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  "id": 1233450,
  "title": "Mass drone attack hits Moscow as Russia launches deadly strikes in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/mass-drone-attack-hits-moscow-as-russia-launches-deadly-strikes-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T08:15:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/16/mass-drone-attack-hits-moscow-as-russia-launches-deadly-strikes-in-ukraine_6756558_4.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Moscow was hit by a large-scale drone attack, with Moscow's mayor saying about 600 Ukrainian drones were launched towards the city overnight. A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit in the attack. Three people were injured in the attack, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who said roughly a third of the drones Ukraine launched at the capital had been destroyed.\n\nIn Ukraine, Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Ukraine said it shot down three Russian missiles and nearly 100 drones. Firefighters were tackling a fire that started overnight at a market in the capital, Kyiv, after it was hit by Russian missiles and drones.\n\nAir-raid sirens sounded multiple times in Kyiv, with at least six people, including a child, reportedly injured, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. In other parts of Ukraine, officials reported multiple casualties. In Russia, Moscow regional governor Andrey Vorobyov described the drone assault as one of the most massive in recent memory.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,467,320 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-467-320-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:45:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-of-its-largest-aerial-attacks-of-the-war-killing",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:42:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ukraine-launches-one-of-its-largest-aerial-attacks-of-the-war-killing-1232707",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:53:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Three killed as Russia launches fresh aerial attacks across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/three-killed-as-russia-launches-fresh-aerial-attacks-across-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:14:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Three killed as Russia launches fresh aerial attacks across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/three-killed-as-russia-launches-fresh-aerial-attacks-across-ukraine-1236911",
        "published": "2026-08-16T08:51:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}