# Russia’s Battlegroup North says it destroyed 37 Ukrainian UAV control posts and 347 drones in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/105867

- TASS, 2026-10-19 07:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2203969

> Battlegroup North spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said Russian units destroyed 37 Ukrainian UAV control centers, 323 fixed-wing drones, 24 heavy drones and four ground robotic systems over the past 24 hours. Ukrainian forces also lost a mortar in the group’s area of responsibility.

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