{
  "id": 2752674,
  "title": "Putin Claims Strikes Have “Positive” Impact After Deadly Mall Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/putin-claims-strikes-have-positive-impact-after-deadly-mall-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T07:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82924"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin made cynical statements justifying strikes on Ukraine during an interview with state media propagandist Pavel Zarubin on Aug. 22, after a Russian attack on a Kryvyi Rih shopping center killed 16 people and injured 140. Putin claimed Russian strikes impact combat operations in a “positive way” and stated that Kyiv “opened a Pandora’s box” by attacking Russian…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}