{
  "id": 2634584,
  "title": "Putin warns of wider strikes after Ukraine targets Russian economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/putin-warns-of-wider-strikes-after-ukraine-targets-russian-economy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T19:34:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1542309/putin-warns-of-wider-strikes-after-ukraine-targets-russian-economy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine that targeting Russia's economic infrastructure will be met with severe retaliation. According to the Daily Times and Business Recorder, Putin stated that Ukraine had \"opened Pandora's box\" and would face a response targeting its \"most sensitive economic sectors\".\n\nThe comments come after Ukraine escalated a campaign of drone strikes targeting Russian economic infrastructure, including oil refineries and online retailers' warehouses. The New Voice of Ukraine reported that Ukraine's Defense Ministry said it had destroyed a logistics hub belonging to Russian online marketplace Ozon.\n\nPutin also claimed that Russia would be able to replace Ukrainian grain exports, which have been jeopardized by Russian strikes against Ukrainian economic infrastructure, and that there would be no shortage on the global market. The Ajel English reported that Putin said Ukraine had \"opened the gates of hell\" by targeting Russian economic sites.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Wadephul expects a positive result from Patriot missile talks for Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/wadephul-expects-a-positive-result-from-patriot-missile-talks-for",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Putin says Ukraine opened ’Pandora’s box’ with strikes on economic targets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/putin-says-ukraine-opened-pandoras-box-with-strikes-on-economic",
        "published": "2026-08-22T16:06:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Putin says Ukraine opened 'Pandora's box' with strikes on economic targets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/putin-says-ukraine-opened-pandoras-box-with-strikes-on-economic-2610496",
        "published": "2026-08-22T16:32:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Putin warns Ukraine has 'opened the gates of hell' with attacks on Russian economic targets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/putin-warns-ukraine-has-opened-the-gates-of-hell-with-attacks-on",
        "published": "2026-08-22T17:50:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}