A Ukrainian woman was rescued from Russian-controlled territory in the southern Kherson region after drone The Ukrainian found her walking through the remains of the destroyed Antonovsky Bridge and help her get to safety.

The woman did not know that the bridge was destroyed and tried to cross the river. Dnepr River on your own to escape from the shore to the east, to the part of the region controlled by Ukraine, the Ukrainian military told the public television channel Suspilnoye.

The bridge, blown up by Russian troops in 2022, is not controlled by either side. Soldiers They were not sure whether the woman was a civilian or a “provocateur.” and they watched her “from a safe distance,” one of them, known as “Max,” said.

However, after she will show his Ukrainian passport drone, soldiers they decided to help her to protect yourself. He the drone was guiding her to a place on the same bank where Ukrainian soldiers met her and then she was evacuated across the river by boat.

“Basically, we have any activities in the water are prohibited during the day. However, it was dangerous to leave a civilian at the very edge of the front line, so the order was given evacuate it“Explained senior sergeant “Balu.”

the operation lasted six hours and went risky as for women For soldiers participates, said one of the members Kherson Defense Forces.

According to him, Russia could discover them. And attacked easy thanks to availability numerous drones recognition in this area.

“He staff And controls who planned this evacuation They deserve a lot of recognition“, he emphasized.

According to the Ukrainian military, it was woman’s second attempt to enter Ukraine. She first tried to cross into Ukraine from occupied Oleshki a year ago, but was prevented by Russian troops, who sent her first to Crimea and then to Russia.

This time he went to the occupied part Kherson from the Russian city of Belgorod and reached the bridge unhindered from Oleshka. When the soldiers searched her, they found a Ukrainian flag in her bag.