{
  "id": 669041,
  "title": "Russia says Ukrainian attacks are pushing up global food prices, causing grain shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-says-ukrainian-attacks-are-pushing-up-global-food-prices",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/russia-says-ukrainian-attacks-are-pushing-global-food-prices-causing-grain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MOSCOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukrainian strikes on Russian grain and agricultural infrastructure were pushing up global food prices and exacerbating grain shortages, something she said served the interests of some Western countries. Zakharova made her comments in a statement issued after a wave of Ukrainian strikes on…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russia imports gasoline from India for the first time amid Ukrainian attacks on refineries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-imports-gasoline-from-india-for-the-first-time-amid-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-08-12T12:02:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia loses more than 260,000 drones to Ukrainian defenses this year alone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-loses-more-than-260-000-drones-to-ukrainian-defenses-this-year",
        "published": "2026-08-12T13:06:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}