{
  "id": 2117788,
  "title": "Banderol, Russia’s new low-cost weapon testing Ukraine’s air defences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/banderol-russias-new-low-cost-weapon-testing-ukraines-air-defences",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:29:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/banderol-russias-new-low-cost-weapon-testing-ukraines-air-defences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia is stepping up its use of the Banderol, a relatively cheap new weapon that carries a smaller warhead than conventional cruise missiles but can force Ukraine to use the same scarce and costly air defences to intercept it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russia and Ukraine are sending assault groups deep behind enemy lines, blurring the front line",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/russia-and-ukraine-are-sending-assault-groups-deep-behind-enemy-lines",
        "published": "2026-08-20T08:49:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia stops mass-producing Kinzhals amid accuracy problems, but 50 missiles remain ready for Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/russia-stops-mass-producing-kinzhals-amid-accuracy-problems-but-50",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:59:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}