{
  "edition": "Ukraine",
  "country": "UA",
  "self": "https://urgent.news/api/geo/UA.json",
  "generated": "2026-08-12T21:31:47.234Z",
  "count": 50,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original.",
  "stories": [
    {
      "id": 700539,
      "title": "Estonia Pledges Nearly $400,000 for Ukraine’s Winter Preparation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/estonia-pledges-nearly-400-000-for-ukraines-winter-preparation",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:48:33.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82239"
      },
      "summary": "Estonia’s Foreign Ministry announced €340,000 (roughly $392,000) in aid to help Ukraine prepare for another winter of war, with Russia widely expected to strike the country’s energy and water infrastructure. The funds will be allocated to frontline families, displaced Ukrainians, and rescuers through non-governmental organization (NGO) partners.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 700505,
      "title": "Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1631: Ukraine destroyed or disabled nearly 14,000 Russian vehicles in July alone",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1631-ukraine-destroyed-or-disabled-nearly-14",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:47:40.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1631-ukraine-destroyed-or-disabled-nearly-14000-russian-vehicles-in-july-alone/"
      },
      "summary": "Meanwhile, Russia is reportedly building 3,000 jet-powered drones a month to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses, even as it ends production of the older Geran-3 model.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 700507,
      "title": "Russia has figured out how to stop Ukraine’s most powerful missile",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-has-figured-out-how-to-stop-ukraines-most-powerful-missile",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:29:56.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/fp-5s-shot-down/"
      },
      "summary": "The Flamingo cruise missile is Ukraine's hardest-hitting deep strike munition. But what good is it if Russia usually shoots it down?",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 700508,
      "title": "Russia starves most Ukrainian POWs, then “fattens” a few for exchange so they look normal, Ukrainian official says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-starves-most-ukrainian-pows-then-fattens-a-few-for-exchange-so",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:28:02.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russia-starves-most-ukrainian-pows-then-fattens-a-few-for-exchange-so-they-look-normal-ukrainian-official-says/"
      },
      "summary": "Ukraine's intelligence confirms Russia is forming battalions from Ukrainian POWs and keeps cells where it feeds up prisoners.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 700590,
      "title": "Around 700 vessels carrying Russian oil are under sanctions – Vlasiuk",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/around-700-vessels-carrying-russian-oil-are-under-sanctions-vlasiuk",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:16:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ukrinform - Economy",
        "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4153646-around-700-vessels-carrying-russian-oil-are-under-sanctions-vlasiuk.html"
      },
      "summary": "Around 700 vessels involved in transporting Russian oil are currently under international sanctions, according to Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Ukrainian president's sanctions policy commissioner.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 700540,
      "title": "4 Russian Warships Struck in Novorossiysk",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/4-russian-warships-struck-in-novorossiysk",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:51:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82238"
      },
      "summary": "The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) reported that four Russian warships sustained damage during an overnight operation at the Novorossiysk naval base. Damage assessments are ongoing.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 694210,
      "title": "Moldovan minister refuses to take questions in Russian",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/moldovan-minister-refuses-to-take-questions-in-russian",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:49:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/moldovan-minister-refuses-to-take-questions-in-russian-50632129.html"
      },
      "summary": "Moldova's Defense Minister, Anatolie Nosatii, refused to answer a reporter who asked a question in Russian at a press conference on Aug. 12, local outlet NewsMaker reported.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 693436,
      "title": "Zaporizhzhia Firefighter Killed in ‘Double-Tap’ Strike",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zaporizhzhia-firefighter-killed-in-double-tap-strike",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:10:58.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82237"
      },
      "summary": "A firefighter with over 20 years in service was killed in a “double-tap” attack – a technique Russia uses to target first responders and emergency services following an earlier strike. Two other emergency responders were injured in the attack as crews attended the scene of of an initial hit.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 693487,
      "title": "Estonia provides Ukraine with EUR 340,000 to prepare for winter",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/estonia-provides-ukraine-with-eur-340-000-to-prepare-for-winter",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:44:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ukrinform - Economy",
        "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4153625-estonia-provides-ukraine-with-eur-340000-to-prepare-for-winter.html"
      },
      "summary": "Estonia has allocated EUR 340,000 to support Ukraine's preparations for the winter season, the Estonian Foreign Ministry has said.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 694211,
      "title": "Zelenskyy promises to relax university entry exams",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelenskyy-promises-to-relax-university-entry-exams",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:35:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/zelenskyy-promises-to-relax-university-entry-exams-50632126.html"
      },
      "summary": "Starting next year, Ukrainian students could be allowed to retake the national multi-subject test (NMT) if they do not pass on their first attempt, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 12.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 693507,
