A wounded Ukrainian soldier waited 2 days to be rescued. Then a drone flew him to safety – WTOP News
- The 475th Separate Assault Regiment announced Monday the first battlefield use of the StarGate rescue drone, completing two missions over the past week to evacuate wounded soldiers near the Russian border.
- Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the StarGate drone features an enclosed capsule capable of carrying 150 kilograms and uses signal jammers to counter Russian electronic warfare systems.
- One soldier, identified by call sign "Izyum," waited two days with severe limb injuries before the drone arrived. "If that incredible little bird hadn't flown in," he told The Associated Press, "getting out from there would have been unrealistic."
- The drone landed in a gray zone approximately 5 kilometers from the Russian border, completing the evacuation flight in less than 15 minutes despite risks from heavy artillery fire and hostile drone activity.
- Code 9.2 commander "Flint" plans to establish a dedicated medical aviation unit to specialize in battlefield evacuations. "We plan to make changes to our regiment and create a separate medical aviation unit," he said.
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Ukraine War day 1,707: Ukrainian military begins using StarGate drones to evacuate wounded soldiers.
The Ukrainian army has begun using a Stargate air rescue drone to evacuate wounded soldiers from combat zones. For the first time, two seriously injured soldiers were evacuated from a battlefield near the Russian border.
A wounded Ukrainian soldier waited 2 days to be rescued. Then a drone flew him to safety – WTOP News
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has begun using specialized aerial rescue drones to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield, carrying two stranded troops to safety near the Russian border in the first such operations, an elite military unit said Monday. The newly developed StarGate drone, a six-rotor aircraft fitted with an enclosed evacuation capsule,...
The cut-off town of Olesky is experiencing a humanitarian disaster. The Ukrainian army is flying in supplies by drone, now also bringing back pets.
Ukrainian forces evacuate 2 severely wounded soldiers from battlefield using drone, video shows
The two soldiers, 25-year-old Yevhen, call sign "Izium," and 24-year-old Artem, call sign "Kolobok," had suffered severe limb injuries and were stranded in a contested area about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the Russian border.
The enemy continues to expand the practice of evacuating their wounded from the battlefield using heavy copters
The enemy continues to expand the practice of evacuating their wounded from the battlefield using heavy copters.This time, two victims were picked up by Stargate drones on two different flights. As stated, the evacuation was carried out from a...
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