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  "id": 6255584,
  "title": "Russia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russia-pounds-kyiv-one-day-after-visit-by-witkoff-and-kushner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:00:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/russia-pounds-kyiv-one-day-after-visit-by-witkoff-and-kushner/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kyiv, Ukraine was hit by a missile and drone attack on Tuesday morning, resulting in the deaths of two people and injuries to ten others. The assault, which involved both ballistic and cruise missiles as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, caused significant damage to residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure in the capital, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The attack came just one day after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv and Moscow in an attempt to restart stalled peace talks. The strikes also targeted civilian facilities in the Odesa and Kharkiv regions, and damaged a passenger train between Kyiv and Sumy, though all 90 passengers and crew were able to evacuate. In response to the scale of the Russian attack, military aircraft were deployed by neighboring Poland to protect its airspace.",
  "summary": "Kyiv — Russia pounded Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with missiles and drones on Tuesday morning, killing two people, one day after US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the region in an attempt to kickstart stalled peace talks. Explosions rang out in the city early Tuesday local time, according to a CNN reporter in Kyiv, in … The post Russia pounds Kyiv one day after visit by Witkoff and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Russia Pounds Kyiv With Missiles and Drones, Killing 2, Injuring 7 as US Envoys Leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russia-pounds-kyiv-with-missiles-and-drones-killing-2-injuring-7-as",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:51:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv as US envoys leave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russian-ballistic-missiles-hit-kyiv-as-us-envoys-leave",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:07:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Photos reveal aftermath of major Russian missile strike on Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/photos-reveal-aftermath-of-major-russian-missile-strike-on-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-08T05:28:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Two dead as Russia resumes strikes on Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/two-dead-as-russia-resumes-strikes-on-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:10:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Kyiv resume as soon as Witkoff, Kushner peace talks end",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russian-strikes-on-kyiv-resume-as-soon-as-witkoff-kushner-peace-talks",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:48:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Russian forces resume strikes on Kyiv, killing two",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russian-forces-resume-strikes-on-kyiv-killing-two",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:57:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Kyiv resume after pause for Witkoff and Kushner visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russian-strikes-on-kyiv-resume-after-pause-for-witkoff-and-kushner",
        "published": "2026-09-08T08:22:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/russia-pounds-kyiv-after-pause-for-visit-of-us-envoys",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:23:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
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