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  "id": 1532329,
  "title": "Ukraine war latest: Over 239,000 KIA Russian soldiers identified by media investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ukraine-war-latest-over-239-000-kia-russian-soldiers-identified-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T17:34:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-over-239-000-kia-russian-soldiers-identified-by-media-investigation/"
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  "summary": "Key developments on Aug. 17: * Over 239,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine identified by media investigation * Ukraine's acting police chief reveals scale of draft evasion investigations * New Russian drone launch pads near Ukraine put NATO countries in range, Telegraph reports * Russia, North Korea to continue cooperation 'in all sectors,' Putin says on Korean Liberation Day Russian…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/russian-court-jails-a-kremlin-critic-for-11-years-for-opposing-the",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Ukraine's state energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ukraines-state-energy-company-says-its-facilities-seriously-damaged",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:52:10.000Z"
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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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