{
  "id": 414427,
  "title": "Russia kills several in Ukraine, targets energy infrastructure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/russia-kills-several-in-ukraine-targets-energy-infrastructure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/248073/world/russia-kills-several-in-ukraine-targets-energy-infrastructure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Overnight Russian strikes in Ukraine have claimed the lives of at least five civilians, targeting infrastructure critical to the nation's energy and food security. In Kharkiv, two elderly men were killed when a high-rise in the Saltivskyi district was hit, with 21 others sustaining injuries. Kherson's Berislavsky district was also hit, resulting in the death of a 61-year-old woman. Meanwhile, in Pavlohrad, nine people, including four children, were wounded in an attack near a shopping mall.\n\nThe Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, reported that Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure across multiple regions, including Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kiev, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, and Donetsk. Additionally, Ukrainian drone attacks killed three civilians in Belgorod, Russia. Overnight, Russia launched a barrage of ballistic, antiship, and anti-radar missiles, as well as over 200 Shahed drones, targeting 22 locations across Ukraine, with missile remnants found at six sites.\n\nRussia's attacks on Odesa's energy sector and port have severely damaged infrastructure, killing at least eight people and causing power outages. Zelensky emphasized that these attacks pose a threat to global food security due to the port's role in exporting grain worldwide. In northeastern Sumy, two oil refineries were struck, further impacting Ukraine's energy landscape.",
  "summary": "Agencieskiev/moscowAn overnight Russian attack on an apartment building has killed two people in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv as Moscow also keeps up its attacks on Ukrai...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian-made ballistic missiles could hit Russia in the fall, Zelensky says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ukraine-war-latest-ukrainian-made-ballistic-missiles-could-hit-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-09T16:26:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight strikes that leave 7 dead, many injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/russia-and-ukraine-exchange-overnight-strikes-that-leave-7-dead-many",
        "published": "2026-08-09T20:07:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}