# Russia’s Battlegroup West downs 124 Ukrainian drones

https://mins.news/en/item/26855

- TASS, 2026-08-20 02:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2175405

> Russia’s Battlegroup West shot down 124 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, 98 heavy combat hexacopters and two loitering munitions, while intercepting five HIMARS projectiles over the past day, spokesman Ivan Bigma said. The group also destroyed 59 drone control centers, three Starlink satellite communications stations, 28 robotic systems and three field ammunition depots.

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