// IN TODAY’S EDITION
  • Drone evacuates wounded UKR soldier

  • Startup to gene-edit war dogs

  • UKR’s first underground counteroffensive

  • Blast kills four Canadian soldiers

  • Dad fights off armed carjackers

// ALERT LINE

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Sam Havelock
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Screengrab shows a wounded Ukrainian soldier being evacuated from a front-line position by a heavy-lift hexacopter drone, in what Ukraine’s 92nd Assault Brigade called the world’s first aerial drone evacuation of its kind (Credit: 92nd Assault Brigade via YouTube)

Ukraine Uses Heavy Bomber Drone to Evacuate Wounded Soldier in First-of-Its-Kind Rescue

A Ukrainian soldier who spent 500 days alone at a frontline position was evacuated by a heavy bomber drone after being seriously wounded, in what the 92nd Assault Brigade described as the world’s first rescue of its kind.

The drone was a Heavy Shot Ayudag-6 hexacopter made by Gurzuf Defence. It can fly up to 15.5 miles, reach heights of 500 to 1,000 feet and carry loads weighing up to 200 pounds. The brigade said the rescue was successful and the soldier is now undergoing treatment and rehabilitation. ​MORE›

 
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A startup conceived by Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm raised $200 million to engineer military working dogs. Warhound plans to clone and gene-edit the dogs and fit them with Anduril armor and sensors, with the first expected to be born in early 2027. Read ›

02

Ukraine’s Khartiia Corps said troops moved more than 9 miles underground to hit Russian forces near Kupiansk, calling it the first full-scale underground counteroffensive. The corps said the attack, backed by drone strikes, caused more than 100 Russian casualties and captured over 30 troops. Read ›

03

An explosion and fire killed four Canadian soldiers at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. At least 39 people were hospitalized after the blast during what officials called “high-intensity combat training with live munitions,” and the cause remains under investigation. Read ›

04

Video captured a ​South African father returning fire on carjackers who ambushed him​ in his driveway near Durban, killing one while shielding his daughter in the passenger seat. About 27 shots were fired in 14 seconds, and the footage has gone viral. Read ›

05

Mexico charged Chihuahua’s former attorney general with treason for letting U.S. agents join a drug raid, in which two CIA officers and two Mexican investigators died when their convoy vehicle plunged into a ravine. César Jáuregui faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted. Read ›

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The U.S. Special Operations forces will receive Avon Protection’s MITR half-mask and goggle system under a new Pentagon contract announced Oct. 9. The lightweight system protects the eyes and airways from hazards including toxic chemicals, fentanyl and lead particles from gunfire. Read ›

 
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// YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

Should the military use cloned or gene-edited dogs?

Yes 45.7%
No 39.2%
Unsure 15%
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