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  "id": 14405592,
  "title": "Mephedrone dealer with seven convictions kills six Russian drone recon troops during Kupiansk offensive, including a secret FSB operative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/mephedrone-dealer-with-seven-convictions-kills-six-russian-drone",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:45:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/298269"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Russian serviceman named Alexei Korolev, who has multiple convictions, killed six Russian drone recon troops while serving on the front lines. Korolev, who served time in prison for distributing mephedrone, joined the military from prison. One of the victims, Rodion Kravets, was a secret FSB operative. The incident occurred during the Kupiansk offensive.",
  "summary": "A court in Russian-occupied Donetsk is currently hearing a criminal case against Russian serviceman Alexei Korolev, who is charged with murdering two or more people, along with large-scale extortion. The Insider found that Korolev is a repeat offender who went to the front from prison, where he was serving an 11-year sentence in a case involving large quantities of mephedrone, a synthetic…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/strikes-on-russian-data-centers-could-be-as-disruptive-as-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Russian strikes kill one, hit energy facilities in Kyiv, mayor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/russian-strikes-kill-one-hit-energy-facilities-in-kyiv-mayor-says",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:50:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Photos show horrific aftermath of Russian strike on apartment building in Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/photos-show-horrific-aftermath-of-russian-strike-on-apartment",
        "published": "2026-10-14T06:20:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian strike on Kyiv kills three, injures over 20; parts of city lose power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/russian-strike-on-kyiv-kills-three-injures-over-20-parts-of-city-lose",
        "published": "2026-10-14T06:57:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Ukraine: Russian missiles hit Kyiv homes and power plant, killing 3 and injuring 22",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-russian-missiles-hit-kyiv-homes-and-power-plant-killing-3-and",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:49:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Koretsky: occupiers target all three Kyiv thermal power plants overnight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/koretsky-occupiers-target-all-three-kyiv-thermal-power-plants",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:50:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
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