{
  "id": 11224107,
  "title": "Russian drone hits Kyiv school while children and teachers shelter inside, mayor says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/russian-drone-hits-kyiv-school-while-children-and-teachers-shelter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:25:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/01/russian-drone-hits-kyiv-school-while-children-and-teachers-shelter-inside-mayor-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian forces carried out drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko of Kyiv. One of the attacks targeted a school building in the Solomianskyi district where children and teachers were sheltering at the time. Fortunately, no one was injured. The drone also ignited a fire on the first floor of a nearby 16-story apartment building, causing additional cars parked in the vicinity to catch fire. Klitschko reported that another drone attack in the Obolonskyi district set ablaze warehouses. According to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service, a single individual sustained injuries due to the explosions. In Odesa, an office building came under attack overnight on October 1, leading to one person being injured. Serhiy Lysak, who oversees Odesa’s city military administration, confirmed that the Russian assault had caused damage to the city's infrastructure, although he did not specify the extent of the destruction.",
  "summary": "Russia’s armed forces launched new drone strikes on Ukrainian cities. A Russian drone hit a school building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. The children and teachers were in a shelter at the time of the attack and were unharmed, he said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "School and nuclear facility hit in latest wave of Russian strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/school-and-nuclear-facility-hit-in-latest-wave-of-russian-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:02:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}