# Russia’s Battlegroup South says it destroyed more than 80 Ukrainian heavy drones

https://mins.news/en/item/110427

- TASS, 2026-10-22 02:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2205921

> Russia’s Battlegroup South spokesman Vadim Astafyev said its air defenses shot down 92 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and 85 heavy copter-type UAVs over the past day. He added that 82 drone communications antennas, 55 ground-based robotic systems, 46 drone control centers and 10 ammunition depots were destroyed.

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