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  "id": 2077763,
  "title": "Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/captured-ukrainian-born-soldiers-tell-bbc-why-they-fought-for-russia-2077763",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:01:24.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9nr195drzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "summary": "Men born in Ukraine who fought for Russia are tried for treason, but at a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine, many believe they were defending their homeland.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Captured Ukrainian-born soldiers tell BBC why they fought for Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/captured-ukrainian-born-soldiers-tell-bbc-why-they-fought-for-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:01:24.000Z"
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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."
}