{
  "id": 10544035,
  "title": "Russia pummels Kyiv in latest deadly daytime attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-pummels-kyiv-in-latest-deadly-daytime-attack-10544035",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T21:33:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/09/29/russia-pummels-kyiv-in-latest-deadly-daytime-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kyiv suffered a devastating daytime attack from Russian drones, as Ukrainian rescuers battled to control a fire at a medical center in the city center. The National Academy of Sciences, located in the historic heart of Kyiv, became the latest target of intense Russian drone assaults. Video footage showed a high-speed drone crashing into the academy, igniting a blaze that engulfed part of the building. Ukrainian officials reported casualties, including one death and multiple injuries.\n\nThe National Academy of Sciences is situated near key cultural sites and government buildings, making it a prime target for Russian aggression. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack as \"Russian terror and barbarity,\" specifically targeting Ukrainian scientists, educators, and cultural institutions. Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed four lives and wounded at least 19 more, as well as causing damage to civilian infrastructure in several regions.\n\nPrime Minister Sergiy Koretsky called for increased Western military support, particularly US-made Patriot interceptors, as the conflict enters its fifth year. He warned that winter conditions could further strain Ukraine's already overburdened emergency services, urging vulnerable civilians to relocate before the cold season sets in. European defense ministers discussed the potential need for a European Union-style emergency mechanism to counter Russia's escalating campaign of sabotage and interference.",
  "summary": "Russia has increasingly deployed newer jet-powered drones that are faster and harder to intercept than traditional models as the war enters its fifth year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russia pummels Kyiv in latest deadly daytime attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-pummels-kyiv-in-latest-deadly-daytime-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-28T20:13:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russia pummels Kyiv in latest deadly daytime attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/russia-pummels-kyiv-in-latest-deadly-daytime-attack-10544405",
        "published": "2026-09-28T21:33:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Ukraine hit with deadly wave of Russian drone strikes in Kyiv and across the country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/ukraine-hit-with-deadly-wave-of-russian-drone-strikes-in-kyiv-and",
        "published": "2026-09-28T22:00:28.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}