# Battlegroup North says it destroyed 569 Ukrainian drones in past day

https://mins.news/en/item/23929

- TASS, 2026-08-17 07:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174017

> Russia’s Battlegroup North destroyed 36 Ukrainian UAV control posts, 481 fixed-wing drones and 88 heavy combat drones over the past 24 hours, spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said. Ukrainian forces also lost five ATVs, eight ground robotic systems and four mortars, according to the report.

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