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title: "StarGate in Combat: How Ukrainian Military Evacuated Two Wounded Soldiers from a Position Five Kilometers from the Border"
description: "The 475th Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 evacuated two severely wounded soldiers from a position 5 km from the border within a week using the StarGate unmanned casevac. One mission involved a flight of nearly 60 km under GPS jamming conditions."
date: 2026-10-26T16:37:32.419Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/stargate-wounded-evacuation-code-9-2
tags: [ukraine-war, drones, casevac, stargate, code-9-2, military-evacuation, ai-navigation]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# StarGate in Combat: How Ukrainian Military Evacuated Two Wounded Soldiers from a Position Five Kilometers from the Border

![Multi-rotor unmanned StarGate casevac drone flying against a cloudy sky background](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/26/stargate-evakuaciya-ranenyh-code-9-2/stargate-evakuaciya-ranenyh-code-9-2-1.webp)

## Key Points

- The 475th SAR CODE 9.2 conducted two air evacuations of wounded using the StarGate casevac within a week
- The wounded were in the grey zone ~5 km from the border; ground transport was unavailable
- In one mission, StarGate covered ~30 km to the position and back with a fighter on board
- The enemy jammed GPS, but on-board AI navigation ensured a successful flight
- The regiment commander plans to create a separate air medical evacuation unit in the medical company

Servicemen of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 conducted two air evacuations of wounded fighters within a single week using the StarGate unmanned casevac. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing an official statement from the regiment on Facebook. The situation required immediate medical intervention: both wounded men were located in the so-called grey zone, approximately five kilometers from the state border with Russia, and ground transport could not reach their positions due to difficult terrain, water obstacles, and the constant threat of enemy FPV drones. Air evacuation remained the only available way to deliver the fighters to medics.

### Who Was Rescued and What Were the Conditions

The rescued fighters were 25-year-old Yevhen, call sign 'Izyum', and 24-year-old Artem, call sign 'Kolobok'. Both sustained severe limb injuries and were in positions where any movement on the ground could cost a life. Preparation and execution of the two complex evacuation missions took a week: the SkyFall team, developer and manufacturer of the StarGate casevac, joined the effort, along with several units that provided fire cover and logistics. Heavy Vampire strike drones were used to suppress enemy positions in the operation area.

### Thirty Kilometers Under Electronic Fire

One of the missions became the most indicative: StarGate covered nearly 30 kilometers to the wounded soldier's position and the same distance back — already with a person on board. In the operation area, the enemy actively used electronic warfare equipment, attempting to completely suppress the GPS signal. Despite this, the artificial intelligence-based navigation system installed on board the drone, combined with the pilots' skill, allowed for a stable flight in the absence of satellite navigation and successfully completed the evacuation.

### Casevac as a Systemic Tool

Commander of the 475th SAR 'CODE 9.2' Oleksandr Nastenko (call sign 'Flint') stated that the experience gained will form the basis for training crews and turning such missions into a systemic practice. According to him, the regiment plans to amend its staff structure and create a separate air medical evacuation unit within the medical company, specializing directly in evacuating the wounded from the battlefield by air transport. Thus, isolated successful operations are turning into a standard combat mission for the unit.

### Context: From Isolated Case to Doctrine

Previously, the Ukrainian military had already demonstrated the capabilities of heavy drones for evacuating the wounded, but the mass use of casevacs in combat conditions remains a relatively new stage. The combination of AI-based autonomous navigation, resistance to electronic jamming, and a payload capacity sufficient to transport a human makes StarGate one of the few unmanned solutions in the world capable of performing medical aviation tasks under active warfare conditions. The experience of the 475th regiment, recorded in two real missions within a week, confirms the viability of the concept and paves the way for its replication in other units.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [В 5 км от границы с Россией: военные провели две уникальные воздушные эвакуации раненых](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/5-km-vid-kordonu-rosieyu-viyskovi-proveli-1793032336.html) - Primary source: a post by the 475th SAR CODE 9.2 on Facebook, reprinted by RBC-Ukraine. All key facts (names, call signs, distances, SkyFall's role, the plan to create an air medical unit) are taken from this text.

## FAQ

### What is the StarGate casevac?

StarGate is an unmanned aerial casevac developed and produced by the SkyFall team. It is designed to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield when ground transport is unavailable. An artificial intelligence-based navigation system is installed on board, allowing flights in conditions of GPS jamming.

### At what distance from the border were the wounded located?

According to the 475th SAR CODE 9.2, both wounded fighters were located in the grey zone approximately five kilometers from the state border with Russia.

### How did StarGate cope with GPS jamming?

An AI-based navigation system is installed on board the drone, allowing flight in the absence of satellite navigation. Combined with the pilots' skills, this ensured the successful completion of the mission despite active enemy electronic warfare efforts.

### What are the plans for the further use of casevacs?

Regiment commander Oleksandr Nastenko (call sign 'Flint') announced plans to amend the regiment's staff structure and create a separate air medical evacuation unit within the medical company specializing in evacuating wounded personnel by air transport.