{
  "id": 2416116,
  "title": "Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones set Russia's Perm oil refinery ablaze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ukraine-war-latest-ukrainian-drones-set-russias-perm-oil-refinery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukrainian-drones-attacked-oil-refinery-in-russias-perm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 21, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed a drone strike targeting Russia's Perm oil refinery. The incident, captured in videos shared by Ukraine's Exilenova+ Telegram channel, reportedly left the city of Perm, located around 1,500 kilometers away, engulfed in flames.\n\nUkrainian officials warned citizens of incoming drones around 6:30 a.m. local time. In response, temporary restrictions were imposed at Bolshoe Savino airport in Perm. However, these restrictions were later lifted.\n\nRussia's Defense Ministry claimed to have shot down 325 Ukrainian drones overnight. Nonetheless, OSINT analysts from the independent Russian Telegram channel ASTRA geolocated footage indicating smoke near the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Perm.\n\nThe same day, Russia launched a drone strike on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 14 people, including 22 children, and injuring over 100 others. Ukrainian President Zelensky condemned the attack, calling it \"an absolutely cynical and vile strike by the Russians against an ordinary shopping center in Kryvyi Rih.\"\n\nMeanwhile, a retired FSB general, Igor Laptev, was found dead in his Moscow apartment with a gunshot wound to the head. Russian media reported Laptev's death as a suicide on August 20, though Russian authorities have not officially confirmed the report.",
  "summary": "Key developments on Aug. 21: * Zelensky confirms drone attack on oil refinery in Russia's Perm * Russian double-tap strike on shopping center in Kryvyi Rih kills at least 14, injures more than 100 * Ukrainian attack on Russian air base damages Su-34 bomber * Retired FSB general found dead in Moscow, Russian media report * More than 80 Ukrainian soldiers deserted during training in Germany, media…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/russian-drones-kill-14-people-at-a-shopping-mall-in-a-central",
        "published": "2026-08-21T18:39:07.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/russias-fsb-arrests-suspects-in-sabotage-plot-that-moscow-alleges-was",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:09:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrainian Women's Guard (UAVarta)",
        "title": "War in Ukraine today: latest news, 21 August 2026 (photo)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/war-in-ukraine-today-latest-news-21-august-2026-photo",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:26:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}