      "title": "Zelensky, Pashinyan discuss priority areas for Ukraine-Armenia cooperation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelensky-pashinyan-discuss-priority-areas-for-ukraine-armenia",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:21:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4153624-zelensky-pashinyan-discuss-priority-areas-for-ukrainearmenia-cooperation.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the results of Zelensky's recent visit to Armenia and priority areas for further bilateral cooperation during a phone call.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 693437,
      "title": "Zelensky Says Ukraine Must Give its Youth ‘Reasons to Stay’",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelensky-says-ukraine-must-give-its-youth-reasons-to-stay",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:16:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82236"
      },
      "summary": "President Volodymyr Zelensky marked Ukraine’s Youth Day by calling for stronger government attention to youth policy. The new Cabinet of Ministers is tasked to give young people in Ukraine concrete reasons to stay and build futures in the country, according to Zelensky, as Ukraine approaches its fifth year of war and faces deep uncertainty.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686271,
      "title": "Zelenskyy holds meeting with military leaders on results of strikes on Novorossiysk",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelenskyy-holds-meeting-with-military-leaders-on-results-of-strikes",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:04:36.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192737.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the country's military leadership and received a detailed report on the results of combat operations and the fulfillment of tasks on the front lines.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686238,
      "title": "Russia builds 3,000 jet drones monthly to counter Ukrainian interceptors, HUR says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-builds-3-000-jet-drones-monthly-to-counter-ukrainian",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:02:12.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russia-geran-drones-production/"
      },
      "summary": "Moscow has ended production of the Geran-3 while expanding production of faster jet-powered models built to strain Ukraine’s air defenses, HUR says.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686239,
      "title": "A Ukrainian railway engineer spied on Lyman’s defenses for Russia using Google Maps",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/a-ukrainian-railway-engineer-spied-on-lymans-defenses-for-russia",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:01:41.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/a-railway-engineer-spied-on-lymans-defenses-for-russia/"
      },
      "summary": "A former railway engineer tried to pass Ukrainian military locations to a handler to help Russia's strikes. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686273,
      "title": "President notes importance of creating full-fledged space for youth to live in Ukraine",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/president-notes-importance-of-creating-full-fledged-space-for-youth",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:58:13.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192733.html"
      },
      "summary": "On Youth Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with participants of the Ukrainian Youth Forum Youth Diia.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686275,
      "title": "Graduates of 2027 to be able to retake NMT – Zelenskyy",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/graduates-of-2027-to-be-able-to-retake-nmt-zelenskyy",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:44:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192731.html"
      },
      "summary": "The government is working on changing the rules for the NMT (National Multisubject Test) next year, 2027, announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Ukrainian Youth Forum 2026 – video clips of the president's speech were released by the We Are Ukraine channel.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684438,
      "title": "Ukraine war latest: 4 Russian warships damaged in strike on Black Sea Fleet port in Novorossiysk",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukraine-war-latest-4-russian-warships-damaged-in-strike-on-black-sea",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:42:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-4-russian-warships-damaged-in-strike-on-black-sea-fleet-port-in-novorossiysk/"
      },
      "summary": "Key developments on Aug. 12: * 4 Russian warships damaged in strike on Black Sea Fleet port * Ukraine liberated 745 square kilometers in Oleksandrivka sector since January, Zelensky says * Ukrainian unit reports shortages of food, water on front line, command promises evacuation when 'security situation allows' * Ukraine's HUR reveals size of Russia's Geran attack drone stockpile * Zelensky…",
      "outlets": 4,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 687037,
      "title": "Russia cancels drone rally over security concerns",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-cancels-drone-rally-over-security-concerns",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:41:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-cancels-drone-rally-over-security-concerns-50632123.html"
      },
      "summary": "Russian drone operator rally “Dronnitsa,” scheduled for late August in Novgorod Oblast, was canceled over fears that Ukraine planned to attack the event with its own UAVs, independent Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on Aug. 12.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686276,
      "title": "Terekhov calls for minimum wage hike to UAH 10,000, fourfold cut in VAT on basic foodstuffs",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/terekhov-calls-for-minimum-wage-hike-to-uah-10-000-fourfold-cut-in",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:37:18.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192728.html"
      },
      "summary": "Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, who also serves as chairman of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities, believes it is necessary to raise the minimum wage while simultaneously significantly reducing the VAT on basic foodstuffs to prevent further impoverishment of the Ukrainian people.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684439,
