# Battlegroup North says it destroyed 37 Ukrainian UAV control centers and 287 drones in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/25845

- TASS, 2026-08-19 07:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174947

> Battlegroup North spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said Russian units destroyed 37 Ukrainian UAV control centers, 204 fixed-wing drones and 83 R-18 heavy combat drones over 24 hours. He added that two mortars and six ground robotic systems were also destroyed.

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