# Russia’s Battlegroup South eliminates over 100 Ukrainian heavy copters

https://mins.news/en/item/20781

- TASS, 2026-08-13 02:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2172177

> Russia’s Battlegroup South shot down 79 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones and 104 heavy copter-type UAVs over the past day, spokesman Vadim Astafyev said. He added that 48 drone communication antennas, 37 ground-based robotic systems, 14 drone control centers and three launch sites were also destroyed.

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