{
  "id": 8646813,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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 attempted an unprecedented drone assault on Monday, targeting the Russian capital Moscow in an effort to disrupt the final day of a parliamentary election, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The assault, which Sobyanin described as unsuccessful, resulted in the deaths of two individuals in the surrounding Moscow region and saw the city's oil refinery come under attack. Witnesses heard explosions and observed plumes of smoke emanating from the refinery site, though the extent of the damage remains unclear. No comments were provided by Ukraine. This marks the largest drone attack ever recorded, with more than 1,600 drones shot down across all fronts, 450 of which were aimed at Moscow. One drone did hit a residential building, but no residents sustained injuries. Sobyanin asserted that the attack was deliberate, aiming to undermine the legitimacy of the election, which President Vladimir Putin framed as a measure of public support for Russia's war in Ukraine.",
  "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"
      },
      {
        "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",
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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": "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",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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"
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      {
        "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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