# Russia’s Battlegroup North says it destroyed 397 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/107400

- TASS, 2026-10-20 06:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2204467

> Battlegroup North spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said Russian units destroyed 397 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs, 28 R-18 heavy combat drones, 35 UAV control centers and five enemy ground robotic systems over the past 24 hours.

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