Ukrainian troops evacuate two severely wounded soldiers with StarGate drone
Ukrainian troops from the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 used the StarGate aerial evacuation drone to rescue two severely wounded soldiers near the Russian border. One was hospitalized in Kharkiv, where doctors amputated a leg, and the regiment plans to make regular air evacuations a systematic practice.
Puntos clave
- StarGate airlifted 25-year-old Yevhen, callsign “Izyum,” and 24-year-old Artem, callsign “Kolobok.”
- Both soldiers suffered severe limb injuries in the grey zone about 5 km from the Russian border.
- Ground evacuation was impossible because of difficult terrain, water obstacles and the threat of Russian FPV drones.
- CODE 9.2 personnel and the SkyFall team conducted two evacuation missions within one week.
- StarGate flew nearly 30 km to reach a wounded soldier and roughly the same distance back with him aboard.
- Artem was taken to a Kharkiv hospital, where one of his legs was amputated.
- The regiment plans to train crews and create a dedicated sanitary aviation unit.
Por qué importa
The airlift allowed servicemen with severe injuries to be extracted when ground evacuation was impossible due to terrain, water barriers and the threat of Russian FPV drones. The missions also demonstrated that aerial evacuation could be completed while the enemy was attempting to jam satellite navigation. The regiment intends to institutionalize this capability through crew training and a dedicated sanitary aviation unit.
Qué ha ocurrido
Personnel from the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2, assisted by the StarGate developer and manufacturer SkyFall, conducted two complex evacuation missions within a week. The drone airlifted Yevhen and Artem, who belonged to adjacent units and had sustained severe limb injuries in the grey zone approximately 5 km from the Russian border. The route was unsuitable for ground evacuation because of difficult terrain, water obstacles and the danger posed by Russian FPV drones.
During one mission, StarGate flew nearly 30 km to reach the wounded soldier and covered approximately the same distance again with him aboard. Russian forces used electronic warfare to interfere with satellite navigation, but the drone's AI-based navigation system and the pilots' skills allowed the crew to complete the mission. Vampire heavy-strike drones provided fire support by suppressing enemy positions, while additional personnel and equipment were deployed for the operation.
Artem was delivered to a Kharkiv hospital, where one of his legs was amputated.
Cómo lo cuentan las fuentes ucranianas
Ukrainian reporting emphasizes the operational difficulties of casualty evacuation near the front, including difficult terrain, combat threats, electronic warfare and the need for coordinated fire support. The coverage also focuses on the severity of the soldiers' injuries and the regiment's plans to make air evacuation a regular capability within the medical company.
Contexto
StarGate was developed and manufactured by the SkyFall team. The two evacuated soldiers belonged to adjacent units of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2, including the 129th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade. Earlier, on 4 October, the Heavy Shot Ayudag-6 drone was used to evacuate a soldier from the 30th Separate Mechanized Brigade who had spent more than a year in the grey zone on the left bank of the Oskol.