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Ukraine’s ‘Stargate’ drone carries wounded troops from frontline

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Skyfall, a Ukrainian company, has introduced a drone called "Stargate" that can lift wounded soldiers off the battlefield. The drone has already completed two successful evacuations of injured troops, who are now recovering. Capable of reaching speeds up to 105 kilometres per hour and flying 30 kilometers in total distance with a person on board, Stargate was developed over about one year due to requests from frontline soldiers facing challenges with traditional evacuation methods because of heavy mining and enemy drones overhead.

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Ukraine has begun using a new "Stargate" drone designed to lift wounded soldiers off the battlefield. According to Skyfall, the company behind this technology, the drone has already successfully evacuated two injured troops who are now recovering. The "Stargate", which can reach speeds of 105 kilometers per hour and fly up to 15 kilometers each way with a person on board (a total round trip of 30 kilometers), was developed over about one year in response to requests from the frontlines. A spokesperson noted that heavy mining and enemy drones often make traditional evacuation methods dangerous or impossible, while unmanned ground vehicles struggle with terrain features like rivers and rough ground.

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The company says the “Stargate” has already carried two soldiers out of the front line, and that both are now recovering. The drone can reach 105 kilometres per hour and fly 15 kilometres each way with a person on board, a 30-kilometre round trip.

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2026-11-02 · Euronews

Ukraine’s ‘Stargate’ drone carries wounded troops from frontline · mixed framing

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Ukraine has started using a drone designed to lift wounded soldiers off the battlefield, according to its manufacturer, Skyfall. uncertain

Ukraine → start → manufacturer

drone → say → board

A spokesperson describes it as the first aerial casualty evacuation drone, developed over roughly a year after requests from the front. asserted

spokesperson → describe → front

Heavy mining and enemy drones overhead, he explains, often make conventional methods impossible, while unmanned ground vehicles struggle with rivers and rough terrain. asserted

vehicles → explain → rivers