{
  "id": 14030623,
  "title": "Russia Strikes Kyiv High-Rise With a Shahed Drone: 2 Dead, At Least 9 Wounded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/russia-strikes-kyiv-high-rise-with-a-shahed-drone-2-dead-at-least-9",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:34:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86856"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, October 12, Russian forces targeted a residential high-rise in Kyiv using a Shahed drone, resulting in two fatalities and at least nine injuries, according to local authorities. The drone impacted a 25-story apartment building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district, between the 12th and 16th floors, around 7:19 p.m. local time. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported these casualties, adding that three injured individuals were hospitalized. Klitschko advised residents to stay in shelters as explosions continued to be heard throughout the city.\n\nEarlier that day, debris from a crashed drone ignited a fire near a building in Kyiv’s central Pechersk district, but emergency crews swiftly extinguished the flames, causing no casualties. President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the strikes during his evening address, urging allies, especially the United States, to exert greater pressure on Russia. He asserted that Russia was prolonging the war by persistently employing Shahed drones, in response to an American proposal. Zelensky emphasized the need for strength to compel Russia to cease the conflict.\n\nThis attack unfolded amidst escalating tensions between Ukraine and the US. Contrary to Kyiv's plea for increased pressure on Moscow, Trump announced a diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9. Under the agreement, Russia pledged to supply up to 4.8 million tons of fuel to US and global markets. The US Treasury subsequently lifted sanctions on Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, despite Trump having signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, which empowered him to impose sanctions on entities linked to Russia's war efforts. Trump's decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel, potentially in contravention of the law, came only three weeks after his sanctioning measures. Later, on October 11, Trump proposed an \"energy ceasefire\" between Russia and Ukraine, though neither nation had officially acknowledged the agreement.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck a 25-story apartment building in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district with a Shahed drone on Monday, Oct. 12, killing two people and injuring at least nine. According to local authorities, debris from a downed drone sparked a fire earlier, in the Pechersk district.",
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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."
}