{
  "id": 700508,
  "title": "Russia starves most Ukrainian POWs, then “fattens” a few for exchange so they look normal, Ukrainian official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/russia-starves-most-ukrainian-pows-then-fattens-a-few-for-exchange-so",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:28:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/12/russia-starves-most-ukrainian-pows-then-fattens-a-few-for-exchange-so-they-look-normal-ukrainian-official-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine's intelligence confirms Russia is forming battalions from Ukrainian POWs and keeps cells where it feeds up prisoners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}