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The former Soviet Union on the war in Ukraine
Komsomolskaya Pravda calls Zelensky the "Kyiv ghoul" and cheers heavier Russian strikes on Kyiv
The angriest material in this set comes from Komsomolskaya Pravda (KP), Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid. Its column calls Zelensky a lying, tearful "Expired One" who does not count civilians as people, and it backs the Russian Defence Ministry's plan to hit Kyiv harder. SB. Belarus Segodnya, the Lukashenko administration's newspaper, joins in by gloating over destroyed Ukrainian equipment. It also prints Lukashenko joking that he and Putin are "co-aggressors". Outside Russia and Belarus, most coverage is neutral wire copy. The main exceptions are Moldova's Unimedia, which sides openly with Ukraine, and a Kazakh complaint about Ukrainian drone attacks on tankers. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
- Russia Komsomolskaya Pravda 9/10 at its hottest, 6 pieces
- Belarus SB. Belarus Segodnya 5/10 at its hottest, 6 pieces
- Moldova Unimedia 2/10 at its hottest, 6 pieces
- Azerbaijan Report.az 2/10 at its hottest, 6 pieces
- Kazakhstan Tengrinews 1/10 at its hottest, 3 pieces
- Uzbekistan Daryo 2/10 at its hottest, 4 pieces
- Kyrgyzstan Kaktus.media 2/10 at its hottest, 3 pieces
- Tajikistan Avesta.tj 1/10 at its hottest, 6 pieces
- Turkmenistan Turkmenportal 0/10 at its hottest, 1 piece
Heat is how angry or contemptuous a piece is towards Ukraine, scored 0 to 10 when it is translated. Warm coverage scores low. Hatched outlets ran nothing relevant; cross-hatched ones we can only partly see, because their feed only holds recent items.
The loud ones
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In a KP column, Zelensky is the "Kyiv ghoul" and "the Expired One", who "with one hand sends drones at Russian residential neighbourhoods, with the other wipes away a tear." The column backs the Russian Defence Ministry's announced escalation against Kyiv. It blames Zelensky personally and warns Ukrainians that "he will definitely drag Ukraine down to the bottom with him."
This is the most contemptuous piece in the set. It treats harsher strikes on Kyiv as deserved punishment, and it speaks over Zelensky's head directly to Ukrainians. That is a demoralisation pitch, not news reporting. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
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SB. Belarus Segodnya relays Lukashenko joking that he and Putin are "co-aggressors", with only the question of "who is more of an aggressor" left to settle. He pledges Belarus will "always be with you" whatever Russia decides, and will never let anyone "shoot Russians in the back."
The Belarusian leader openly embraces the aggressor label, and the state paper presents it reverently. Minsk is signalling unconditional alignment with Moscow on the war. SB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 Oct
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SB. Belarus Segodnya runs gloating video teasers. One shows burnt-out Ukrainian vehicles: "Different countries – one parking lot", with "much-vaunted foreign equipment" ending up as scrap. Another celebrates a downed Ukrainian drone: "Beauties! The Ukrainian Armed Forces' little plane didn't make it!"
This is mockery, not reporting. The target is Western military aid as much as Ukraine itself. SB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 Oct
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Using officials installed by Russia in occupied Luhansk and Donetsk, KP calls Ukrainian strikes "terrorist attacks" and says Ukraine "deliberately targeted an ambulance crew". It describes Ukraine's strikes on the occupied Donetsk region's power grid as the enemy's "impotent rage." It also reports a Ukrainian drone killing a 64-year-old man on a moped in Kursk Region.
These are the daily stories that back up the column's claim that Ukraine targets civilians. They give readers a steady diet of the idea that Ukraine is a terrorist state. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
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Daryo reports Kazakhstan's foreign minister asking Ukraine to stop drone attacks on tankers carrying Kazakh oil from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal near Novorossiysk. The minister says Ukraine was told this directly. Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry had earlier called the attacks an "encroachment on the country's interests."
This is the only real grievance against Ukraine from a non-hostile state in the set. Ukraine's campaign against Russian oil exports is hurting a neutral partner. The tone is factual, not angry. Daryo, 29 Sep
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Tengrinews relays Kazakh President Tokayev in Berlin calling Putin "an outstanding statesman" and "the most acceptable political figure" for Central Asia, Europe and the whole world. He also calls for a freeze of the fighting rather than an immediate end, while affirming Ukraine's territorial integrity.
Kazakhstan's leader praises Putin on European soil while backing a freeze that would leave the current front line in place. Tengrinews presents it deferentially and adds no comment. Tengrinews, 29 Sep
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SB. Belarus Segodnya uses Bloomberg via TASS to cast Ukraine as a greedy aid recipient. The EU "responded with a refusal" to Kyiv's request for an extra €27bn, and "EU diplomats have begun to have questions" about how Kyiv uses the money.
The paper picks Western sources to suggest donor fatigue and doubts about Ukraine's honesty. It is wire-based, but the slant is SB's own choice. SB. Belarus Segodnya, 1 Oct
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Kaktus.media carries South Korean President Lee's rebuke of Zelensky. Lee called Ukraine's public disclosure of the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul "deeply regrettable" and a breach of a confidentiality agreement.
A friendly government criticised Kyiv in public over diplomatic discretion. This is wire copy, not Kaktus's own view. Kaktus.media, 26 Sep
Where they split
Who is responsible for the escalating strikes on cities?
- Komsomolskaya Pravda
- Zelensky is responsible. Russia was "patient for a long time" and is now answering Ukraine's strikes on refineries and civilians. Strikes on Kyiv will intensify, and that is his fault. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
- Unimedia
- Russia is responsible. It is "tearing Kyiv to pieces" to drive people out, and its war endangers Moldovans too. Unimedia, 3 OctUnimedia, 3 Oct
- Report.az / Daryo (wire copy)
- Both relay Zelensky's claim that Russia has a documented "new doctrine" of hitting civilian targets. Report.az also gives Putin's dismissal of a partial halt to strikes. Neither adds its own view. Report.az, 3 OctDaryo, 4 OctReport.az, 1 Oct
How effective is Ukraine's military?
