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.
Ukrainian forces have successfully evacuated two severely wounded soldiers from the battlefield using a domestically developed aerial evacuation drone, StarGate, according to the 475th Separate Assault Regiment. The two soldiers, Yevhen and Artem, had suffered limb injuries and were stranded in a contested area near the Russian border.
Ground evacuation was impossible due to challenging terrain, water obstacles, and the threat of Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones. The two evacuation missions were carried out over a week in cooperation with SkyFall, the Ukrainian company that developed and manufactures StarGate. The operations required coordination between several units and fire support from heavy Vampire attack drones to suppress Russian positions.
Oleksandr Nastenko, commander of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment, stated that the unit plans to use the experience to train additional crews and make aerial evacuations a regular practice.
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