{
  "id": 12929974,
  "title": "Russian missile strike on apartment building in Pryluky, northern Ukraine, kills 22 people, including five children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-missile-strike-on-apartment-building-in-pryluky-northern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T18:24:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/08/russian-missile-strike-on-apartment-building-in-pryluky-northern-ukraine-kills-22-people-including-five-children"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 7, a Russian Kh-101 missile struck a five-story apartment building in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuring 54 others. The victims included five children and entire families. Among the deceased were Viktoria Bondarenko, Kateryna Antypenko, and their 1-year-old son, Sasha; Oleksandr Ivanchenko, Yulia, and their children Maksym and Iryna; and Oleh Malysh and his mother-in-law, Liudmyla Oleh Malysh. The strike occurred in the early morning hours when many residents were still asleep. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, stating it was a \"gift\" from President Putin for his birthday, killing children and people. The city of Pryluky declared three days of mourning in remembrance of the victims.",
  "summary": "The search and rescue operation has ended at the site of a strike on a five-story apartment building in Pryluky, in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. A Russian Kh-101 missile partially destroyed the building on the morning of October 7, when many residents were still asleep. The strike killed 22 people, including entire families with children. Five children were killed in all. Another 54 people,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy orders assistance for Pryluky residents left homeless by Russian strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/zelenskyy-orders-assistance-for-pryluky-residents-left-homeless-by",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:43:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "At least 32 killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/at-least-32-killed-in-russian-strikes-across-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:49:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Russian attack on Ukraine busses part of 'a steady increase in attacks on civilians'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-attack-on-ukraine-busses-part-of-a-steady-increase-in-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Russian glide bomb strikes in Kramatorsk kill at least 33",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ukraine-war-latest-russian-glide-bomb-strikes-in-kramatorsk-kill-at",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:55:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukraine hit a data center operated by the Russian tech giant Yandex. How vulnerable is Russia’s internet to further drone attacks?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ukraine-hit-a-data-center-operated-by-the-russian-tech-giant-yandex",
        "published": "2026-10-08T17:57:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Russian strikes kill at least 30 in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-strikes-kill-at-least-30-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Russian strikes kill at least 30 in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/russian-strikes-kill-at-least-30-in-ukraine-12933065",
        "published": "2026-10-08T19:12:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}