{
  "id": 14149523,
  "title": "Russian strike collapses a Kharkiv apartment stairwell and kills three, days after the US waived sanctions on Russia’s diesel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-strike-collapses-a-kharkiv-apartment-stairwell-and-kills",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T07:53:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/13/russian-strike-collapses-a-kharkiv-apartment-stairwell-and-kills-three-days-after-the-us-waived-sanctions-on-russias-diesel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 12 October, Russian artillery strikes in Kharkiv's Kholodnohirskyi district collapsed an apartment stairwell, killing three people. Rescue workers recovered the bodies from the rubble overnight. Survivors reported experiencing fire, falling glass, and leaving behind pets. The attack came days after the United States waived sanctions on Russian diesel, anticipating Kyiv to cease hitting Russian refineries. Russia targets Ukrainian cities daily in preparation for a winter campaign against Ukrainian infrastructure, while its oil exports fund the drones and missiles they use. A halt to Ukraine's refinery strikes without an equal halt to Russia's attacks would maintain Moscow's fuel income while Kharkiv clears the rubble. Estonia's Prime Minister urged Europe to assist Ukraine in destroying those refineries instead.",
  "summary": "Rescuers dug through the night to reach the people buried in the four-story building, while the White House still wants Kyiv to stop striking Russian refineries.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian artillery strike collapses Kharkiv apartment stairwell, killing three",
    "US waives sanctions on Russia’s diesel, ahead of Ukraine’s ceasefire",
    "Russia targets Ukrainian cities daily, preparing for winter campaign"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills three",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-strike-on-ukraines-kharkiv-kills-three",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:08:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian Banderol strike kills three, injures 15 in Kharkiv as apartment building section collapses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-banderol-strike-kills-three-injures-15-in-kharkiv-as",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "UATV English",
        "title": "Russian Overnight Attack Kills Three in Kharkiv, Wounds 15; Strikes Also Hit Kyiv Region, Rivne, Lviv Region, and Izium",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-overnight-attack-kills-three-in-kharkiv-wounds-15-strikes",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:32:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "How does the U.S.-Russia diesel deal impact India | Explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/how-does-the-u-s-russia-diesel-deal-impact-india-explained",
        "published": "2026-10-13T07:39:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "US midterms: Iran war, Russia diesel supply deal expose 'growing' divide between Trump, Republicans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-midterms-iran-war-russia-diesel-supply-deal-expose-growing-divide",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:24:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yle News Finland",
        "title": "Finnish foreign minister calls on EU to ban Russian tourist visas, slams Trump lifting sanctions on diesel from Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/finnish-foreign-minister-calls-on-eu-to-ban-russian-tourist-visas",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:48:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Sybiha calls for tougher sanctions against Russia following strike on ships near Bulgaria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/sybiha-calls-for-tougher-sanctions-against-russia-following-strike-on",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:21:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}