Ukraine's air defense shoots down 40 Iranian drones in a week

"Over the course of a week - from October 22 to October 29 - more than 40 Iranian attack drones, a significant number of Russian missiles, six attack helicopters of the Russian occupiers, several of their planes were shot down... Such a result means hundreds of Ukrainian lives saved, dozens of critical infrastructure objects preserved," he said. 

The President also commended the work of the Odesa and Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigades.

"And on the recommendation of the military command, today I want to express special gratitude to the Odesa and Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigades of the Air Force. Well done, guys! We are also grateful to all our defenders of the sky, absolutely everyone - all anti-aircraft fighters, pilots, mobile fire groups, who are currently performing one of the most important strategic tasks  - defending the country from airstrikes by Russian terrorists," the President continued in the video.

• On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Russia announced it is suspending its participation in a United Nations-brokered deal to secure the export of Ukrainian grain out though the Black Sea.

• The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is sure that Russia has planned to disrupt the "grain agreement" back in September.