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Called the Geran-2, the drones are a Russian-made version of the Shahed-136, which explodes on impact, researchers say.

Officials said nine people were injured, a church building and several local shops were destroyed, and the windows were blown out of several high-rise buildings.

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It was the 12th time in the past three weeks that Russian officials had reported intercepting such aerial attacks in the heart of the capital.

Russia said it had shot down two drones near the capital on Wednesday. Its Ministry of Defense has reported that 12 drones were aimed at Moscow in recent weeks.

The incident appeared to be the third attempted attack near the Russian capital in recent days.

Until recently, Moscow had rarely been a target of attacks over the course of the 18-month war in Ukraine.

Ukrainians say the explosions 37 minutes apart in Pokrovsk, which killed at least nine people and injured 82 others, were a “double tap” intended to kill rescuers responding to the first strike.

Nine people, including a rescuer, were killed and dozens more were injured in the successive missile strikes on a small city in eastern Ukraine.

An emergency worker was killed and dozens of people were injured in two successive missile strikes on a small city in eastern Ukraine.