{
  "id": 8323877,
  "title": "Russian guided bombs hit apartment building in northeastern Ukraine, killing two city council employees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russian-guided-bombs-hit-apartment-building-in-northeastern-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T22:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/19/zelensky-urges-u-s-lawmakers-to-pass-graham-s-sanctions-bill-after-russian-guided-bomb-hit-apartment-building-in-northeastern-ukraine-killing-two-city-council-employees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian guided bombs struck a multi-story apartment building in Sumy, Ukraine, killing two city council employees and injuring seven others, including a 13-year-old girl, according to Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy regional administration. The victims, identified as employees of the city council, were struck by the bomb that landed directly between the third and fourth floors, as reported by Mayor Artem Kobzar. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the United States to send a strong signal to Russia that pressure is justified and the war must end, urging the passage of Senator Lindsey Graham's 'sanctions from hell' bill.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck a multistory apartment building in Sumy with guided aerial bombs, killing two people, Oleh Hryhorov, the head of the Sumy regional administration, said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/zelenskyy-vucic-discuss-ukraine-serbias-european-integration-russian",
        "published": "2026-09-18T15:38:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine's military says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-pulls-elite-drone-unit-from-northern-donetsk-oblast-after",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:13:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Russian drones strike Ukrainian ports and warships, defense ministry says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russian-drones-strike-ukrainian-ports-and-warships-defense-ministry",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:52:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "One machine handles 52% of a Russian oil plant—Ukrainian drones just hit it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/one-machine-handles-52-of-a-russian-oil-plant-ukrainian-drones-just",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:41:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukraine’s ‘Operation Vivaldi’ pushed Russian forces back around Lyman in the Donbas. Now both armies are massing troops for the next battles farther south.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ukraines-operation-vivaldi-pushed-russian-forces-back-around-lyman-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:10:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}