# Russia’s Battlegroup South says it downed 87 Ukrainian copter drones in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/126741

- TASS, 2026-11-03 08:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2212253

> Battlegroup South spokesman Vadim Astafyev said Russian air defenses shot down 87 Ukrainian heavy copter drones and 43 fixed-wing UAVs over the past day. He also said 55 UAV control centers, 48 ground robotic systems, three materiel depots and 59 communication and UAV antennas were destroyed.

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