{
  "id": 1729340,
  "title": "Russia claims more than 1,600 drones attacked in 24 hours and says all were shot down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/russia-claims-more-than-1-600-drones-attacked-in-24-hours-and-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-claims-air-defenses-downed-more-than-1-600-drones-in-24-hours-50633757.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia's Defense Ministry claimed that its air defenses had downed more than 1,600 drones, 10 guided aerial bombs and two HIMARS rockets over the past 24 hours, according to Russian state media on Aug. 18.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia claims it downed a record 1,671 drones—as fires burn across Moscow Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/russia-claims-it-downed-a-record-1-671-drones-as-fires-burn-across",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:16:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why is Russia threatening UK with ‘consequences’ over Ukraine drones?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/why-is-russia-threatening-uk-with-consequences-over-ukraine-drones",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:49:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}