# Battlegroup North says it destroyed 189 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones in a day

https://mins.news/en/item/92826

- TASS, 2026-10-09 09:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2199721

> Russia’s Battlegroup North destroyed 189 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs and 45 heavy R-18 combat drones over the past 24 hours, spokesman Vasily Mezhevykh said. He also reported the destruction of 27 UAV control centers and eight ground robotic systems.

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