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  "id": 4300756,
  "title": "Russia targets Ukraine ammunition warehouse in deadliest strike this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/russia-targets-ukraine-ammunition-warehouse-in-deadliest-strike-this-4300756",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T22:57:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/at-least-37-killed-in-russian-strike-on-ukrainian-ammunition-warehouse-20260830-p60spo.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing weapons near Kyiv has killed at least 37 people, according to multiple reports. The attack triggered a chain of massive explosions, destroying dozens of nearby homes and buildings. The warehouse was located in the village of Myla, west of Kyiv, and Ukrainian authorities said it may have been illegally storing munitions.\n\nThe strike, which occurred on August 29, is considered the deadliest attack in Ukraine this year. The explosions and fires swept through surrounding homes, including a care facility for the elderly and disabled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the situation as \"terrible\" and blamed the storage of explosives near populated areas.\n\nIn a separate attack, a Russian strike on southern Odesa Oblast killed one person and set grain trucks on fire. Five trucks loaded with grain were destroyed and three more damaged in the Izmail district, which is home to Ukraine's largest Danube port. The attack is part of a campaign against the food supply, and Ukraine is one of the world's largest suppliers of wheat, maize, and sunflower.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/russia-plans-new-ground-attack-on-kyiv-ukraine-warns",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:01:28.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/germany-plans-to-blame-russia-for-foiled-leipzig-drone-attack",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:59:22.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia launches third attack on Ukraine’s largest Danube port this month, during peak of wheat harvest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/russia-launches-third-attack-on-ukraines-largest-danube-port-this",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:22:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine has no plans to lower upper mobilization age limit to 55",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ukraine-has-no-plans-to-lower-upper-mobilization-age-limit-to-55",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Russia targets Ukraine ammunition warehouse in deadliest strike this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/russia-targets-ukraine-ammunition-warehouse-in-deadliest-strike-this",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:57:20.000Z"
      }
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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."
}