- SB. Belarus Segodnya
- It mocks Ukraine's forces: Western equipment ends up as scrap in "one parking lot", and Ukrainian drones are "little planes" that "didn't make it." SB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 Oct
- Daryo
- It is soberly interested. The FP-7 gives Ukraine a capability that is hard to intercept, though the impact is not yet proven. Daryo, 2 Oct
What should happen next?
- Tengrinews (relaying Tokayev)
- Freeze the fighting and negotiate. Putin is the "most acceptable" leader. Ukraine's territorial integrity is respected in principle. Tengrinews, 29 Sep
- Unimedia (relaying Sandu, Grosu and a Kyiv researcher)
- Support Ukraine and hold Russia accountable. One interviewee calls US-backed peace talks "a pointless exercise." Unimedia, 3 OctUnimedia, 30 SepUnimedia, 30 Sep
Recurring threads
Kremlin-aligned tabloids blame Zelensky for the escalation
KP and SB tell the same story: Ukraine burned Russian refineries all summer, so Russia's strikes on Kyiv are a response. SB also repeats the Kremlin line that Ukraine and Britain killed the 2022 Istanbul deal. KP turns even Zelensky's interception figures into a headline that he was "forced to admit" Russian drones work. That piece is a wire rewrite of reports from the Ukrainian outlet Strana and Germany's Welt. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
Unimedia sides with Ukraine as Russian drones land in Moldova
Unimedia covers several Russian drones crossing into Moldova and exploding on its territory. It relays President Sandu ("Russia can stop this war today... Ukraine needs support") and parliament speaker Grosu ("Russia must and will answer for its war crimes"). It also runs sympathetic Kyiv stories: the city being "torn to pieces", and a researcher who escaped the burning Academy of Sciences building. Unimedia, 3 OctUnimedia, 30 SepUnimedia, 30 SepUnimedia, 3 OctUnimedia, 30 Sep
Central Asian and Azerbaijani outlets mostly republish wire copy
Avesta.tj, Report.az, Kaktus.media and Daryo mostly run neutral agency rewrites of DW, Reuters and Bloomberg. Their topics are Russian strikes on Kyiv, Kharkiv and Sumy, Zelensky's plan to double strikes on refineries, Trump's peace push, and talks on a Black Sea ceasefire. Russian strikes are reported plainly as Russian, which is not the Moscow framing. But these outlets offer almost no views of their own. Avesta.tj, 2 OctAvesta.tj, 1 OctAvesta.tj, 30 SepAvesta.tj, 28 SepReport.az, 3 OctDaryo, 4 OctKaktus.media, 27 SepReport.az, 1 Oct
Interest in Ukraine's own weapons
Daryo explains Ukraine's first combat use of its home-built FP-7 ballistic missile. It is mildly impressed but cautious: it says the missile will not "instantly change the balance of forces." Unimedia covers the same story and mentions Ukraine's shortage of Patriot systems. Daryo, 2 OctUnimedia, 2 Oct
What it says about them
Coverage that reveals more about the source country’s own preoccupations than about Ukraine. This is a separate pass, told to apply the same standard to every outlet, but the model judging it was trained mostly on Western, English-language text.
Komsomolskaya Pravda high confidence
The column on stepped-up strikes on Kyiv is mostly a list of grievances at home: drones aimed at polling stations during the State Duma elections, an alleged plan to hit Moscow with 1,600 drones, disruption of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, and summer-long strikes on Russian refineries and oil depots. Zelensky is called 'the Expired One' and 'the Kyiv ghoul'. First-person lines ('We were patient for a long time') present Russia's escalation as reluctant self-defence. A second piece turns Zelensky's air-defence figures into a 'forced admission' and closes by recalling that Putin was shown the new Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones.
The war is coming home and the paper is managing that. Refinery strikes, attacks on elections and forums, and deaths in Kursk and Belgorod are what readers feel. The coverage justifies escalation to them and reassures them with new home-made weapons. It says little about Ukraine itself. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 OctKomsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
Komsomolskaya Pravda medium confidence
The report on Ukrainian strikes blacking out occupied Donetsk calls them 'impotent rage'. Its footer tells readers the paper's MAX channel is on the 'white list' of internet resources, so it will stay available 'during periods of mobile internet restrictions'. The article also warns of local limits on mobile communications.
Without saying so, it shows a home front living with mobile internet shutdowns, a state-approved messenger and approved-site whitelists. The paper's own self-promotion records Russia's internal controls more clearly than anything it says about the front. Komsomolskaya Pravda, 4 Oct
SB. Belarus Segodnya high confidence
Lukashenko jokes that he and Putin are 'co-aggressors'. He says Belarus has 'never been traitors' and will never let anyone 'shoot Russians in the back'. He describes a 'single Fatherland from Brest to Vladivostok' with two states, and tells the EAEU (the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union) delegations not to 'throw away what benefits you today'. The state paper presents all this with reverence.
The war is a stage for the regime's own balancing act. It has to prove loyalty to Moscow while hinting at 'its own understanding' of the war, and the 'aggressor' label is laughed off rather than rejected. The remark to the EAEU delegations points at partners who are drifting away (Kazakhstan, Armenia), not at Ukraine. SB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 Oct
SB. Belarus Segodnya high confidence
Belarus is not formally at war, yet its government paper calls Ukraine's army 'the enemy'. It gloats over destroyed 'much-vaunted foreign equipment' ('different countries – one parking lot') and cheers Russian interceptor kills ('Beauties!'). Its wire rewrites stress that the EU refused Kyiv €27bn and is questioning how the money is spent. It also repeats the claim that Britain wrecked the 2022 Istanbul talks.
