Around 45 were unaccounted for with no further details given.russia carried out a record number of Shahed drone attacks in September 2024. In total, russian terrorists launched 1,339 Shaheds over Ukraine, 1,107 of which were downed by 🇺🇦 air defenders.In September, there was not a single day when the russians stopped their terror.… pic.twitter.com/zUOGKYFPZu— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) October 1, 2024 The trend has continued throughout the first days of October — 32 drones targeted Ukraine on Oct. 1, 105 on Oct. 2, 19 on Oct. 3, and air raid sirens and reports of drones across Ukraine have already been registered on Oct. 4.Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal warned on Sept. 6 that Moscow was planning new mass aerial strikes targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure.Russia carried out a massive campaign of attacks over the spring, similar to the one launched during the fall and winter of 2022-23, causing a serious energy deficit and necessitating rolling blackouts across the country.So far, damage and casualties caused by the September attacks have been relatively limited.But experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent warned against assuming Russia's drone attacks were simply ineffective, saying instead that they're part of a campaign to weaken and locate Ukraine's air defenses ahead of much larger attacks in the near future.