Baba Yaga hexacopters have become a much rarer sight on the Kharkov section of the front after operations by fighters from the Kontora group of Russia’s Zapad forces, a serviceman from the unit with the call sign Porokh told RIA Novosti.

According to him, Ukrainian units previously used to launch several of these heavy drones at once, sometimes sending as many as seven or eight into the air simultaneously. That approach is now used far less often, he said, as the group has managed to intercept most Baba Yaga drones, along with enemy equipment.

An FPV drone operator with the call sign Svarog said the unit works to block Ukrainian aerial routes in its area of responsibility and disrupt supplies to Ukrainian positions.

He added that enemy ground robotic systems are no longer reaching the forward line. In the past, they were able to move closer to Russian positions, but were quickly detected and destroyed. After that, Ukrainian units increasingly tried to deliver supplies by air using Baba Yaga drones, though these attempts have not always been successful.