{
  "id": 8642014,
  "title": "Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russian-election-enters-final-day-after-ukraine-targets-moscow-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260920/russian-election-enters-final-day-after-ukraine-targets-moscow-in-massive-drone-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MOSCOW — Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow on the final day of a parliamentary election, in a bid to disrupt the vote, the city's mayor claimed. The attack, described by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin as the biggest ever, did not succeed in its objective. Two people were killed in the Moscow region, and the city's oil refinery, previously targeted multiple times, was hit again, according to local authorities. Reuters reporters heard explosions in Moscow and observed smoke emanating from the refinery. The extent of the damage to the facility remains unclear. Ukraine has not yet commented on the incident. Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 1,600 enemy drones have been shot down across all fronts, with 450 of them approaching Moscow, Sobyanin informed via Telegram. One drone struck a residential building, but none of its occupants sustained injuries. This assault, which Sobyanin called unprecedented, was evidently intended to hinder the elections, the mayor stated.",
  "summary": "MOSCOW — Ukraine launched what Moscow's mayor called the biggest ever drone attack on the Russian capital on Sunday in what he said was an unsuccessful attempt to disrupt the final day of a parliamentary election that President Vladimir Putin has cast as a test of support for Russia's war in Ukraine. Two people were killed in the surrounding Moscow region and the capital's oil refinery — which…",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Russian election, cast as test of support for Ukraine war, enters final day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russian-election-cast-as-test-of-support-for-ukraine-war-enters-final",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:20:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live: Russian election enters final day in shadow of war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/live-russian-election-enters-final-day-in-shadow-of-war-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:16:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Russian Election, Cast as Test of Support for Ukraine War, Enters Final Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russian-election-cast-as-test-of-support-for-ukraine-war-enters-final-8637448",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:10:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Ukraine pummels Moscow with drones on last day of Russian election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ukraine-pummels-moscow-with-drones-on-last-day-of-russian-election",
        "published": "2026-09-20T07:17:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Russian election enters final day amid Ukraine war tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russian-election-enters-final-day-amid-ukraine-war-tensions",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:08:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "2 killed after Ukraine hits refinery in Moscow; Russia alleges election interference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/2-killed-after-ukraine-hits-refinery-in-moscow-russia-alleges",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:17:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Russian election enters final day after Ukraine targets Moscow in massive drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russian-election-enters-final-day-after-ukraine-targets-moscow-in-8646813",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Kosiniak-Kamysz says Russian drones could reach Poland if Ukraine lacks interceptors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/kosiniak-kamysz-says-russian-drones-could-reach-poland-if-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Hundreds of drones target Moscow, killing at least two",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/hundreds-of-drones-target-moscow-killing-at-least-two",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:51:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Moscow faces 'largest ever' attack as Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/moscow-faces-largest-ever-attack-as-ukraine-fires-over-1-000-drones",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:06:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Drones hit Moscow as Russians go to the polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/drones-hit-moscow-as-russians-go-to-the-polls",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:19:00.000Z"
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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."
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