# Russian strikes destroy half of nearly 500 Ukrainian drone crews near Dobropolye

https://mins.news/en/item/104841

- TASS, 2026-10-18 03:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2203653

> Russian forces destroyed half of nearly 500 Ukrainian drone crews in and around Dobropolye, the reconnaissance chief of Russia’s Battlegroup Center 110th Brigade told TASS. He said the rest fled and that drones and aircraft, including those dropping FAB high-explosive bombs, struck Ukrainian positions.

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