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title: "StarGate drone evacuates wounded soldier for the third time from position two kilometers from Russian border"
description: "SkyFall's StarGate drone has evacuated a wounded soldier for the third time from a position 2 km from the Russian border. Within a week and a half, the drone has saved three severely wounded servicemen, traveling over 15 km one way."
date: 2026-11-02T10:17:56.948Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/stargate-drone-evacuates-wounded-soldier-third-time
tags: [stargate-drone, casevac, skyfall, ukraine-military, drone-evacuation, fpv-drones]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# StarGate drone evacuates wounded soldier for the third time from position two kilometers from Russian border

![Multi-rotor StarGate drone with an orange medical module flying against a bright sky](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/02/dron-stargate-tretiy-raz-evakuiroval-ran-boyca-s-pozicii/dron-stargate-tretiy-raz-evakuiroval-ran-boyca-s-pozicii-1.webp)

## Key Points

- StarGate conducted an aerial evacuation of a wounded soldier for the third time; three servicemen saved in a week and a half
- The drone traveled over 15 km one way to a position two kilometers from the Russian border
- The platform carries up to 150 kg, reaches 105 km/h, and is equipped with AI systems for GPS-jamming conditions
- SkyFall plans to implement StarGate in other units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian military has conducted an aerial evacuation of a wounded soldier for the third time using the CASEVAC StarGate unmanned platform, developed by the defense-tech company SkyFall, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the developer. The operation was carried out by fighters from the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2, who planned and executed the rescue of a soldier from an adjacent unit over several days. This time, the drone retrieved 54-year-old serviceman Andriy, call sign 'Donbas', who had remained on a combat position for nearly two months without the possibility of ground evacuation after stepping on a mine.

### Why ground evacuation was impossible

According to SkyFall, the rescued soldier had been at the position since late May 2026. On September 2, while carrying out a combat mission, he triggered a landmine. Difficult terrain, minefields, systematic shelling, and regular attacks by Russian FPV drones made it impossible to extract the wounded man by ground transport. The position from which Andriy was evacuated was located two kilometers from the state border with Russia — in a zone where any movement on the ground posed a critical risk to both the wounded man and the accompanying team.

### Operation characteristics and the StarGate platform

The StarGate unmanned platform traveled more than 15 kilometers one way to retrieve the wounded soldier from the position. After being delivered to a safe zone, Andriy was handed over to a medical facility where he is undergoing treatment. According to specifications provided by SkyFall, StarGate is capable of carrying up to 150 kilograms of payload and reaching speeds of up to 105 km/h. The evacuation module is built on certified medical stretcher standards, allowing the wounded person to be secured in accordance with medical transportation requirements.

### Technological equipment: AI, navigation, and communication redundancy

The platform is equipped with artificial intelligence systems, navigation, and communication redundancy. According to the developer's statements, this allows the drone to continue its mission even under conditions of GPS signal suppression or partial loss of the communication channel with the operator. For SkyFall, this is a key requirement set by the military when forming the technical specifications: in an active combat zone and electronic warfare environment, standard navigation systems may be unavailable, and the platform must maintain decision-making autonomy.

### Third evacuation in a week and a half: scale of application grows

The operation involving Andriy became the third successful aerial evacuation using StarGate. In total, within a week and a half, the drone has helped save three severely wounded servicemen. SkyFall, together with the CODE 9.2 unit, continues to refine the technology and is working on its broader application within the army structure. The company announced plans to facilitate the platform's introduction in other units to provide a way to rescue the wounded in situations where ground evacuation is objectively impossible. StarGate is being developed upon the direct request of the military as a specialized aerial battlefield evacuation platform (CASEVAC).

### Context: From first evacuation to serial application

Earlier, XAB.info reported on two previous complex evacuations using StarGate, carried out five kilometers from the Russian border. At that time, SkyFall presented the platform as the first of its kind aerial CASEVAC system created for the conditions of the Ukrainian front. Simultaneously, the developer demonstrates the versatility of its solutions: in particular, the 'Vampire' drone from SkyFall was used to deliver food to civilians in temporarily occupied Oleshky. Thus, the company is forming a lineup of unmanned platforms covering both combat and humanitarian tasks.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Более 15 км в опасной зоне: дрон StarGate в третий раз эвакуировал раненого с поля боя](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/ponad-15-km-nebezpechniy-zoni-dron-stargate-1793614495.html) - Primary source. All factual data (name/call sign, dates, distance, drone characteristics, number of evacuations) are taken from this material. Developer SkyFall is both a source and an interested party.

## FAQ

### What is StarGate and who developed it?

StarGate is a specialized unmanned aerial platform for battlefield casualty evacuation (CASEVAC), developed by SkyFall at the request of the Ukrainian military.

### What are the main characteristics of the StarGate drone?

The platform can carry up to 150 kg of payload and reach speeds up to 105 km/h. The evacuation module is based on certified medical stretchers. The drone is equipped with AI, navigation, and communication redundancy systems.

### How many evacuations have been carried out using StarGate?

According to SkyFall, as of publication, this is the third successful aerial evacuation. Within a week and a half, the drone has helped save three severely wounded servicemen.

### Why couldn't the wounded soldier be evacuated by ground transport?

Due to difficult terrain, minefields, systematic shelling, and Russian FPV drone attacks, ground movement to the position two kilometers from the border was impossible without critical life risk.