{
  "id": 12579499,
  "title": "Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 8",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-at-least-8-12579499",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261007/russian-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-at-least-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian missiles and drones targeted residential and civilian areas in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, resulting in at least eight casualties, according to Ukrainian officials. The attacks occurred the morning after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on X that Russia was preparing a large-scale assault. In Pryluky, a northern city in the Chernihiv region, a missile hit a high-rise apartment building, causing multiple fatalities and injuries. Viacheslav Chaus, head of the regional military administration, reported that four people were killed and 20 injured, including three children, with rubble removal efforts underway. Chaus shared photos showing a partially collapsed entrance of the affected building. In Kyiv, ballistic missiles struck the capital, with explosions heard throughout the city center around 3 a.m., resulting in the deaths of two individuals. A rocket also struck a nonresidential building in Kyiv's Podilskyi district, triggering a fire.",
  "summary": "KYIV, Ukraine — Russian missiles and drones hit residential and civilian sites in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight into Wednesday, killing at least eight people, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came the morning after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on X that Russia was preparing a massive strike. In the northern city of Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region, a missile struck a…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-at-least-8",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:12:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine kill six and injure more than 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-missile-and-drone-strikes-across-ukraine-kill-six-and-injure",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/russian-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-at-least-8-12582945",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:32:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}