{
  "id": 3545080,
  "title": "How a Ukrainian escaped Russian occupation – twice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/how-a-ukrainian-escaped-russian-occupation-twice",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:28:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/how-a-ukrainian-escaped-russian-occupation-twice/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "What does life for a Ukrainian under Russian occupation look like? Dmytro Kruk grew up under Russian occupation in Donetsk Oblast and escaped twice. In this interview, he describes forced Russian mobilization, passportization, propaganda, and the FSB filtration he endured while leaving the occupied territories.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian occupation court sentences 74-year-old woman to 14 years for $34 donation to Ukrainian military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/russian-occupation-court-sentences-74-year-old-woman-to-14-years-for",
        "published": "2026-08-26T13:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russia’s Military Historical Society says it’s preparing a ‘truthful’ textbook on Ukrainian history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/russias-military-historical-society-says-its-preparing-a-truthful",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:16:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}