Ukraine in talks on receiving assistance to protect infrastructure against kamikaze drones – Interior Minister

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi touched on the issue in a comment to journalists, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"We are appealing to other countries to provide assistance for protection against drones. And such negotiations are already underway, so that such assistance is provided not only to the capital, but also to all cities that are subject to drone attacks," he said.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on October 17 Ukraine was attacked by a swarm of nearly 40 drones, five of which targeted objects in Kyiv. As a result of the strikes, infrastructure facilities and a residential building were destroyed in the capital city. Casualties have been confirmed.