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  "id": 2761526,
  "title": "Ukraine: Zelensky asks for more Patriot interceptors as civilian deaths hit highest level since 2022",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ukraine-zelensky-asks-for-more-patriot-interceptors-as-civilian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:05:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/ukraine-zelensky-asks-for-more-patriot-interceptors-as-civilian-deaths-hit-highest-level-since-2022"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kryvyi Rih is still digging through the wreckage. The Russian strike on a shopping centre there, in President Zelensky's own hometown, has now claimed at least sixteen lives, with several people still unaccounted for. It has added urgency to the request Zelensky has been making for months: he needs Patriot interceptors as the threat of winter looms. Camille Knight has more.",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Zelensky, former Trump envoy Kellogg discuss Ukraine's air defense needs during visit to Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelensky-former-trump-envoy-kellogg-discuss-ukraines-air-defense",
        "published": "2026-08-23T01:20:39.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda arrives in Kyiv ahead of Ukraine's Independence Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/lithuanian-president-gitanas-nauseda-arrives-in-kyiv-ahead-of",
        "published": "2026-08-23T06:14:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Zelensky says wartime elections would 'split' Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelensky-says-wartime-elections-would-split-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:17:17.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Ukraine continues talks on using Starlink in Russia for long-range drones – Zelensky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ukraine-continues-talks-on-using-starlink-in-russia-for-long-range",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Prime minister in Kyiv: Russia shouldn't count on us tiring of Ukraine support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/prime-minister-in-kyiv-russia-shouldnt-count-on-us-tiring-of-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:50:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Zelensky rejects wartime elections, says would ‘split’ Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelensky-rejects-wartime-elections-says-would-split-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-23T09:00:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
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