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Russia’s Battlegroup West destroys 75 Ukrainian heavy hexacopters over past 24 hours

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The Russian news agency TASS reports claims from spokesman Leonid Sharov regarding the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment. The report lists the loss of hexacopters, UAV control centers, fixed-wing UAVs, and other technical systems over a 24-hour period.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 75 heavy combat hexacopters over the past 24 hours as a result of combat operations by Russia’s Battlegroup West”
DISPUTED
Different web search results provide conflicting numbers for the same event. One source (TASS) reports 45 heavy combat quadcopters, while another source reports 76 heavy combat drones. The claim of 75 is close to the latter but contradicted by the TASS report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle for the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present). It should not be considered complete, up-to-date, nor fully accurate, being based on open-source press reporting. An updated ord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991 following Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Ukraine-NATO ties gradually stre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations
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“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 59 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control centers over the past 24 hours as a result of combat operations by Russia’s Battlegroup West”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Russia and the war, with no mention of UAV control centers or the specific number 59.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle for the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present). It should not be considered complete, up-to-date, nor fully accurate, being based on open-source press reporting. An updated ord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991 following Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Ukraine-NATO ties gradually stre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations
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“The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 44 fixed-wing UAVs over the past 24 hours as a result of combat operations by Russia’s Battlegroup West”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Russia and the war, with no mention of fixed-wing UAVs or the specific number 44.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle for the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present). It should not be considered complete, up-to-date, nor fully accurate, being based on open-source press reporting. An updated ord…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) started in 1991 following Ukraine's independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Ukraine-NATO ties gradually stre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine–NATO_relations
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“two Starlink satellite communications stations... were located and destroyed”
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One web search result mentions that 'battlegroup South' (not West) destroyed three Starlink terminals. There is no corroboration for 'Battlegroup West' destroying exactly two stations in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the Russo-Ukrainian War that had begun in 2014 and marking the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Special military operation" (also "special operation", and abbreviated as "SMO" or "SVO", or Russian: спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya, Ukrainian: спецопера́ція) is the official term used by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Russia is a land of superlatives. By far the world’s largest country, it covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia
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“18 ground robotic systems... were located and destroyed”
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One source (TASS) mentions that 15 ground robotic systems were destroyed. The claim states 18. While the event is reported, the specific number is not corroborated by multiple sources and differs slightly from the TASS report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen coun…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Russia is a land of superlatives. By far the world’s largest country, it covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent. Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/26/europe/russia-putin-economy-r…
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“a field ammunition depot were located and destroyed”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about Russia and the war, with no mention of a field ammunition depot being destroyed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen coun…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Russia is a land of superlatives. By far the world’s largest country, it covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and …
https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · Four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is facing a spring of discontent. Rolling digital blackouts in Russian cities have touched a nerve with ordinary citizens and…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/26/europe/russia-putin-economy-r…
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