{
  "id": 2542642,
  "title": "Russian attacks kill at least 6, injure 26 across Ukraine, including strike on border crossing with Moldova",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-attacks-kill-at-least-6-injure-26-across-ukraine-including",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T08:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russia-kills-at-least-6-injures-26-civilians-in-latest-wave-of-attacks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian strikes in Ukraine killed at least six people and injured 26, according to officials on Aug. 22. The attacks targeted civilians across various regions, with three fatalities and 13 injuries reported in Kherson Oblast due to damage to homes and apartments. In Donetsk Oblast, one death and seven injuries, including five in Kramatorsk, occurred from Russian strikes. Sumy Oblast experienced a drone attack that killed one person and injured six, including a 12-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man whose truck was targeted. Kyiv suffered casualties when Russian forces launched a wave of ballistic missiles overnight, with an employee of Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, among the dead. Additionally, a Russian drone attack in Odesa Oblast damaged a border crossing with Moldova, though it has since been restored. Ukraine's air defense managed to intercept three surface-to-air missiles, six small cruise missiles, and a staggering 182 drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized the urgent need for new supplies of ballistic missile interceptors and other missiles to protect lives, as each day without air defense results in avoidable casualties. Meanwhile, Russia's relentless attacks have intensified, with one notable incident on Aug. 21 involving a double-tap attack on a shopping center in Kryvyi Rih, killing 16 and injuring 130.",
  "summary": "Ukraine's air defense shot down or suppressed three surface-to-air missiles, six small cruise missiles, and 182 drones.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Russian strikes in Ukraine kill at least two people, injure several others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-strikes-in-ukraine-kill-at-least-two-people-injure-several",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:02:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Ukraine kill two, officials say, a day after deadly attack on mall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-two-officials-say-a-day-after-deadly",
        "published": "2026-08-22T06:16:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 2 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-attacks-on-ukraine-kill-2-people-a-day-after-deadly-shopping",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:21:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Russian strike on Ukraine kills at least 2, a day after deadly mall attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-strike-on-ukraine-kills-at-least-2-a-day-after-deadly-mall",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "At least two killed in fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/at-least-two-killed-in-fresh-russian-strikes-on-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:36:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Russian ’double-tap’ strike on shopping centre in Ukraine kills 16 and wounds 130",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-double-tap-strike-on-shopping-centre-in-ukraine-kills-16-and",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:42:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 2 people a day after deadly shopping mall drone strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/russian-attacks-on-ukraine-kill-2-people-a-day-after-deadly-shopping-2531669",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Nine people, incl two children, missing after Russian attack on Kryvy Rih",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/nine-people-incl-two-children-missing-after-russian-attack-on-kryvy",
        "published": "2026-08-22T08:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "UATV English",
        "title": "Death Toll from Russian Strike on Shopping Center in Kryvyi Rih Rises to 16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/death-toll-from-russian-strike-on-shopping-center-in-kryvyi-rih-rises",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:13:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "At least 16 killed and over 100 wounded in Russian ‘double-tap’ strike on a Ukrainian shopping center",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/at-least-16-killed-and-over-100-wounded-in-russian-double-tap-strike",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:19:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}