{
  "id": 664883,
  "title": "Russian defense ministry claims capture of non-existent Ukrainian village",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russian-defense-ministry-claims-capture-of-non-existent-ukrainian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/moscow-touts-battlefield-victory-over-non-existent-ukrainian-village-50632017.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed its forces captured the non-existent village of Shcherbakovka in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, an announcement that Russian propaganda outlets are now actively disseminating, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported on August 12.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "No more than 9% of Ukrainian missiles and drones penetrate Russian air defenses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/no-more-than-9-of-ukrainian-missiles-and-drones-penetrate-russian-air",
        "published": "2026-08-12T06:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "MFA: No Russian law or decree can change legal status of Ukrainian territories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/mfa-no-russian-law-or-decree-can-change-legal-status-of-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-08-15T12:18:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}