# Russia’s Battlegroup West downs two Flamingo missiles and 203 Ukrainian UAVs in past day

https://mins.news/en/item/23951

- TASS, 2026-08-17 08:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174037

> Battlegroup West spokesman Ivan Bigma says Russian units downed two Flamingo cruise missiles, three guided munitions, a US-made HIMARS rocket and 203 Ukrainian UAVs over the past 24 hours. They also destroyed 56 UAV control posts, four Starlink stations, 32 robotic systems, three mortars and two field ammunition depots.

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