{
  "id": 11485778,
  "title": "Russian forces occupy Staropetrivka, expand control near Staroukrainka by 8.15 sq km – DeepState",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/russian-forces-occupy-staropetrivka-expand-control-near-staroukrainka",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T17:01:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1213761.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian forces have occupied Staropetrivka and expanded their zone of sustained control near Staroukrainka in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to data from the OSINT project DeepState. The area of the zone of sustained control has increased by 8.15 square kilometers, from 47,356 to 47,365 square kilometers. Additionally, the gray zone near Staroukrainka has decreased by 1.97 square kilometers, from 41 to 39.03 square kilometers, as Russian troops have advanced in the area. Staropetrivka is now marked as occupied by Russian forces on the updated map.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}