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During one of the evacuations, StarGate flew almost 30 kilometers to the location of the wounded serviceman.
The CODE 475-th Separate Assault Battalion 9.2, within a week, evacuated two severely wounded fighters from adjacent units using StarGate — the first Ukrainian air casevac. The soldiers also publish rescue videos on their Facebook page.
It is noted that with the aid of air evacuation, 25-year-old Yevhen, callsign “Izium,” and 24-year-old Artem, callsign “Kolobok,” from the 129-th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade were saved. Both defenders sustained severe limb injuries and were in the gray zone, about five kilometers from the border with Russia. Due to difficult terrain, water obstacles, and the threat of attacks by Russian FPV drones, ground evacuation was impossible, so the only path to safety was by air.
During the week, the CODE 9.2 unit prepared and successfully executed two complex evacuation operations involving the SkyFall team, which develops and manufactures the StarGate air casevac. The missions required coordinated teamwork across several units, involvement of additional forces and equipment, and fire support. In particular, heavy strike drones Vampire were used to suppress enemy positions.
During one of the evacuations, StarGate flew almost 30 kilometers to the location of the wounded, and then covered roughly the same distance back with a fighter on board. At the same time, the enemy actively used electronic warfare tools, attempting to completely jam satellite navigation.
“Despite this, thanks to the drone’s AI-based navigation system and the pilots’ skill, it was possible to ensure flight continuity without satellite navigation and successfully complete the evacuation mission,” the report says.
Commander 475-th Separate Assault Battalion 9.2, Oleksandr Nastenko, callsign “Flint,” noted that the unit plans to use the gained experience to train crews and make these evacuations routine. He also said that the battalion plans to reorganize and create a separate medical aviation unit within the medical company, specializing in air evacuation of wounded from the battlefield.
As a reminder, the Defense Forces evacuated a wounded serviceman from the frontline for the first time in the world using a heavy drone. 4 in October, with the drone “Heavy Shot Ayudag-6,” evacuated a fighter from the 30-th Separate Mechanized Brigade, who had been in the gray zone on the left bank of the Oskil for over a year.
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