪Horuzha told BBC correspondent Jessica Parker she thought she wouldn't survive the ordeal.
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Watch: Elderly woman rescued by robot from Ukraine's frontlineFootage shared by Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps showed the moment an elderly woman trying to leave her wrecked village was rescued by a robot.The Ukrainian army tracked the woman using a drone and sent the machine to her rescue.Drone footage released on Saturday showed a robot with the words "grandma, sit down" approaching the woman."I thought I wouldn't make it and didn't have the strength," Antonina Horuzha told BBC correspondent Jessica Parker.Ground drones have played a key role in rescuing or supplying soldiers from Ukraine's frontlines.28 April 2026War in UkraineRoboticsUkraineShareSaveLights, camera, Bangaranga: Highlights from EurovisionBulgarian singer Dara stormed to victory in the contest, while Ukraine broke the record…
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