The state media has fully absorbed the Russian combatant's point of view, which goes further than Lukashenko's officially 'particular' position. Its targets are mainly the West, Western weapons and EU money, which reflects Minsk's own fight with the EU and Britain. SB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 1 OctSB. Belarus Segodnya, 2 Oct
Tengrinews medium confidence
The report on Tokayev's Berlin press conference repeats, with deference, his praise of Putin as an 'outstanding statesman'. It also quotes him calling Putin 'the most acceptable political figure' for Central Asia, Europe 'and the whole world', alongside support for territorial integrity and respect for the Ukrainian language. His proposal to 'freeze' the fighting is spelled out.
On German soil, a question about Ukraine becomes a display of Astana's multi-vector diplomacy. Kazakhstan reassures Moscow, signals respect for international law to the West, and gives a nod to its own sensitivities about language and borders. The war matters as a test of Kazakhstan's balancing, not for itself. Tengrinews, 29 Sep
Unimedia medium confidence
Much of its war coverage is about Russian drones and missiles exploding on Moldovan soil, framed through statements from President Sandu, parliament speaker Grosu and the foreign ministry, which it relays without challenge. Ukraine's defence is presented as protecting 'our peace as well', and the war as one that 'directly endangers the lives of our citizens'.
The war is mainly a lens for Moldova's own sense of exposure. Coverage relays without challenge the line of the pro-EU government, which is arguing against pro-Russian forces at home that Moldova's security depends on Ukraine. That is the same pattern as the Belarusian and Russian cases, aimed the other way. It counts only as medium because the drone strikes are real local news and the tone is calm. Unimedia, 3 OctUnimedia, 30 SepUnimedia, 30 Sep
There are about 40 articles. Roughly two-thirds are flagged wire copy, so they show what reached each audience, not the outlet's own view. Nearly all the hostility and contempt comes from Komsomolskaya Pravda and SB. Belarus Segodnya. Unimedia is the only clearly sympathetic outlet. Avesta, Report.az, Kaktus.media and Daryo are mostly neutral relays. Turkmenportal had nothing on the war beyond an embassy poetry event in Kyiv. Everything above is an AI model’s reading of the articles below. Treat it as a lead, not a verdict.
The articles
Zelensky Forced to Admit the Effectiveness of Russian Drones
Зеленскому пришлось признать эффективность российских беспилотников
The piece frames Zelensky's remarks on Ukraine's air-defence interception rates as a forced admission that Russian Geran jet drones are effective and that Ukraine lacks adequate defences, contradicting its leadership's claims.
The head of the Kyiv regime, Vladimir Zelensky
Глава киевского режима Владимир Зеленский
Zelensky Forced to Admit the Effectiveness of Russian Drones
Зеленскому пришлось признать эффективность российских беспилотников
Ukraine has no means of defence against the Russian "Geran" jet drones, although the country's leadership claims the opposite.
Украина не имеет средств защиты от российских реактивных дронов «Герань», хотя руководство страны заявляет об обратном.
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
Light is returning in stages: How the DPR is coping with the aftermath of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' massive attacks on the Republic's power grid
Свет возвращается поэтапно: Как в ДНР справляются с последствиями массированных атак ВСУ на энергосистему Республики
The pro-Kremlin tabloid relays the Russian-installed DPR head's account of a total blackout in occupied Donetsk caused by Ukrainian strikes, framing them as the enemy's impotent revenge for Russian strikes on Kyiv, while stressing the recovery effort.
The enemy, in impotent rage, is trying to take revenge because the Russian army is delivering painful blows to defence and critical infrastructure in Kyiv and other key cities
Враг в бессильной злобе пытается мстить за то, что армия России наносит болезненные удары по оборонной и критической инфраструктуре в Киеве и других ключевых городах
The power grid of the DPR and of the whole south of Russia remains under massive strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a second day running.
Энергосистема ДНР и всего юга России вторые сутки остается под массированными ударами со стороны ВСУ.
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
In Kursk Region, a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone attacked a man on a moped
В Курской области беспилотник ВСУ атаковал мужчину на мопеде
Reports a Ukrainian drone killing a 64-year-old man on a moped in Kursk Region, citing the governor, plus Russian MoD claims of large numbers of Ukrainian drones and munitions downed. Ukraine is framed as the "enemy" attacker.
a man was killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack
в результате атаки украинского беспилотника погиб мужчина
an enemy drone attacked a man on a moped near the Seym River
вражеский дрон атаковал мужчину на мопеде около реки Сейм
the AFU shelled the evacuated districts of Kursk Region with artillery 78 times
ВСУ 78 раз обстреляли из артиллерии отселённые районы Курской области
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces air-target detection radar station
ВС России уничтожили радиолокационную станцию обнаружения воздушных целей ВСУ
Wire-style report relaying Russian Defence Ministry claims of a destroyed Ukrainian air-surveillance radar, strikes on transport infrastructure, mass drone shootdowns, and advances in Dobropillia (called part of the "DPR").
Russian forces struck transport infrastructure facilities in Ukraine used in the interests of the AFU
российские войска нанесли поражение объектам транспортной инфраструктуры Украины, используемым в интересах ВСУ
Russian troops advanced in the northern and central parts of Dobropillia in the DPR
российские войска продвинулись в северной и центральной частях Доброполья в ДНР
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
A Harsh Response to Zelensky's Threats: Russia Will Intensify Strikes on Kyiv
Жесткий ответ на угрозы Зеленского: Россия усилит удары по Киеву
A pro-Kremlin tabloid column mocks Zelensky as a tearful, lying hypocrite and a "ghoul," accuses Ukraine of hitting civilians, and relays the Russian Defence Ministry's announcement of intensified strikes on Kyiv, blaming him personally and warning Ukrainians he will drag them down.
