{
  "id": 9387733,
  "title": "Ukraine war latest: Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure over 40 amid day of repeated strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/ukraine-war-latest-russian-drone-attacks-on-kyiv-kill-2-injure-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T17:55:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russian-drone-attacks-on-kyiv-kill-2-injure-over-40-amid-day-of-repeated-strikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 23, Russian drone attacks on Kyiv resulted in two fatalities and over 40 injuries. The attacks occurred throughout the morning, setting off eight air raid alerts. Multiple districts within Kyiv, including Holosiivskyi, Darnitskyi, and Solomianskyi, were targeted. A fire broke out in a modernist indoor market named Shayba near the Central Railway Station, but the station itself remained undamaged. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that Russian strikes targeted various sectors, including pharmaceutical facilities, gas stations, railways, communications infrastructure, and shopping malls. Additionally, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter violated Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, remaining in the country's airspace for 42 seconds before being intercepted. Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned that Russia might use Belarusian territory to launch attacks against Ukraine, a possibility President Zelensky has also expressed concerns about.",
  "summary": "Key developments on Sept. 23: * Russian drone attacks on Kyiv kill 2, injure 43 amid day of repeated strikes * Russian Mi-8 helicopter violates Polish airspace near Kaliningrad, Poland says * Tsikhanouskaya warns Russia could use Belarus for new attacks on Ukraine * Explosions, smoke reported near oil refinery in Russia's Bashkortostan A series of deadly Russian drone strikes on Kyiv killed two…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/zelenskyy-set-to-address-un-as-russia-strikes-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:20:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Two killed, 36 injured in enemy strikes on Kyiv – capital's police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/two-killed-36-injured-in-enemy-strikes-on-kyiv-capitals-police",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:57:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russian strikes on Kyiv highest since March 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/russian-strikes-on-kyiv-highest-since-march-2022",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian ballistic missiles rock Kyiv after day of drone strikes against Ukraine's capital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/russian-ballistic-missiles-rock-kyiv-after-day-of-drone-strikes",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:28:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Moldova's PM on confronting Russian threats and backing Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/moldovas-pm-on-confronting-russian-threats-and-backing-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-23T22:30:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian strikes destroy five JYSK stores across Ukraine in just one month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/russian-strikes-destroy-five-jysk-stores-across-ukraine-in-just-one",
        "published": "2026-09-24T00:35:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Two dead as Kyiv hit with fresh Russian strikes - mayor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/two-dead-as-kyiv-hit-with-fresh-russian-strikes-mayor",
        "published": "2026-09-24T02:05:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}