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  "id": 13206580,
  "title": "War in Ukraine today: latest news, 09 October 2026 (photo)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/war-in-ukraine-today-latest-news-09-october-2026-photo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:39:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrainian Women's Guard (UAVarta)",
    "slug": "ukrainian-women-s-guard-uavarta",
    "url": "https://uavarta.org/en/war-in-ukraine-today-latest-news-09-october-2026-photo/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, specifically in the Kharkiv oblast near Kupiansk. The Defense Forces are holding their defensive lines and repelling enemy attempts to advance.\n\nA drone attack damaged a Yandex data center in Russia's Kaluga Oblast, disabling several modules at the facility. According to Yandex, some of its services may experience disruptions as a result. The company reported no injuries at the facility.\n\nSeparately, twenty Russian officers were killed in Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk, according to independent monitors. Russia forcibly removed 25 Ukrainian civilians, including children, from occupied Kharkiv Oblast. Russian airports were closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raids. Ukraine confirmed strikes on a Russian cruise missile fuel plant and missile facilities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "14-Year-Old Girl Accused of Poisoning, Strangling Ukrainian Soldier on Russian Handler’s Video Call",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/14-year-old-girl-accused-of-poisoning-strangling-ukrainian-soldier-on",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:55:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Siberian teen reportedly dies by suicide after studying and working at Alabuga, where drones are assembled for Russia’s war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/siberian-teen-reportedly-dies-by-suicide-after-studying-and-working",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:17:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia seeking sanctions relief from U.S. in talks on possible Ukraine energy truce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/russia-seeking-sanctions-relief-from-u-s-in-talks-on-possible-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi foils Russia’s plan to encircle the Donbas, ISW analysis shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ukraines-operation-vivaldi-foils-russias-plan-to-encircle-the-donbas",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:04:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "African countries ask Ukraine to return citizens who fought for Russia and were captured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/african-countries-ask-ukraine-to-return-citizens-who-fought-for",
        "published": "2026-10-09T17:07:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Drones strike another Yandex data center in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ukraine-war-latest-drones-strike-another-yandex-data-center-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:12:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}