The people who live there are the ones the Kyiv ghoul evidently does not count as people.
Там живут те, кого киевский упырь за людей, судя по всему, не считает.
The Expired One is a true master of the genre: with one hand he sends drones at Russian residential neighbourhoods, with the other he wipes away a tear.
Просроченный вообще мастер жанра: одной рукой отправляет дроны по российским жилым кварталам, другой утирает слезу.
But he will definitely drag Ukraine down to the bottom with him. Do you need that?
Но Украину он на дно за собой точно потащит. Оно вам надо?
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
One person killed, three wounded as a result of Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on the LPR
Один человек погиб, трое пострадали в результате атак ВСУ по ЛНР
Reports, citing the Russian-installed LPR head Pasechnik, that Ukrainian "terrorist attacks" killed one and wounded three in occupied Luhansk region, including a deliberate strike on an ambulance. Ukraine is portrayed as a terrorist enemy deliberately targeting civilians.
one person was killed and three more wounded as a result of terrorist attacks by Ukrainian formations on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic
в результате террористических атак украинских формирований на территории Луганской Народной Республики погиб один человек, ещё трое получили ранения
the Ukrainian Armed Forces deliberately targeted an ambulance crew
ВСУ прицельно атаковали бригаду скорой помощи
an enemy drone struck a passenger car
вражеский беспилотник нанёс удар по легковому автомобилю
Read the original in Russian Russia's biggest pro-Kremlin tabloid.
Zelensky announces intensified attacks on Russian oil facilities
Зеленский заявил об усилении атак на нефтяные объекты России
Reports Zelensky's Reuters interview: Ukraine will step up strikes on Russian refineries in response to Russia's planned winter attacks on civilian infrastructure, with no sign of Russian interest in peace talks. Notes the heavy strikes on Kyiv, including the Dnipro bridges, and reports of Western embassies possibly relocating.
Russia for the first time struck the bridges across the Dnipro connecting the right and left banks of Kyiv.
Россия впервые нанесла удары по мостам через Днепр, соединяющим правый и левый берега Киева.
Ukraine, in response to Russia's new strategy of air attacks, is stepping up strikes on its oil refining facilities.
Украина в ответ на новую стратегию воздушных атак России активизирует удары по ее нефтеперерабатывающим объектам.
Read the original in Uzbek Uzbekistan's biggest news site.
Zelensky: Ukraine will double the number of strikes on Russian oil refineries in response to intensified attacks on Kyiv
Зеленский: Украина удвоит число ударов по российским НПЗ в ответ на усиление атак на Киев
Report relays Zelensky's Reuters interview: Ukraine will double strikes on Russian refineries, avoiding civilians, in response to a purported Russian "new doctrine" of hitting Kyiv's civilian areas, while Ukraine's "Vivaldi" counteroffensive has liberated about 140 sq. km in Donbas.
We have seen the documents and we know that they allow them to strike infrastructure ... logistics ... roads, schools, hospitals, in order to force people to leave the capital, to leave other cities.
Мы видели документы и знаем, что они позволяют им наносить удары по инфраструктуре ... логистике ... дорогам, школам, больницам, чтобы вынудить людей покинуть столицу, уехать из других городов.
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
"Russia can stop this war today." Maia Sandu: Five drones and missiles exploded near localities in the Republic of Moldova. I condemn the attacks on Ukraine
„Rusia poate opri acest război chiar astăzi.” Maia Sandu: Cinci drone și rachete au explodat în apropierea unor localități din RM. Condamn atacurile asupra Ucrainei
Unimedia reports that five drones and missiles from Russia's overnight attacks on Ukraine exploded near Moldovan localities, relaying President Sandu's condemnation of Russia and call for support to Ukraine, plus earlier incidents and the Russian ambassador's summoning.
Russia can stop this war today, and for as long as it continues to attack, Ukraine needs support to defend its people and to protect our peace as well.
Rusia poate opri acest război chiar astăzi, iar cât timp continuă să atace, Ucraina are nevoie de sprijin pentru a-și apăra oamenii și a proteja și pacea noastră.
Russia's war against Ukraine directly endangers the lives of our citizens.
Războiul Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei pune în pericol direct viața cetățenilor noștri.
I condemn Russia's massive attacks on Ukraine overnight and the violation of our country's airspace.
Condamn atacurile masive ale Rusiei asupra Ucrainei din această noapte și violarea spațiului aerian al țării noastre.
Read the original in Romanian Moldova's biggest Romanian-language news portal.
EU to allocate another 2.9 billion euros to Ukraine
ЕС выделит Украине ещё 2,9 млрд евро
Reports the European Commission's approval of an eighth, 2.9 billion euro tranche to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, tied to Kyiv's reforms, and explains how the programme works. The tone is factual and follows the Commission's own framing.
Ukraine continues to carry out comprehensive reforms under the "Plan for Ukraine" while simultaneously defending itself against Russian aggression.
Украина продолжает проводить комплексные реформы в рамках «Плана для Украины», одновременно защищаясь от российской агрессии.
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
Russia is "tearing Kyiv to pieces": Crisis meeting in the Ukrainian capital, where the situation is "very dramatic"
Rusia „face Kievul bucăți”: Ședință de criză în capitala ucraineană, unde situația este „foarte dramatică”
Reports a crisis meeting in Kyiv after repeated Russian drone strikes on the Pivdennyi bridge and on data centres. Mayor Klitschko and Zelensky describe a campaign aimed at spreading panic and driving people out, and Putin's claim that Ukraine started it is given at the end.
The intensification of attacks is "tearing Kyiv to pieces", the mayor of the Ukrainian capital warned.
