{
  "id": 13113536,
  "title": "Zelensky accuses US of inaction as Russian strikes kill over 70 in two days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/zelensky-accuses-us-of-inaction-as-russian-strikes-kill-over-70-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T12:10:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/zelensky-accuses-us-of-inaction-as-russian-strikes-kill-over-70-in-two-days/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the United States of being unwilling to assist Ukraine following a wave of Russian attacks that have claimed over 70 lives in the span of two days. The death toll rose to 70 after a Russian bomb hit the city of Kramatorsk, killing at least 35 people, bringing the total death count over two days to 70. Earlier, a Russian guided aerial bomb struck a village in southeastern Dnipropetrovsk, killing two more individuals, while a drone attack in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk claimed one life.\n\nZelensky criticized Washington's efforts to forge economic ties with Russia while attempting to mediate the ongoing conflict. He highlighted the discrepancy between the US's stance on expanding Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite service for targeting Russian ballistic-missile launchers and the assertion by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the war is at a stalemate.\n\nZelensky stated, \"That's called unwillingness.\" He urged the US to open Starlink for Ukraine and lend a hand in defending their skies and gaining the upper hand. The Ukrainian leader emphasized that negotiations with Russia must take place concurrently with fighting the war.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky y accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after a Russian bomb attack on Thursday killed at least 35 people in the east, sending the two-day death toll from Russian strikes to over 70.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian jet-powered drone strikes infrastructure facility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russian-jet-powered-drone-strikes-infrastructure-facility",
        "published": "2026-10-09T12:32:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}