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How drone warfare is reshaping battlefield medicine in Ukraine

Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published: Jul 9, 2026
Duration seconds: 508
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Summary

In the post-9/11 years, the U.S. military has adhered to the “golden hour” rule: Wounded troops should be evacuated to higher-level care within 60 minutes. But as the new realities of drone warfare have taken shape in the Russia-Ukraine war, WUNC News military reporter Jay Price said medical response teams are being forced to rethink this standard approach to battlefield medicine. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Price to learn more. More on this: As attack drones grow more common in warfare, it's harder for medics to treat battlefield injuries from WUNC News