Intensificarea atacurilor „face Kievul bucăți”, a avertizat primarul capitalei ucrainene.
"We are talking about survival," Klitschko said at the Friday meeting
„Vorbim despre supraviețuire”, a spus Klitschko la ședința de vineri
They want people to flee their cities," Zelensky said
Vor ca oamenii să fugă din orașele lor”, a declarat Zelenski
Read the original in Romanian Moldova's biggest Romanian-language news portal.
UN Commissioner calls for de-escalation in Ukraine
Комиссар ООН призвал к деэскалации в Украине
Relaying TASS, the piece reports UN rights chief Türk's call for de-escalation and talks, then adds the Kremlin line that Russia has always favoured diplomacy and that Ukraine and Western leaders, notably Britain, scuppered the 2022 Istanbul deal.
this was prevented by an adjustment of the Ukrainian side's position and by the involvement of Western leaders, including representatives of Britain
этому помешали корректировка позиции украинской стороны и вовлеченность западных лидеров, в том числе представителей Великобритании
Russia has consistently advocated for a long time a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis
Россия на протяжении длительного времени последовательно выступает за урегулирование украинского кризиса дипломатическим путем
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
Lukashenko outlined his position on the military conflict in Ukraine
Лукашенко обозначил свою позицию по военному конфликту в Украине
Lukashenko, in the state paper's reverential framing, jokingly calls himself and Putin "co-aggressors" in the war in Ukraine and pledges Belarus will stand with Russia whatever it decides, never shooting Russians "in the back".
After all, we are "co-aggressors" together. We have just one question: who is more of an "aggressor" — me or him (sometimes we discuss it as a joke).
В конце концов, мы же «соагрессоры» с ним. У нас один вопрос: кто больше «агрессор» — я или он (иногда в шутку обсуждаем).
If you, the Russian leadership, make a decision, we will always be with you, despite our particular understanding of what is going on there.
Если вы, руководство России, примете решение, мы всегда будем с вами, несмотря на наши особенности понимания того, что там происходит.
we will never allow anyone to shoot Russians in the back.
мы никогда не позволим стрелять русским в спину.
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
Russia attacked the Pivdennyi Bridge in Kyiv for the third time
Россия в третий раз атаковала Южный мост в Киеве
Neutral report, based on DW and Interfax-Ukraine, of a third Russian strike in two days on Kyiv's Southern Bridge, with one killed and at least two wounded. It gives the Russian MoD's justification (military logistics, a substation) alongside Ukrainian official accounts.
The Russian military department stated that this facility is used for moving troops and delivering military cargo in the interests of Ukrainian Armed Forces groupings in Donbas.
В российском военном ведомстве заявили, что этот объект используется для переброски войск и доставки военных грузов в интересах группировок Вооруженных сил Украины на Донбассе.
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
Ukraine uses its own FP-7 ballistic missile against the Russians for the first time
Украина впервые применила против россиян свою баллистическую ракету FP-7
Daryo reports Ukraine's first combat use of the domestically developed FP-7 ballistic missile, explaining its advantages over slow drones and cruise missiles, while noting that Zelensky gave no details and that its battlefield impact and Fire Point's air-defence plans remain unproven.
However, this does not mean that the FP-7 will instantly change the balance of forces at the front, or even on a single sector of it.
Однако это не означает, что FP-7 мгновенно изменит расклад сил на фронте или даже на отдельном его участке.
Short- and medium-range surface-to-air missile systems, which show high effectiveness against drones, are powerless against this threat.
Зенитно-ракетные комплексы малой и средней дальности, показывающие высокую эффективность в борьбе с дронами, оказываются бессильны перед этой угрозой.
However, these figures remain only plans for now, and how successful they are will become clear only after practical tests.
Впрочем, эти цифры пока остаются лишь планами, а степень их успешности станет понятна только после практических испытаний.
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(video) Kyiv throws a new weapon into the fight: What we know about the FP-7 ballistic missile, made entirely in Ukraine
(video) Kievul aruncă în luptă o nouă armă: Ce se știe despre racheta balistică FP-7, fabricată în totalitate în Ucraina
Reports Zelensky's announcement of the first combat use of Ukraine's domestically built FP-7 ballistic missile, with background on manufacturer Fire Point, its cost advantage over ATACMS, and its planned interceptor work; notes the lack of detail on the strike and Ukraine's Patriot shortage.
However, neither the post nor the footage revealed the exact target, the location or the outcome of the strike.
Cu toate acestea, nici postarea, nici imaginile nu au dezvăluit ținta exactă, locația sau rezultatul atacului.
Kyiv throws a new weapon into the fight
Kievul aruncă în luptă o nouă armă
Ukraine continues to face a shortage of US-made Patriot systems
Ucraina se confruntă în continuare cu o penurie de sisteme Patriot fabricate în SUA
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New remains of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment! Different countries – one parking lot
Новые останки техники ВСУ! Страны разные – парковка одна
A state-media video teaser gloats over destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles, mocking Western-supplied "much-vaunted" equipment as a scrapyard with the same ending whatever its origin.
A short review of what the much-vaunted foreign equipment turns into in the combat zone.
Короткий обзор того, во что превращается хвалёная зарубежная техника в зоне боевых действий.
The range is wide, the suppliers are different, but the ending is the same for all of it.
Ассортимент широкий, поставщики разные, а финал у всех один.
Different countries – one parking lot
Страны разные – парковка одна
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
Beauties! The Ukrainian Armed Forces' little plane didn't make it! "Yolka" at work
Красавцы! Самолетик ВСУ не долетел! Ёлка в деле
The Belarusian state newspaper gloats over a Russian "Yolka" interceptor drone shooting down Ukrainian airplane-type drones over Donbas, sharing soldiers' video of the explosion.
