# Battlegroup North drones destroy 4 Ukrainian armored vehicles, 83 R-18 octocopters

https://mins.news/en/item/25901

- TASS, 2026-08-19 08:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2174965

> Russian Battlegroup North said its unmanned-systems crews destroyed four Ukrainian armored vehicles and 83 R-18-type octocopters overnight in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions. The reported targets also included 12 personnel-carrying pickup trucks, a temporary personnel site, a UAV control center and three mobile radio stations.

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