Today, October 17, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with more than 40 Iranian kamikaze drones. Most of them were shot down by the Ukrainian military.

 This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyi and Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat during the telethon.

 "There were drones not only in Kyiv, they were also in the Sumy and Dnipropetrovsk regions. But in general, this morning Ukraine was attacked by 42 drones, 36 of them were shot down. That is, the absolute majority of drones flying towards our country were shot down," he said. Monastic.

 According to him, the occupiers launched about 30 drones in the direction of Kyiv. The military shot down 25 drones.

 "This is a very high indicator. The massive attack that took place today also failed to achieve its goal. I think that it was intended to surpass last Monday and the rocket fire," the minister added.

 At the same time, the spokesman of the Air Force notes that the Russians launched 43 drones over Ukraine. Ignat urged Ukrainians not to interfere with the work of the military and not to shoot down enemy drones on their own.

 "All of them flew from the south, 43. 37 were destroyed. Both aviation, anti-aircraft missile complexes, and other defense forces were involved. At least 86% are destroyed Shaheds. Not a bad result. Let the military do its job, no need to go out the window Ignat said.