{
  "id": 10516587,
  "title": "War in Ukraine today: latest news, 28 September 2026 (photo)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/war-in-ukraine-today-latest-news-28-september-2026-photo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T19:18:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrainian Women's Guard (UAVarta)",
    "slug": "ukrainian-women-s-guard-uavarta",
    "url": "https://uavarta.org/en/war-in-ukraine-today-latest-news-28-september-2026-photo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian drone strikes hit central Kyiv on September 28, killing one woman and injuring 24 others, including three children, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The attacks damaged several non-residential buildings in different districts, including the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences building, which was set ablaze.\n\nThe drone strikes were part of a larger wave of Russian attacks, with 127 combat engagements reported since the beginning of the day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian military also reported that Operation Vivaldi had liberated three more settlements and inflicted 2,000 Russian losses.\n\nIn response to the attacks, Poland plans to ease rules for shooting down drones and missiles entering from Russia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian gas stations have been equipped with concrete shelters, and there have been reports of Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border crossing in Volyn Oblast.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Number of injured in Kyiv rises to 21; one person killed – police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/number-of-injured-in-kyiv-rises-to-21-one-person-killed-police",
        "published": "2026-09-28T15:50:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia strike sets National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ablaze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-strike-sets-national-academy-of-sciences-of-ukraine-ablaze",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Kyiv: Russia rejects all Black Sea truce proposals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/kyiv-russia-rejects-all-black-sea-truce-proposals",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ukraine-war-latest-russia-strikes-downtown-kyiv-kills-one-injures-24",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:49:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Russian strikes kill five and target Kyiv science academy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russian-strikes-kill-five-and-target-kyiv-science-academy",
        "published": "2026-09-28T17:56:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Family in Russia’s Irkutsk region accuses police of plying a 54-year-old man with alcohol and forcing him to sign papers for military service in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/family-in-russias-irkutsk-region-accuses-police-of-plying-a-54-year",
        "published": "2026-09-28T18:42:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}