Former science teacher awarded Hero of Ukraine after speeding through ‘kill zone’ to save wounded troops
- Ukrainian commander Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something when he saw two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield — one of them still strapped to a land drone immobilized by a Russian strike.
- A former science teacher who joined the army in 2023, the 29-year-old was watching the soldiers on a screen in his command post around 15 km away.
- Between them stretched the "kill zone", riddled with mines and swarmed by aerial drones ready to attack anything that moved.
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- Ukrainian commander Vladyslav Polskyi knew he had to do something when he saw two wounded fighters stranded on the battlefield — one of them still strapped to a land drone immobilized by a Russian strike.
- A former science teacher who joined the army in 2023, the 29-year-old was watching the soldiers on a screen in his command post around 15 km away.
- Between them stretched the "kill zone", riddled with mines and swarmed by aerial drones ready to attack anything that moved.
Sources: The Independent