The DPR stated that the report on the combat use of Bayraktar was not confirmed 
Natal information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) used the Turkish Bayraktar drone during the hostilities. This was reported on Tuesday, November 9, by the Donetsk News Agency.
“The case of Bayraktar's combat use was not confirmed. According to our information, we can say that all this is fake, “Nikonorova said.
She added that earlier the Ukrainian troops used Bayraktar, but only for observation and reconnaissance. At the same time, the drones did not cross the contact line.
On October 26, it became known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine first used Bayraktar in hostilities in the Donbas. Ukrainian journalist Yuri Butusov said that the positions of the 93rd mechanized brigade in the Donetsk region were fired upon. “The Ukrainian Armed Forces sent Bayraktar TB2, and a bomb-guided Russian howitzer was destroyed,” Butusov said. The General Staff confirmed the use of the drone.
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said the next day that he could not deny the fact that the Ukrainian troops were using Bayraktar. “If these drones are within the reach of our air defense, then we will be able to shoot them down. But Bayraktars can work from the distance that will be critical for us in terms of suppressing them, ”he added.