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  "id": 8388112,
  "title": "Ukraine live: Russian strike on apartment building in Ukraine's Sumy kills at least two",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ukraine-live-russian-strike-on-apartment-building-in-ukraines-sumy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T05:24:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260919-ukraine-live-russian-strike-on-apartment-building-in-ukraine-s-sumy-kills-at-least-two"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Russian aerial bomb struck an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least two people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The state rescue service published an image showing a damaged apartment with a gaping hole across three floors.\n\nThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that Russian forces are responsible for the vast majority of sexual violence in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. According to the report, out of 1,004 verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence, 89% were attributed to Russian forces.\n\nThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, expressed concern over the prevalence of these acts and urged for an immediate stop to sexual violence, irrespective of the perpetrators.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy, Vučić discuss Ukraine, Serbia's European integration, Russian attacks",
        "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": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Russian journalist Roman Badanin: 'For Putin, the war in Ukraine is simply a means to stay in power'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russian-journalist-roman-badanin-for-putin-the-war-in-ukraine-is",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}