# Russia’s Battlegroup North deploys new stealth drone for reconnaissance near Kharkov

https://mins.news/en/item/130291

- TASS, 2026-11-05 08:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2213113

> Russian forces used the new Zala Z drone to survey strategic areas in the Kharkov Region, with a Battlegroup North serviceman saying Ukrainian forces did not detect it. He said the drone operates and lands quietly and can travel 70 km to conduct reconnaissance before returning to its control center.

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