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Nine Ukrainian drones heading to Moscow downed or destroyed: Sergei SobyaninSobyanin said specialist teams were examining fragments of the drones where they had hit the ground.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>Explosions are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire towards drones during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.</p></div>

Explosions are seen in the night sky as Ukrainian servicemen fire towards drones during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Russian anti-aircraft units destroyed or downed nine Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow early on Friday, the capital's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said.

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Sobyanin, in a series of messages on Telegram, said specialist teams were examining fragments of the drones where they had hit the ground.

The governor of Leningrad region, which surrounds Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburg, said anti-aircraft measures were in effect to counter drones.

The measures were in effect for 100 km (60 miles) around Pulkovo, St. Petersburg's airport, he wrote on Telegram. He said the number of enemy drones at issue was being clarified.

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(Published 12 September 2025, 05:23 IST)