{
  "id": 5275040,
  "title": "Russia strikes Odesa, damaging apartment building and injuring 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/russia-strikes-odesa-damaging-apartment-building-and-injuring-17",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:29:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/03/russia-strikes-odesa-damaging-apartment-building-and-injuring-17"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 3, Russian forces launched an attack on Odesa, causing damage to an apartment building and injuring 17 people, including three children. The attack targeted a 21-story residential building, damaging 20 apartments and 12 nearby cars. Serhiy Lysak, head of the city’s military administration, reported the incident. Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa region, confirmed the damage. Russian forces are known to conduct frequent assaults on Odesa and the Odesa region using missiles and drones. According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, the targets are infrastructure such as ports and warehouses used by the Ukrainian military. However, Odesa authorities claim the attacks primarily hit civilian infrastructure and residential buildings.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck Odesa overnight on September 3, said Serhiy Lysak, head of the city’s military administration.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian forces attacked Odesa on September 3.",
    "17 people injured, including three children.",
    "Apartment building damaged, 20 apartments affected."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia attacks key energy facilities in Odesa Oblast, leaving 350,000 households without power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/russia-attacks-key-energy-facilities-in-odesa-oblast-leaving-350-000",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}