# Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 85 Ukrainian heavy drones and EW station in past day

https://mins.news/en/item/18804

- TASS, 2026-08-11 07:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2171215

> Russia’s Battlegroup West says it destroyed 85 Ukrainian heavy drones and an electronic-warfare station over the past day. Its fighters also identified and destroyed 61 enemy UAV control centers. The reported actions form part of the ongoing battlefield operations in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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