A Ukrainian soldier severed his own foot to survive. Then came a dramatic rescue. — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-ukrainian-soldier-severed-his-own-foot-to-survive-then-came-a-dramatic-rescueContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Ukrainian soldier amputates own foot, rescued by dronehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-ukrainian-soldier-severed-his-own-foot-to-survive-then-came-a-dramatic-rescuehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/a-ukrainian-soldier-severed-his-own-foot-to-survive-then-came-a-dramatic-rescue#u164491Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:01:34 +0000A Ukrainian soldier, Kostiantyn Vlasenko, severed his own foot to survive 491 days trapped behind enemy lines in Kharkiv oblast. He was rescued by a heavy-lift drone in a daring operation. Vlasenko, an infantryman in Ukraine's 30th Mechanized Brigade, spent nearly eight months hiding in a bombed-out school and suffered from frostbite and rotting legs.Why it mattersThis incident highlights the extreme conditions faced by Ukrainian soldiers and the innovative use of drones in rescue operations. The use of drones for evacuation is a much-touted idea that has been put into practice. The rescu