{
  "id": 2780390,
  "title": "Southern African mothers plead for sons lured to Russia's war in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/southern-african-mothers-plead-for-sons-lured-to-russias-war-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T11:28:37.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260823-southern-african-mothers-plead-for-sons-lured-to-russia-s-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Moscow's war against Ukraine.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/zelenskyy-awarded-vikings-star-ballistic-missile-ceo-took-stage-and",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:55:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine's drone forces strike 27 energy facilities in occupied Crimea and southern territories in six days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ukraines-drone-forces-strike-27-energy-facilities-in-occupied-crimea",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks kill 5, injure 44 across Ukraine over past day, as jet-powered drone hits passenger train in Odesa Oblast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/russian-attacks-kill-5-injure-44-across-ukraine-over-past-day-as-jet",
        "published": "2026-08-23T08:53:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}