Hennadiy Khazan, President of the Ukrainian Aviation Association of Pilots and Aircraft Owners, stated this on Espreso TV."First of all, I would like, and wish for us Ukrainians, not to become witnesses of ‘a thousand Shaheds.’ Because I have been saying on Ukrainian television for several months already – there have not been and are not thousands of Shaheds attacking Ukraine at the same time. That has never happened. There were 810 drones, yes, but among them not even half were Shaheds. We are frightened every day, every night, with stories of thousands of Shaheds. Thank God, that is not the case," Khazan emphasized.The expert recalled the statement of intelligence chief Budanov, that the Russians produce from 70 to 90 Shaheds daily, which means around 2,700 per month."By how much can they increase production? By 10 to 20 percent monthly, at most – if all the stars align for them. That is the first thing we must understand. In response to those who ask: ‘Well then, where did those 810 drones come from?’ These were the accumulated UAVs that took part in the raid on Ukraine, which Russia stockpiled. That is, they began collecting them and saving up for two to four or five days; usually, the surplus that is not used in daily strikes is accumulated so it can be launched all at once during a massive attack on Ukraine," the aviator explained.He added that official data showed that 747 drones were destroyed, with an interception rate of 82%. During some strikes, it was over 90%."This figure shows that, in principle, in a NATO country, a hit ratio that is graded as excellent on a five-point system is – attention – no less than 0.81 or 81%. And if we destroyed 82%, that is a huge figure, despite the fact that this was the largest raid to date. I understand, regrettably, that people died, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Air Force, the Air Defense Forces did everything possible and impossible to repel that attack. There are no systems in the world that can provide 100% protection against strikes on any target," Khazan concluded.