Russia has deployed the Koshchey hexacopter to Ukraine's special military operation area, enabling stealthy delivery of water, provisions, and medicines to hard-to-reach units. The upgraded drone can also drop 10-kg anti-tank mines and has an operating range of up to 30 km.
The Groza Group has introduced its 'Night Witch' combat hexacopter at Drone Expo 2026 in Kazan. With a 10kg payload, the drone boasts a 20km combat range and up to 45 minutes of flight time.
Russian troops destroyed up to a platoon of Ukrainian forces, 5 armored vehicles, and 16 Baba Yaga hexacopters during the liberation of Novoskelevatoye in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Russian forces in the Donetsk People's Republic are modifying FPV drones for air defense missions, aiming to counter Ukrainian "Baba-Yaga" hexacopters. The upgrades focus on control, altitude, battery efficiency, and continuous air monitoring to protect ground units.
Russia's Uragan multiple launch rocket system of Battlegroup West destroyed a Ukrainian command post for heavy hexacopters and military personnel in the Kharkov Region. Russian UAV operators additionally destroyed five Ukrainian reconnaissance drones by aerial ramming using FPV fighter drones homed by radar crews of the 27th Motorized Rifle Brigade.
