# Battlegroup South says it destroyed 47 Ukrainian UAV control posts and 245 drones in past day

https://mins.news/en/item/23958

- TASS, 2026-08-17 08:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174041

> Russia’s Battlegroup South destroyed 83 ground robotic systems, 47 UAV control posts and 245 drones in three areas of the special military operation over the past 24 hours, spokesman Vadim Astafyev said. Air defenses reportedly downed 89 fixed-wing UAVs and 135 rotor drones.

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