Beauties! The Ukrainian Armed Forces' little plane didn't make it! "Yolka" at work
Красавцы! Самолетик ВСУ не долетел! Ёлка в деле
The "Yolka" interceptor destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Donbas!
Перехватчик «Елка» уничтожил дроны ВСУ на Донбассе!
The UAVs were shot down with jeweller's precision by the kinetic warhead of the newest "Yolka" interceptor.
БПЛА были ювелирно сбиты кинетической боевой частью новейшего перехватчика «Елка».
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
New remains of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment! Different countries – one parking lot
Новые останки техники ВСУ! Страны разные – парковка одна
A short video teaser from Belarus's state paper gloats over destroyed Ukrainian military vehicles of Western origin, mocking "much-vaunted" foreign equipment as ending up as scrap whatever its supplier.
another "exhibition" of the enemy's knocked-out military equipment
очередная «выставка» подбитой военной техники противника
what the much-vaunted foreign equipment turns into in the combat zone
во что превращается хвалёная зарубежная техника в зоне боевых действий
The range is wide, the suppliers are different, but the ending is the same for all of them.
Ассортимент широкий, поставщики разные, а финал у всех один.
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
Bloomberg: EU refuses Ukraine additional funding of €27 billion
Bloomberg: ЕС отказал Украине в дополнительном финансировании на € 27 млрд
Relaying Bloomberg via TASS, the state paper reports that the EU rejected Kyiv's request for an extra €27bn for war costs, and that EU diplomats are questioning how Ukraine uses the funds. Ukraine is portrayed as a demanding aid recipient.
The European Union has responded with a refusal to the request of the Ukrainian authorities for additional funding of €27 billion
Евросоюз отреагировал отказом на просьбу властей Украины выделить дополнительное финансирование в размере € 27 млрд
Kyiv's demands for increased military support caused alarm in the "coalition of the willing"
требования Киева об увеличении военной поддержки вызвали тревогу в «коалиции желающих»
EU diplomats have begun to have questions about the advisability of using the funds provided to Kyiv.
У дипломатов ЕС появились вопросы о целесообразности использования предоставленных Киеву средств.
Read the original in Russian The Lukashenko administration's own newspaper.
Putin sees no point in partial cessation of strikes between Russia and Ukraine
Путин не видит смысла в частичном прекращении ударов между РФ и Украиной
Report.az relays Putin's Valdai remarks dismissing proposals for a partial, mutual halt to strikes (Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries versus Russian attacks on Ukrainian ships) as absurd and one-sided, while saying talks are possible on the basis of mutual interests.
And in response we would have to stop striking facilities that are sensitive for them in the economic sense. Well, you must agree that it simply looks absurd.
А мы в ответ на это должны будем прекращать удары по чувствительным для них объектам в экономическом смысле. Ну, согласитесь, что выглядит нелепо просто.
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Bloomberg: Russia and Ukraine to hold new talks on a ceasefire in the Black Sea
Bloomberg: РФ и Украина проведут новые переговоры о прекращении огня в Черном море
Report.az relays Bloomberg's report that Turkey and the UN may host a new round of Russia-Ukraine talks in early October on a Black Sea ceasefire. The aim is a narrow deal on commercial shipping and protection of port and energy infrastructure. Ukraine is presented as one of two equal parties to the conflict.
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Russian forces attacked Kyiv, Odesa and Sumy
Российские войска атаковали Киев, Одессу и Сумы
A factual rundown of Russian strikes on Kyiv, Odesa and Sumy on 30 September, with damage, injuries and Ukrenergo power-cut schedules. It attributes the report to DW and Ukrainian sources and does not editorialise.
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
IAEA in talks with Russia and Ukraine on ceasefire
МАГАТЭ ведет переговоры с Россией и Украиной о прекращении огня
Report relays Grossi's RIA Novosti interview: the IAEA is negotiating local ceasefires with Russia and Ukraine to repair Zaporizhzhia NPP power lines, and is helping with fuel for backup generators. Ukraine is presented as one of two parties to the talks, in neutral terms.
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
"The war in Ukraine generates increasingly concrete risks for Moldova": Foreign Ministry reacts after drone explodes near Hîrbovăț
„Războiul din Ucraina generează riscuri tot mai concrete pentru Moldova”: Reacția MAE, după explozia unei drone lângă Hîrbovăț
Moldova's Foreign Ministry condemns a drone explosion near Hîrbovăț as a serious violation of sovereignty, blaming Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine for growing risks to Moldova. Ukraine appears as the victim of Russian aggression and the war's setting, not as the culprit.
the Russian Federation's war of aggression against Ukraine generates increasingly concrete risks for the Republic of Moldova and for the security of the entire region
războiul de agresiune al Federației Ruse împotriva Ucrainei generează riscuri tot mai concrete pentru Republica Moldova și securitatea întregii regiuni
Read the original in Romanian Moldova's biggest Romanian-language news portal.
Child killed in attack on Kyiv region, there are injured
При атаке на Киевскую область погиб ребенок, есть пострадавшие
Agency rewrite of DW's report on Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and ten regions overnight on 30 September, killing at least five, including a child in Vyshhorod, and a recap of several days of attacks on the capital region.
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
"Russia must and will answer": Igor Grosu's reaction after a drone exploded near Hîrbovăț
„Rusia trebuie și va răspunde”: Reacția lui Igor Grosu după explozia unei drone în apropiere de Hîrbovăț
Moldovan parliament speaker Igor Grosu says a drone, present in Moldovan airspace because of Russian attacks on Ukraine, exploded near Hîrbovăț with no casualties. He condemns Russia, calls for a just peace for Ukraine and says Russia will answer for war crimes.
We firmly condemn Russia's attacks on Ukraine and demand their immediate halt and a just peace for Ukraine.
