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Ukrainian army lost 70 heavy hexacopters — Battlegroup West Spokesman

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The Russian news agency TASS reports statements from Battlegroup West Spokesman Leonid Sharov regarding the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment. The report claims that 78 fixed-wing drones, 70 heavy combat hexacopters, 55 control stations, 3 Starlink terminals, and 3 ammunition depots were destroyed.

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Claims checked 5
Techniques found 0
Topics 0

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center66%
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What happened

The Ukrainian army lost 70 heavy combat hexacopters and 55 drone control stations over the day, Battlegroup West Spokesman Leonid Sharov said.

Why it matters

"Air defense crews and mobile firing teams shot down 78 fixed-wing type drones and 70 heavy combat six-rotor drones of the adversary," Sharov said.

Common ground

Furthermore, 55 drone control stations, 3 Starlink terminals and 3 field ammunition depots were detected and destroyed," he added.

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The Russian news agency TASS reports statements from Battlegroup West Spokesman Leonid Sharov regarding the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment. The report claims that 78 fixed-wing drones, 70 heavy combat hexacopters, 55 control stations, 3 Starlink terminals, and 3 ammunition depots were destroyed.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Ukrainian army lost 70 heavy combat hexacopters... over the day”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the Ukrainian language, the An-70 aircraft, and the general war timeline, but there is no mention of the loss of 70 heavy combat hexacopters on May 31.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antonov An-70 (Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-70) is a four-engine medium-range transport aircraft, and the first aircraft to take flight powered only by propfan engines. It was developed in the late 1980s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-70
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 2: “Air defense crews and mobile firing teams shot down 78 fixed-wing type drones”
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The evidence discusses general drone shoot-downs and the number 78 in a general context, but does not confirm that 78 fixed-wing drones were shot down on May 31.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — '78 may refer to: 1978 '78, album by China Forbes, which features a track by the same name
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'78
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 78 may refer to: 78 (number), the natural number following 77 and preceding 79 one of the years 78 BC, AD 78, 1978, 2078 78 RPM phonograph (gramophone) record The 78, a proposed urban development in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 78 is a plot of land undergoing urban renewal infill in South Loop, Chicago. Its name refers to the existing 77 community areas in Chicago. The 78 stretches from Roosevelt Road south to 16th Str…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_78
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Claim 3: “The Ukrainian army lost... 55 drone control stations over the day”
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While the evidence mentions drone activity and control in Luhansk Oblast on May 31, 2026, there is no specific mention of the Ukrainian army losing 55 drone control stations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. From the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/T-55
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 4: “3 field ammunition depots were detected and destroyed”
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The evidence mentions a general strike campaign against Russian logistics on May 31, 2026, and previous depot explosions, but does not specifically confirm the destruction of 3 field ammunition depots on that date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead (; née Brasier; born 1 October 1956), is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_May
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — May is the fifth month of the year. May, MAY or may can also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_(disambiguation)
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Claim 5: “3 Starlink terminals... were detected and destroyed”
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The evidence discusses Starlink's role in the war and agreements to shut down terminals, but does not provide any record of 3 Starlink terminals being destroyed on May 31.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2023, SpaceX launched 96 Falcon family vehicles—91 Falcon 9 and five Falcon Heavy rockets. It surpassed both the company's own single-year launch record of 61 and the global annual record of 64 lau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_He…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starlink Services, LLC is a satellite internet constellation subsidiary of the American space company SpaceX, providing broadband Internet service in approximately 160 countries and territories. It al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starlink is a very large satellite constellation by SpaceX. Starlink may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_(disambiguation)
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