Ukraine loses 6 Starlink communication stations due to Battlegroup East’s actions over day

Military operation in UkraineUkraine loses 6 Starlink communication stations due to Battlegroup East’s actions over day 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles and 35 unmanned aviation control points were also destroyedMOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Ukraine lost six Starlink satellite communication stations and 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over the course of a day in the area of responsibility of Battlegroup East, Dmitry Miskov, an officer of Battlegroup East’s press center, reported. "Six Starlink satellite communication stations, 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles and 35 unmanned aviation control points were destroyed," the officer said. According to him, as a result of counter-battery warfare, a "Bogdana" self-propelled artillery unit, a D-30 towed howitzer, and an enemy mortar were destroyed. 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