Condamnăm hotărât atacurile Rusiei asupra Ucrainei și cerem oprirea imediată a acestora și o pace justă pentru Ucraina.
Russia must and will answer for its war crimes.
Rusia trebuie și va răspunde pentru crimele sale de război.
Read the original in Romanian Moldova's biggest Romanian-language news portal.
Interior Ministry explains how Kazakhstan will search for criminals in Ukraine and Moldova: 30 September 11:04
Как Казахстан будет разыскивать преступников в Украине и Молдове, объяснили в МВД: 30 сентября 11:04
Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry says bilateral treaties (with Ukraine, from 2020) give it legal grounds to seek and detain wanted persons in Ukraine and Moldova, and to act on their requests, even though both states did not join the CIS interstate search agreement.
Yes, it is true that under the CIS framework they did not join this agreement and did not ratify it. There are certain reasons.
Да, действительно, по СНГ к данному соглашению они не присоединились, не ратифицировали. Есть определенные причины
a bilateral cooperation treaty from 2020 is in force between Kazakhstan and Ukraine
между Казахстаном и Украиной действует двусторонний договор о сотрудничестве от 2020 года
Read the original in Russian Kazakhstan's most-read news site, in Russian.
(video) Dramatic images from Kyiv: Researcher compared to "Spider-Man" after miraculously escaping the burning Academy of Sciences building, destroyed in an attack
(video) Imagini dramatice la Kiev: Un cercetător, comparat cu „Spider-Man”, după ce a scăpat ca prin minune din clădirea în flacări a Academiei de Științe, distruse într-un atac
Human-interest report on a Kyiv Academy of Sciences researcher who escaped a burning building hit in a Russian attack, ending with his view that Ukraine should keep fighting and that US-backed peace talks are pointless.
It is a pointless exercise
Este un exercițiu fără sens
Ukraine should keep fighting to weaken Russia
Ucraina ar trebui să continue lupta pentru a slăbi Rusia
Read the original in Romanian Moldova's biggest Romanian-language news portal.
Tokayev in Berlin answers questions about Putin, Russia and the war in Ukraine: 29 September, 22:00
Токаев в Берлине ответил на вопросы о Путине, России и войне в Украине: 29 сентября 22:00
Reporting Tokayev's Berlin press conference, the piece relays his praise of Putin as an "outstanding statesman" and the "most acceptable" leader, his call to freeze the war rather than stop it at once, and his stated respect for Ukraine's territorial integrity and people. Ukraine is the subject of the war discussed but not the focus.
I consider him an outstanding statesman.
Я считаю его выдающимся государственным деятелем.
I am talking about freezing military action on the territory of Ukraine in order to move on to a process of diplomatic or whatever negotiations.
Я говорю о замораживании военных действий на территории Украины с тем, чтобы перейти к процессу дипломатических или каких угодно переговоров.
We insist on respect for and preservation of the principle of territorial integrity of all states.
Мы настаиваем на уважении и на сохранении принципа территориальной целостности всех государств.
Read the original in Russian Kazakhstan's most-read news site, in Russian.
Zelensky: Belgium will hand over three F-16s to Ukraine by the end of this year
Зеленский: Бельгия передаст Украине три F-16 до конца этого года
Report relays Zelensky's X post saying Belgium will transfer three F-16 jets to Ukraine by year-end under an accelerated procedure, and that urgent F-16 ammunition has already arrived from Belgium, Spain and others.
There is an important agreement with Belgium on handing over three F-16 fighters to us by the end of this year. We will carry out the receipt of these aircraft under an accelerated procedure.
Есть важная договоренность с Бельгией о передаче нам трех истребителей F-16 до конца этого года. Будем осуществлять получение этих самолетов по ускоренной процедуре
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Kazakhstan asked Ukraine to stop attacks on tankers in the Black Sea
Казахстан попросил Украину прекратить атаки на танкеры в Чёрном море
Kazakhstan's foreign minister asked Ukraine to stop drone attacks on tankers carrying Kazakh oil from the CPC terminal in the Black Sea, while saying Kazakhstan is open to hosting direct Russia-Ukraine talks. The piece reports this in a factual manner.
First of all, with the Ukrainian side we talked about the need to prevent drone attacks on our vessels in the Black Sea going forward
Прежде всего с украинской стороной мы говорили о необходимости впредь не допускать атак беспилотников на наши суда в Черном море
Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry regarded these attacks as an encroachment on the country's interests. Kyiv said it had taken Kazakhstan's warnings into account.
МИД Казахстана расценил эти атаки как посягательство на интересы страны. Киев заявил, что принял предупреждения Казахстана к сведению.
Read the original in Uzbek Uzbekistan's biggest news site.
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building hit in drone attack
Здание НАН Украины подверглось атаке дронов
Short news item reporting that during a Russian drone strike on Kyiv on 28 September the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was hit, with unspecified numbers of dead and injured.
During a strike by Russian drones on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on 28 September, a hit was recorded on the building of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine.
Во время удара российских дронов по украинской столице Киеву 28 сентября попадание зафиксировано в здание Национальной академии наук (НАН) Украины
The attack has resulted in dead and injured. Their number is currently being clarified.
В результате атаки имеются погибшие и пострадавшие. В настоящее время их число уточняется.
Read the original in Azerbaijani Pro-government news agency, publishing in Azerbaijani and Russian.
