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  "id": 8668427,
  "title": "Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ukraine-launches-heavy-moscow-drone-attack-as-russia-votes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:07:57.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/ukraine-launches-heavy-moscow-drone-attack-as-russia-votes.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow overnight, targeting the city's oil refinery and logistics facilities. According to Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, the attack was the largest ever on the Russian capital, with damage reported to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.\n\nThe attack, which occurred on the last day of Russia's parliamentary elections, resulted in two deaths and 20 injuries in the Moscow region, according to local Governor Andrei Vorobyov. The dead were a 74-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman. Vorobyov also reported that 249 drones had been shot down, with fires in several residential houses and a local warehouse ablaze. In contrast, CBS News reported over 1,000 drones were fired.\n\nUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the attacks were carried out using a range of Ukrainian long-range weapons, targeting infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia's war effort. The Moscow Oil Refinery, operated by Gazprom Neft, was among the facilities hit, with an object at the refinery damaged, according to Sobyanin. The ruling United Russia party is expected to retain its dominance in the Russian parliament, according to CNBC World.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/mass-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-moscow-kills-two-russia-says",
        "published": "2026-09-20T06:57:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Russia: Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow kills 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/russia-ukrainian-drone-strike-on-moscow-kills-2",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits Moscow on last day of Russian elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/massive-ukrainian-drone-attack-hits-moscow-on-last-day-of-russian",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:23:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Two killed in massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, Russia says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/two-killed-in-massive-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-moscow-region-russia",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:35:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Largest ever' attack on Moscow? Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones into Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/largest-ever-attack-on-moscow-ukraine-fires-over-1-000-drones-into",
        "published": "2026-09-20T10:53:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ukraine-launches-heavy-moscow-drone-attack-as-russia-votes-8669324",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:07:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine uses Pelican ballistic missile for first time in strikes on Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ukraine-uses-pelican-ballistic-missile-for-first-time-in-strikes-on",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, hundreds target Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ukraine-fires-over-1-000-drones-at-russia-hundreds-target-moscow",
        "published": "2026-09-20T13:13:04.000Z"
      }
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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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