      "title": "Zelensky teases joint plan with allies to force Putin to stop war",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelensky-teases-joint-plan-with-allies-to-force-putin-to-stop-war",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:31:24.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-allies-have-plan-to-make-putin-stop-war-zelensky-says/"
      },
      "summary": "\"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin does not want to stop this war, but he will stop it. We have a plan,\" President Volodymyr Zelensky said.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686277,
      "title": "Ombudsman refutes Russian disinformation portraying captivity as 'health resort'",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ombudsman-refutes-russian-disinformation-portraying-captivity-as",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:28:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192725.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said Russia has launched yet another disinformation campaign to discredit Ukraine by publishing fake lists of prisoners of war (POWs) whom Ukraine allegedly refuses to take back.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686208,
      "title": "2 Russian Prison Officers Accused of Torturing Ukrainian Detainees",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/2-russian-prison-officers-accused-of-torturing-ukrainian-detainees",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:23:06.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82234"
      },
      "summary": "Prosecutor General’s Office accused two Russian prison staff of torturing Ukrainian civilians held in a Kursk detention center. Investigators reportedly documented electric shock and beatings against at least five victims.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686345,
      "title": "ISW Explains Why Russia Changed Tactics for Using North Korean Ballistic Missiles",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/isw-explains-why-russia-changed-tactics-for-using-north-korean",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:03:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "UATV English",
        "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/isw-explains-why-russia-changed-tactics-for-using-north-korean-ballistic-missiles/"
      },
      "summary": "Russia has changed its tactics for using North Korean ballistic missiles against Ukraine, shifting from massed salvos to isolated launches, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) , UATV English reports. ISW analysts said Russian forces are now using small numbers of KN -23 ballistic missiles during nighttime strikes alongside other types of weapons. According to the analysts, the…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686240,
      "title": "Russians work three shifts to build jet-powered missiles powered by a $16,000 Chinese engine from AliExpress",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russians-work-three-shifts-to-build-jet-powered-missiles-powered-by-a",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:50:50.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russians-work-three-shifts-to-build-jet-powered-missiles-powered-by-a-16000-chinese-engine-from-aliexpress/"
      },
      "summary": "Russia can produce up to 80 S8000 \"Banderol\" cruise missiles a month.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686280,
      "title": "Kyiv-Chisinau train No. 351/352 to stop at Revaca station near intl airport",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kyiv-chisinau-train-no-351-352-to-stop-at-revaca-station-near-intl",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:49:57.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192714.html"
      },
      "summary": "Train No. 351/352 from Kyiv to Chisinau will stop at Revaca railway station in Moldova, where passengers will be able to transfer free of charge to a shuttle to Chisinau International Airport, according to a statement by JSC Ukrzaliznytsia on its Telegram channel on Wednesday.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686241,
      "title": "The Belarus border tunnels reached Latvia—guards turned back the 15 migrants who crawled underground",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-belarus-border-tunnels-reached-latvia-guards-turned-back-the-15",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:48:35.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/latvia-border-tunnel-belarus/"
      },
      "summary": "The passage surfaced near Latvia’s fence as Riga moved to coordinate police, soldiers, and security services against migrant-smuggling networks.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686281,
      "title": "Ombudsman: 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war subjected to torture",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ombudsman-95-of-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war-subjected-to-torture",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:41:24.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192711.html"
      },
      "summary": "The vast majority of Ukrainian prisoners of war are subjected to torture in places of detention; 695 forms of torture used against them have been documented, according to Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678755,
      "title": "Zelenskyy and Pashinyan discuss priority areas of cooperation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelenskyy-and-pashinyan-discuss-priority-areas-of-cooperation",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:35:59.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192709.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678741,
      "title": "“They laid down their weapons, raised their hands”: Russia has executed at least 345 surrendered Ukrainian soldiers on the ground",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/they-laid-down-their-weapons-raised-their-hands-russia-has-executed",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:34:12.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/they-laid-down-their-weapons-raised-their-hands-russia-has-executed-at-least-345-surrendered-ukrainian-soldiers-on-the-ground/"
      },
      "summary": "Dmytro Lubinets says the executions are a part of a systematic and rising pattern.",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678703,
      "title": "Vučić Welcomes Zelensky in Serbia: Turning Point or Tactical Gambit?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/vucic-welcomes-zelensky-in-serbia-turning-point-or-tactical-gambit",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:28:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/82233"
      },
      "summary": "Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has been alternately hot and cold in his relationship with Moscow, a traditional Serbian ally. After Zelensky’s visit to Belgrade, Vučić’s motives are facing increased scrutiny.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684440,
