{
  "id": 10642394,
  "title": "Occupying forces kill two children in Ukraine in past day, seven wounded – National Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/occupying-forces-kill-two-children-in-ukraine-in-past-day-seven",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1211493.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over the past day, Russian occupying forces in Ukraine have caused the deaths of two children and the wounding of seven others, according to the National Police of Ukraine. This grim toll is part of a broader tragedy that has claimed the lives of 748 children and injured 2,924 since the start of the full-scale invasion, as reported by law enforcement data. Additionally, 2,363 children have been reported missing during this period, though these figures exclude those from active combat zones or temporarily occupied territories.\n\nThere is a glimmer of hope amidst the devastation, with 46 children located over the past day, bringing the total to 59,339 since the beginning of the conflict. Of these, six children have been returned to their families, raising the cumulative figure to 2,650 over the entire period of the full-scale invasion.\n\nIn a related development, 169 criminal proceedings have been initiated in response to war crimes allegedly committed by Russian Armed Forces personnel on Ukrainian territory over the past day, a total of 226,648 such cases since the inception of the full-scale invasion.",
  "summary": "Two children were killed, seven others were wounded, and one child went missing as a result of actions by Russian occupying forces over the past day, the National Police of Ukraine reported on its Telegram channel on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian occupying forces killed two children and wounded seven in Ukraine.",
    "748 children killed and 2,924 injured since invasion began.",
    "46 children located in past day, 2,650 returned overall."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "PATHWAYS TO PEACE: Ukraine hoping SA will announce progress on returning abducted children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pathways-to-peace-ukraine-hoping-sa-will-announce-progress-on",
        "published": "2026-09-29T10:28:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}