# Russia’s Battlegroup West says it downed 142 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/102740

- TASS, 2026-10-16 08:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2202859

> Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma said Russian operations over the past 24 hours downed 100 fixed-wing UAVs, five loitering munitions and 142 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters. He also said 51 Ukrainian UAV control centers, four Starlink communication stations, 39 robotic systems and three field ammunition depots were found and destroyed.

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