# Russian Battlegroup North says air defenses down 79 Ukrainian drones heading for border areas

https://mins.news/en/item/108984

- TASS, 2026-10-21 06:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2205065

> Russia’s Battlegroup North said its air defenses shot down 79 Ukrainian drones over the Kharkov and Sumy regions overnight as they headed toward Russian border areas. The battlegroup said radar crews detected the drones, passed their coordinates to air defense crews, and all detected targets were destroyed.

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