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  "id": "s-0d32ade0",
  "edition_date": "2026-10-16",
  "section": "Policy",
  "kicker": "Ukraine",
  "headline": "Ukraine Air Defences Neutralize 536 of 580 Drones",
  "deck": "Regional authorities reported at least 10 people killed and 66 injured across Ukraine over the past day.",
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  "timestamp": "14:50 UTC",
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    "Regional authorities said at least 10 people were killed and 66 injured across Ukraine over the past day, as hundreds of Russian drones struck targets across the country on Oct. 15. [E1]",
    "Ukraine’s air defence forces neutralized 536 of the 580 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine starting on the evening of Oct. 14. [E2]"
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      "fragment": "At least 10 people were killed and 66 others injured across Ukraine over the past day, as hundreds of Russian drones struck targets across the full width of the country, regional authorities said on Oct. 15.",
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        "source_url": "https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-at-least-17-injure-67-across-ukraine-as-drone-waves-wreak-havoc-in-central-western-oblasts/",
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        "raw_excerpt": "At least 10 people were killed and 66 others injured across Ukraine over the past day, as hundreds of Russian drones struck targets across the full width of the country, regional authorities said on Oct. 15.",
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      "source": "ukrinform.net",
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        "raw_excerpt": "Ukraine's air defence forces neutralized 536 of the 580 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine starting on the evening of October 14.",
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