{
  "id": 6898915,
  "title": "Russian attacks kill 11, injure 96 across Ukraine as Odesa comes under mass overnight strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/russian-attacks-kill-11-injure-96-across-ukraine-as-odesa-comes-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T09:03:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-11-injure-96-across-ukraine-as-odesa-comes-under-mass-overnight-strike/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Overnight, Russian forces launched a barrage of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, killing at least 11 people and injuring 96. Odesa Oblast bore the brunt of the assault, with 35 individuals injured, including a five-month-old infant and a 17-year-old. The city of Odesa itself suffered damage to a multi-story residential building.\n\nRussia deployed a total of 129 attack drones, including Shahed-type and jet-powered models, as well as eight Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles. Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 110 targets, with debris falling at additional locations.\n\nIn Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, two people were killed and 22 others injured, while in Dnipro, one person was killed and 19 injured after Russian forces targeted an industrial complex. In Donetsk Oblast, four people lost their lives and five were injured, with two fatalities in Sloviansk and one each in Kramatorsk and Yasnohirka. Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded two fatalities and 11 injuries, with Russia carrying out 1,001 strikes against 45 settlements.\n\nKyiv Oblast saw one death and three injuries, with Russian drones hitting five districts, causing damage to 15 sites, including seven homes and various commercial establishments. In Sumy Oblast, a 68-year-old man was killed and a 64-year-old man injured in drone strikes. Kharkiv Oblast witnessed the death of a 32-year-old man and injury to a 19-year-old, with guided aerial bombs and multiple drones used. Finally, in Kherson Oblast, 18 people were injured as Russian forces targeted residential and critical infrastructure.",
  "summary": "Russia launched 129 attack drones of various types overnight, including Shahed-type and jet-powered drones, as well as eight Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force said.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian attacks kill 11, injure 96 in Ukraine",
    "Odesa Oblast suffers 35 injuries, building damage",
    "Ukraine shoots down 110 Russian attack drones"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Total of 28 injured, incl 2 children, in mass Russian strike on Odesa region",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/total-of-28-injured-incl-2-children-in-mass-russian-strike-on-odesa",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:26:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1661: Ukraine’s Neptune missile reaches a Russian warship at its own pier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/russo-ukrainian-war-day-1661-ukraines-neptune-missile-reaches-a",
        "published": "2026-09-12T10:18:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine after Putin's warning to European leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/deadly-russian-strikes-hit-ukraine-after-putins-warning-to-european",
        "published": "2026-09-12T12:16:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ukraine: Several killed in series of Russian strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/ukraine-several-killed-in-series-of-russian-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}