      "title": "Zelensky's Serbia gamble puts Ukraine's principles to the test",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/zelenskys-serbia-gamble-puts-ukraines-principles-to-the-test",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:26:04.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/zelenskys-serbia-gamble-puts-ukraines-principles-to-the-test/"
      },
      "summary": "President Volodymyr Zelensky's first official visit to Serbia was a diplomatic gamble. Ukraine needs partners wherever it can find them, including states that maintain close ties with Moscow. But Serbia is not becoming a conventional Ukrainian ally. Belgrade nominally supports Ukraine's territorial integrity and has provided humanitarian assistance, while Serbian-made ammunition has reached…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684441,
      "title": "Ukrainian soldier on surviving 200 days in the kill zone",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukrainian-soldier-on-surviving-200-days-in-the-kill-zone",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:21:01.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-soldier-on-surviving-200-days-in-the-kill-zone/"
      },
      "summary": "In this interview, the Kyiv Independent’s Kateryna Hodunova speaks with “Khvoryi,” a soldier in Ukraine’s 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar,” about what it takes to survive for more than six months at a combat position.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678704,
      "title": "Ukrainian Air Assault Forces Liberate 26 Settlements in 3 Regions",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukrainian-air-assault-forces-liberate-26-settlements-in-3-regions",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:20:19.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82232"
      },
      "summary": "President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the liberation of 26 settlements across three regions, crediting Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces (DSHV) and all other units involved. According to DSHV, Russian losses totaled more than 9,550 troops killed since January.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678756,
      "title": "Winter is coming: are the state and society ready?",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/winter-is-coming-are-the-state-and-society-ready",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:19:19.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/video/1192700.html"
      },
      "summary": "On Thursday, August 13, at 11.00, the Interfax-Ukraine press center will host a discussion entitled \"Winter is coming: are the state and society ready?\" focusing on the preparedness of the state, territorial communities, and society for the 2026/2027 heating season amid the likelihood of large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy and municipal infrastructure.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 684442,
      "title": "Ukraine liberated 745 square kilometers in Oleksandrivka sector since January, Zelensky says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukraine-liberated-745-square-kilometers-in-oleksandrivka-sector-since",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:18:53.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-liberated-745-square-kilometers-in-oleksandrivka-sector-since-january-zelensky-says/"
      },
      "summary": "\"Russian losses amounted to at least 9,550 people killed and more than 6,600 people wounded,\" Zelensky said.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678742,
      "title": "FPV drone repurposed to hunt Russian recon drones worked so well that Ukraine turned it into new purpose-built interceptor",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fpv-drone-repurposed-to-hunt-russian-recon-drones-worked-so-well-that",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:16:07.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/fpv-drone-repurposed-to-hunt-russian-recon-drones-worked-so-well-that-ukraine-turned-it-into-new-purpose-built-interceptor/"
      },
      "summary": "Ukraine's Defense Ministry codified TAF Industries' Kolibri-i10 high-speed interceptor.",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678743,
      "title": "Russia steers its long-range drones from ground towers—Kyiv says it hit one in occupied Crimea",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-steers-its-long-range-drones-from-ground-towers-kyiv-says-it",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:14:20.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russia-steers-its-long-range-drones-from-ground-towers-kyiv-says-it-hit-one-in-occupied-crimea/"
      },
      "summary": "Explosions rolled across occupied Crimea through the night as Sevastopol declared three air-raid alerts and much of the peninsula lost power.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678757,
      "title": "MP Kuzminykh proposes restricting certain assisted reproductive technology for foreigners",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/mp-kuzminykh-proposes-restricting-certain-assisted-reproductive",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:14:08.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192696.html"
      },
      "summary": "A member of the Parliamentary Committee on Public Health, Medical Care, and Health Insurance Serhiy Kuzminykh proposes banning the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the benefit of foreigners and stateless persons, as well as introducing criminal liability for the use of such technologies or the organization of ART procedures for the benefit of foreigners.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678758,
      "title": "‘I want peace’: Space of Ukrainian character through millennia at Art Ukraine Gallery",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-want-peace-space-of-ukrainian-character-through-millennia-at-art",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:11:40.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192694.html"
      },
      "summary": "Art Ukraine Gallery introduces residents and visitors to the capital to the unique project \"I want peace\" by Lviv artist family, Oleh Denysenko and his son, Oleksandr.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 686346,
      "title": "Switzerland Expands Sanctions Against Russia",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/switzerland-expands-sanctions-against-russia",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:07:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "UATV English",
        "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/switzerland-expands-sanctions-against-russia/"
      },