Fire breaks out in Kyiv after Russian drone hits National Academy of Sciences building
В Киеве после попадания российского беспилотника в здание НАН произошёл пожар
Neutral report that a Russian drone hit the National Academy of Sciences building in central Kyiv, causing a fire, at least one death and injuries, with Zelensky citing other civilian sites hit in Kyiv, Dnipro and elsewhere. It is attributed throughout to Ukrainian sources.
a fire broke out in the building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine after it was hit by a Russian drone
произошёл пожар в здании Национальной академии наук Украины после попадания российского беспилотника
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
At least 22 people injured in overnight attack on Kharkiv
При ночной атаке на Харьков пострадали не менее 22 человек
Neutral report, relayed from DW, on a Russian overnight attack on Kharkiv that injured at least 22 people including eight children, plus the previous day's drone strikes on Kyiv and its surroundings. Ukraine is the setting and the victim of the attacks, described in factual terms.
at least 22 people, including eight children, were injured in an overnight Russian attack on Kharkiv
в результате ночной российской атаки на Харьков пострадали не менее 22 человек, в том числе восемь детей
The day before, on 27 September, the Russian army also attacked Ukraine.
Накануне, 27 сентября, российская армия также атаковала Украину.
Read the original in Russian Tajik news agency, in Russian.
Trump urges Zelensky to strike a deal with Putin to end the war
Трамп призвал Зеленского договориться с Путиным о завершении войны
Reports Trump urging Zelensky and Putin to make a deal soon, with Trump's unverified casualty figures, a disputed Bloomberg claim that he proposed Zelensky go to Moscow (denied by Kyiv), and Zelensky's "By rocket" retort.
He claims the overwhelming majority of those killed are military personnel. He did not provide independent confirmation of these figures.
Он утверждает, что подавляющее большинство погибших - военнослужащие. Независимого подтверждения этим цифрам он не представил.
The Ukrainian president answered: "By rocket."
Президент Украины ответил: "На ракете".
Read the original in Russian Kyrgyzstan's most-read news site, in Russian.
South Korean president criticises Zelensky for disclosing transfer of North Korean prisoners
Президент Южной Кореи раскритиковал Зеленского за разглашение передачи пленных КНДР
Reports South Korea's president rebuking Ukraine and Zelensky for publicly disclosing, at the UN, a confidential transfer of two North Korean POWs to Seoul, alongside Kyiv's defence and the Kremlin's disclaimer. Presented as straightforward news.
I do not know what circumstances prompted the Ukrainian side to breach the confidentiality agreement and disclose this information, but it is deeply regrettable.
Я не знаю, какие обстоятельства побудили украинскую сторону нарушить соглашение о конфиденциальности и раскрыть эту информацию, но это вызывает глубокое сожаление
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has criticised Ukraine for publicly revealing information about the transfer to Seoul of two captured North Korean servicemen.
Президент Южной Кореи Ли Чжэ Мён раскритиковал Украину за публичное раскрытие информации о передаче Сеулу двух пленных военнослужащих КНДР.
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Bloomberg: Trump proposed that Zelensky meet Putin in Moscow. Kyiv denies it
Bloomberg: Трамп предложил Зеленскому встретиться с Путиным в Москве. В Киеве это отрицают
Relays Bloomberg's report that Trump suggested Zelensky meet Putin in Moscow and that Zelensky refused, alongside Kyiv's denial. It adds context on Moscow's repeated offer of Moscow as the venue and Kyiv's preference for neutral ground.
Zelensky reportedly refused to make the trip. Bloomberg's sources also claim that the Ukrainian president was upset by the proposal.
Зеленский якобы отказался от поездки. Источники Bloomberg также утверждают, что украинского президента расстроило это предложение.
Kyiv, for its part, has advocated holding any meeting on neutral territory.
Киев, в свою очередь, выступал за проведение возможной встречи на нейтральной территории.
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Kyiv marks Culture Workers' Day of Turkmenistan and the poetry of Magtymguly Fragi
В Киеве отметили День работников культуры Туркменистана, а также поэзии Махтумкули Фраги
Turkmenistan's embassy in Kyiv held ceremonies for Culture Workers' Day and Magtymguly's poetry, attended by Ukrainian officials and diplomats. Ukraine appears only as the neutral host setting.
Read the original in Russian Licensed news portal in a country with no free press; it follows the state line.
Zelensky made a statement after meeting with Trump in New York
Зеленский сделал заявление после встречи с Трампом в Нью-Йорке
Neutral report on Zelensky's meeting with Trump at UNGA: both sides want the war ended before winter, Kyiv offers a mutual halt to strikes on Russian energy sites, and Patriot interceptor production in Ukraine and a winter air defence package were discussed.
Zelensky said Kyiv is ready to stop strikes on Russian energy facilities provided Moscow reciprocates
Зеленский заявил о готовности Киева прекратить удары по российским энергетическим объектам при условии взаимности со стороны Москвы
We already met in Alaska. I don't know about Miami... He is ready to meet. He would like the war to end
Мы уже встречались на Аляске. Я не знаю насчет Майами... Он готов встретиться. Он хотел бы, чтобы война закончилась
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Trump and Zelensky met in New York. The President of Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire
Трамп и Зеленский встретились в Нью-Йорке. Президент Украины готов к энергетическому перемирию
Daryo reports on the Zelensky–Trump meeting in New York, framing Ukraine as ready for a mutual energy ceasefire and hoping to end the war before winter, while Trump stays noncommittal on a deal and a Putin meeting. It notes that US-mediated talks have yet to produce a concrete agreement.
At the meeting Zelensky declared his readiness to conclude an energy-sector ceasefire with Russia, but noted that it must be observed by both sides.
Зеленский на встрече заявил о своей готовности заключить с Россией перемирие в энергетической сфере, однако отметил, что его должны соблюдать обе стороны.
It is noted that before this meeting Trump had criticised Ukraine for its strikes on oil refineries in Russia.
Отмечается, что до этой встречи Трамп критиковал Украину за нанесенные ею удары по нефтеперерабатывающим заводам в России.
At present, talks involving the US have not ended in any concrete agreement.
На данный момент переговоры с участием США конкретным соглашением не завершились.
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