{
  "id": 15901717,
  "title": "Ukrainian Red Cross Society opens aid center for victims of Russian attacks in Kharkiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ukrainian-red-cross-society-opens-aid-center-for-victims-of-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:33:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1224053.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) support center is functioning at a site in Kharkiv that was attacked by Russian forces, providing essential aid to victims. The center offers water, hot drinks, snacks, and psychological support to those affected. URCS stated that the assistance is tailored to individual needs, with supplies such as OSB boards, tarpaulins, hygiene kits, food parcels, sleeping kits, and drinking water distributed accordingly. The Ukrainian Red Cross emergency response team collaborated with other emergency services in Kharkiv's Novobavarskyi district, searching the affected areas, door-to-door, to identify those impacted by the attacks. They provided immediate medical care and psychological first aid to individuals experiencing acute stress reactions. Additionally, a URCS team is operating in the village of Korotych, which also suffered an overnight attack, assessing the needs of the affected population to determine the necessary assistance. On Wednesday, the URCS reported that Russian Armed Forces conducted strikes across Kharkiv and 13 other settlements in the region, resulting in two fatalities and 24 injuries, including two children. In Kharkiv alone, seven people sustained injuries, while two experienced acute stress reactions. In Korotych, an 83-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman were killed, and 11 individuals, including a two-month-old baby and an eight-year-old girl, suffered acute stress reactions.",
  "summary": "A support center run by the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) is operating at one of the sites in Kharkiv that was struck by Russian air attacks.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian Red Cross Society operates aid center in Kharkiv attacked by Russian forces",
    "Center provides water, snacks, psychological support to victims",
    "URCS teams assess needs in Korotych village after Russian attacks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Russian security forces detain German national who served in Ukrainian army",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russian-security-forces-detain-german-national-who-served-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T15:34:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}