"This past night, from 23:00 on October 16, 2025, to 7:00 on October 17, 2025, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 61 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
It said 32 drones were shot down over Crimea, 13 over the Rostov Region, six over the Black Sea, five over the Bryansk Region, two over the Tula Region, two over the Moscow Region, and one over the Kursk Region.