Russia once again shot down two combat drones flying toward Moscow. This is the third time authorities downed drones headed the capital this week.
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Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the death toll in Pokrovsk rose to nine while 82 were reportedly injured in the double missile attack launched by Russia on Monday.
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The death toll in eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk climbed from seven to nine, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday.
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Two Iskander missiles hit the city center just 40 minutes apart from each other on Monday, said local authorities.
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Zelenskyy accused Moscow of targeting rescue workers as the second attack is said to have occurred while Ukraine's paramedics were starting rescue operations.
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"This is a deliberate decision of the terrorists to cause the greatest pain and damage," Zelenskyy said during his evening video message.
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At least 82 people have been injured and multiple high-rise buildings were damaged, said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the military administration of the province.
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The Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that its forces had hit a Ukrainian command post in Pokrovsk, which is known in Russia as Krasnoarmeysk.
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Russian air defenses shot down two combat drones moving toward Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, the city's mayor said on Wednesday.
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One drone was downed in the Domodedovo region which is on the southern outskirts of Moscow and another on the Minsk highway area, west of the capital, the mayor said.
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"At the moment, there is no information about victims of the fall of the wreckage," he said, adding that emergency services were on the ground.
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Moscow has become the target of multiple drone attacks in recent weeks. Ukrainian drones were down on Sunday and Monday, reported Russian officials.
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An office block in Moscow's main business district was struck by debris from a drone being shot down last month.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on July 30, warned that "war" was approaching Russia with the "symbolic centers and military bases" being considered as targets.
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