# Russian Battlegroup West says it destroyed 83 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/20773

- TASS, 2026-08-13 02:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2172173

> Russia’s Battlegroup West says its air-defense crews and mobile fire teams destroyed 77 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, 83 heavy six-rotor drones and one loitering munition over the past day. It also reported losses of 61 drone control centers, a Starlink communications station and 39 ground-based robotic systems.

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