# Ukrainian army loses 118 heavy drones to Russia’s Battlegroup West in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/78047

- TASS, 2026-09-29 04:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2194273

> Russia’s Battlegroup West destroyed 118 Ukrainian heavy combat multicopters and 48 fixed-wing drones over the past day, press center chief Leonid Sharov said. The forces also destroyed 49 drone control posts, 36 ground robotic systems and six field ammunition depots, according to him.

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