{
  "id": 8020239,
  "title": "One pincer stalled a year ago, the other has just been broken near Kostiantynivka—Russia’s ring will not close, Ukrainian commander says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/one-pincer-stalled-a-year-ago-the-other-has-just-been-broken-near",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:32:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/17/one-pincer-stalled-a-year-ago-the-other-has-just-been-broken-near-kostiantynivka-russias-ring-will-not-close-ukrainian-commander-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Frontal assaults on fortified cities cost far more men and time than closing a ring behind them would have.",
  "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."
}