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  "id": 1069898,
  "title": "Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ukraine-strikes-major-russian-rocket-factory-with-cruise-missiles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T15:46:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/ukraine-strikes-major-russian-rocket-factory-with-cruise-missiles/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday that Ukrainian forces had successfully struck a major Russian rocket factory with ground-launched cruise missiles. The Progress Rocket Space Center, located in Russia's Samara region, was targeted, marking a significant blow to Russia's space and military capabilities. The facility, which is responsible for assembling the Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-5 rockets and building military satellites, was hit by Flamingo missiles, according to Zelenskyy's confirmation on social media platform X.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Ukraine halts strikes on Russian port tankers: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ukraine-halts-strikes-on-russian-port-tankers-report",
        "published": "2026-08-12T14:15:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ukraine-says-it-hit-russian-rocket-centre-linked-to-starlink-style",
        "published": "2026-08-15T12:24:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Ukraine says it hit Russian rocket centre linked to Starlink-style network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ukraine-says-it-hit-russian-rocket-centre-linked-to-starlink-style-1042079",
        "published": "2026-08-15T13:18:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Ukraine Strikes Russian Rocket Centre Supporting Starlink-Style Network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ukraine-strikes-russian-rocket-centre-supporting-starlink-style",
        "published": "2026-08-15T14:22:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms package",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ukraine-hits-russian-starlink-style-network-moscow-tracks-arms-package",
        "published": "2026-08-15T15:50:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}