Although no longer required to serve, 50-year-old Sergey Beskorovainy continued answering the call to reserve duty. Severely wounded by a drone near Israel’s northern border, he is now undergoing treatment at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa—and already planning his return to his unit.
Master Sergeant (res.) Sergey Beskorovainy, 50, from Migdal HaEmek in Northern Israel, was severely injured in Southern Lebanon after a drone struck the unit with which he was serving. He was evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, where he underwent two complex head surgeries and received treatment for shrapnel wounds throughout his body, as well as injuries to his arm and left leg.
His wife, Yana, has been by his side for the past month at Rambam and shares the details of the attack. The drone had descended rapidly toward the soldiers, leaving little time to react or find adequate cover. She explains that soldiers have almost no chance of escaping once a drone locks onto its target; yet Sergey is already making plans to return to his unit.
Beskorovainy wanted to be sure everyone understood that the operational environment in Lebanon differs significantly from that in Gaza. From his hospital bed, he quietly asks his wife to explain: “Lebanon is not Gaza.”
The family lives in Migdal HaEmek with their two daughters, Anastasia, eighteen, and Sofia, four and a half. Although exempt from reserve duty because of his age, Beskorovainy has continued to volunteer whenever called. Since the October 7 attacks, Yana says, he has remained on active reserve service despite her repeated pleas that he had already given enough after decades of service.
Despite his extensive prior combat experience, including two and a half years of service in Gaza under numerous challenging conditions, Beskorovainy describes the drone threat in Lebanon as entirely different from what he had experienced in Gaza: within seconds, it can reach its target. Beskorovainy attempted to escape and take cover, but the drone struck the group, severely injuring him and wounding two additional soldiers, one moderately and one lightly. Having since undergone two head surgeries, he remains in good spirits and maintains a positive outlook on recovery.
His wife sees his resilience and has confidence in his determination to return to service once he recovers. Beskorovainy has served for decades in the reserves with and, even now, says he hopes to rejoin his fellow soldiers. After completing treatment at Rambam, he faces a long road of rehabilitation. Despite the severity of his injuries, he remains committed to his unit and has expressed a strong desire to rejoin his fellow soldiers as soon as possible.
Based on an original English-language article that first appeared on ynet.
