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  "id": 7796514,
  "title": "Russia seizes Ukrainian POWs, then it demands favors from their relatives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/russia-seizes-ukrainian-pows-then-it-demands-favors-from-their",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:33:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/16/nx-s1-5904423/russia-seizes-ukrainian-pows-then-it-demands-favors-from-their-relatives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainian POWs. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners by contacting their relatives on social media and demanding they help Russia.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-accuses-russia-of-trying-to-kill-ukrainian-allies-overseas",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia builds bomber shelters at Engels as Ukrainian strikes reach deeper — NV infographic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/russia-builds-bomber-shelters-at-engels-as-ukrainian-strikes-reach",
        "published": "2026-09-16T14:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-accuses-russia-of-trying-to-kill-ukrainian-allies-overseas-7812358",
        "published": "2026-09-16T15:12:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}