{
  "id": 5046634,
  "title": "Indonesia investigates reports of 8 citizens fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/indonesia-investigates-reports-of-8-citizens-fighting-in-russias-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:17:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3366094/indonesia-investigates-reports-8-citizens-fighting-russias-war-against-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indonesia on Wednesday said the government was ascertaining reports that eight of its citizens who applied for civilian jobs allegedly ended up fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said authorities were checking the identities and hiring processes involved, which offered attractive perks such as…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,491,030 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-491-030-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:20:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine races to shield its power grid as Russia deploys faster, more lethal weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ukraine-races-to-shield-its-power-grid-as-russia-deploys-faster-more",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}