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  "id": 1223684,
  "title": "Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, three wounded — Official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-three-wounded-official-1223684",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:24:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-three-wounded-official/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Moscow region, a series of 600 drones targeted the area over the course of an overnight assault, resulting in three people being wounded, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin who reported this on Sunday. Sobyanin also mentioned that 201 drones were destroyed within the Moscow region during the same timeframe. Additionally, three individuals were killed and another wounded in Russia's southern Rostov region, which borders Ukraine. Rostov region governor Yuri Sliusar confirmed the fatalities and injuries, stating that Russian forces destroyed over 150 drones and missiles in the southern region, damaging residential and industrial buildings in the Kamensky district.",
  "summary": "A massive overnight drone attack targeted the Moscow region with 600 drones, wounding three people as Ukraine escalates long-range strikes into Russia. Read More: https://punchng.com/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-three-wounded-official/",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, 3 people wounded: mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-3-people-wounded-mayor",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:17:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, 3 wounded, says mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-3-wounded-says-mayor",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:35:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Russia Claims 600 Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow Overnight, 3 Hurt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/russia-claims-600-ukrainian-drones-targeted-moscow-overnight-3-hurt",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:15:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Moscow region targeted by 600 drones overnight, three wounded — Official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/moscow-region-targeted-by-600-drones-overnight-three-wounded-official",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:10:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Moscow says 600 drones targeted region overnight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/moscow-says-600-drones-targeted-region-overnight",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:13:00.000Z"
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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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