{
  "id": 2187138,
  "title": "Ukraine offers cash rewards for capturing Russian soldiers and close-combat kills",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ukraine-offers-cash-rewards-for-capturing-russian-soldiers-and-close",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/20/ukraine-offers-cash-rewards-for-capturing-russian-soldiers-and-close-combat-kills/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The group that captures a Russian soldier shares a reward of 100,000 hryvnias (~$2,225), while each confirmed kill in small-arms or hand-to-hand combat, backed by video, brings 15,000 hryvnias (~$335).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "EU offers support but defers to Ukraine on elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/eu-offers-support-but-defers-to-ukraine-on-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}