{
  "id": 11152848,
  "title": "Why Japan is looking to Ukraine’s front lines to overhaul its defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/why-japan-is-looking-to-ukraines-front-lines-to-overhaul-its-defences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3369451/why-japan-looking-ukraines-front-lines-overhaul-its-defences"
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  "summary": "Japan is increasingly tapping into Ukraine’s war experience against Russia as a valuable source of intelligence on military technologies that could strengthen its defensive and offensive capabilities. A visit to Kyiv this week by senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former Japanese defence minister Itsunori Onodera demonstrates this interest, analysts say, against the backdrop of…",
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        "title": "Russia launches major attack on Ukraine’s energy grid, causing power cuts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/russia-launches-major-attack-on-ukraines-energy-grid-causing-power",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:21:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine urges US sanctions on suppliers to Russia’s Rassvet satellite network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ukraine-urges-us-sanctions-on-suppliers-to-russias-rassvet-satellite",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:11:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian forces launch 100+ drones in overnight attack against Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/russian-forces-launch-100-drones-in-overnight-attack-against-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Ukraine scrambles as Russia’s jet drones breach Kyiv’s defences",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ukraine-scrambles-as-russias-jet-drones-breach-kyivs-defences",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:09:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Russia launches massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, forcing power cuts ahead of winter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/russia-launches-massive-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-grid-forcing-power",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:21:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Asia Times",
        "title": "Russia’s jet-powered drones mark a deadly evolution in Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/russias-jet-powered-drones-mark-a-deadly-evolution-in-ukraine-war",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:43:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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