      "summary": "Switzerland has expanded its sanctions against Russia over its war against Ukraine, adding nine individuals and 45 organizations to its sanctions list, UATV English reports. The measures were introduced by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) under Switzerland's ordinance on measures related to the situation in Ukraine. The changes also update information on 11 individuals and…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678759,
      "title": "Rozetka forced to cut some staff after destruction of distribution center in Brovary – co-founder",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/rozetka-forced-to-cut-some-staff-after-destruction-of-distribution",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:04:31.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/telecom/1192690.html"
      },
      "summary": "Rozetka is being forced to optimize its staff and cut some employees after a Russian attack destroyed its distribution center in Brovary, Rozetka co-founder Iryna Chechotkina said.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678744,
      "title": "Ukraine finds American Nvidia Jetson micro-computer in Russia’s new missile that can’t reportedly tell truck from a bus with children",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukraine-finds-american-nvidia-jetson-micro-computer-in-russias-new",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:03:44.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Euromaidan Press",
        "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/ukraine-finds-american-nvidia-jetson-micro-computer-in-russias-new-missile-that-cant-reportedly-tell-truck-from-a-bus-with-children/"
      },
      "summary": "Ukraine's HUR intelligence found an Nvidia Jetson micro-computer in Russia's new S-71 \"Monokhrom\" cruise missile.",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 679558,
      "title": "At least 375 Ukrainians tortured to death in Russian captivity, commissioner says",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/at-least-375-ukrainians-tortured-to-death-in-russian-captivity",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T16:00:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/return-of-bodies-of-375-ukrainians-from-russian-captivity-verification-and-details-50632082.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukraine has recovered the bodies of 375 citizens who died in Russian captivity, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on Aug. 12, describing Russia’s treatment of Ukrainian prisoners as a systematic regime of torture, humiliation, and sham justice, according to Ukrinform.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 677032,
      "title": "Latvia 'forgot' about ammunition when buying anti-drone systems — new PM reveals strange incident",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/latvia-forgot-about-ammunition-when-buying-anti-drone-systems-new-pm",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:38:08.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Independent",
        "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/latvia-forgot-about-ammunition-when-buying-anti-drone-systems-new-pm-reveals-strange-incident/"
      },
      "summary": "\"They purchased the equipment, but forgot to buy the ammunition,\" Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said, without disclosing further details about what systems he was referring to or who was responsible.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678760,
      "title": "Why You Need to Shape Your Brand Reputation Before AI Does It for You",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-you-need-to-shape-your-brand-reputation-before-ai-does-it-for-you",
      "topic": "ai",
      "section": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:35:38.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/blog/1192683.html"
      },
      "summary": "Alexander Storozhuk, the founder of PRNEWS.IO",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678761,
      "title": "5,000 subscribers left without power in Zaporizhia region after Russian strikes – official",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/5-000-subscribers-left-without-power-in-zaporizhia-region-after",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:24:07.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1192679.html"
      },
      "summary": "Electricity supply disruptions have been recorded in the Kushuhum community of Zaporizhia region following Russian strikes, Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov has said.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 678705,
      "title": "Emergency Declared in Novorossiysk After Ukrainian Strike on Russian Naval Base",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/emergency-declared-in-novorossiysk-after-ukrainian-strike-on-russian",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:23:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Kyiv Post",
        "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82231"
      },
      "summary": "Russian authorities declared an emergency after the attack ruptured two water pipelines, sparked fires and disrupted port operations. Ukraine reported hitting air defenses, naval piers and infrastructure at the Novorossiysk base.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 679560,
      "title": "Former Ukraine ambassador to U.S. fails to post $134,000 bail by court deadline",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/former-ukraine-ambassador-to-u-s-fails-to-post-134-000-bail-by-court",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:16:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/former-ukraine-ambassador-olha-stefanishyna-fails-to-post-134-000-bail-50632060.html"
      },
      "summary": "Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna failed to post UAH 6 million ($134,000) in bail by the court-imposed deadline of Aug. 11.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 679561,
      "title": "Ukrainian forces free 26 villages in offensive in Oleksandrivskyi sector",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukrainian-forces-free-26-villages-in-offensive-in-oleksandrivskyi",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T15:06:00.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/745-km2-liberated-in-oleksandrivskyi-sector-in-two-phase-air-assault-forces-operation-50632078.html"
      },
      "summary": "Ukrainian forces have liberated 26 villages and retaken 745 square kilometers of territory during a two-stage offensive operation by the Air Assault Forces in the Oleksandrivskyi sector, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on Aug. 12, following an update from Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    }
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