# Russia’s Battlegroup West says it downed more than 100 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/17867

- TASS, 2026-08-10 07:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2170825

> Russia’s Battlegroup West says its service members shot down more than 100 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters over the past day. The battlegroup also reported destroying 63 unmanned aerial vehicle control centers. Three Starlink satellite communication stations were reportedly destroyed as well. The claims were presented by the Russian military formation.

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