# Russia’s Battlegroup West says it downed 117 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/112284

- TASS, 2026-10-23 07:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2206677

> Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma said Russian units downed 117 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters, 49 fixed-wing UAVs and three loitering munitions in the past 24 hours. He said they also destroyed UAV control centers, Starlink communication stations, ground robotic systems and field ammunition depots.

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