lashRussia and Ukraine exchange major strikes ahead of Abu Dhabi talks
Russia and Ukraine exchanged major long-range strikes ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on security guarantees and ending the war. Russia attacked Ukraine’s power grid and launched 317 drones, while Ukrainian drones caused a fire at the KINEF oil refinery near St. Petersburg. At least 55 people were killed in a Russian glide-bomb attack in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region.
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- Russia targeted four electrical substations in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia regions.
- Russia launched 317 drones overnight, including 105 jet-powered drones.
- A Russian glide-bomb attack near the front line in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 55 people at an aid distribution center.
- Ukrainian long-range drones started a fire at the KINEF oil refinery near St. Petersburg, more than 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s border.
- The European Union agreed to activate a special emergency mechanism to accelerate funding for repairs to Ukraine’s power grid.
- US-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations were scheduled to begin in Abu Dhabi on security guarantees.
- Moscow said European officials would not participate, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said French and other European representatives would attend.
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The strikes caused deaths, damaged Ukrainian power infrastructure and sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries immediately before negotiations. The talks were expected to address the security guarantees sought by a Russia that views NATO as a threat and a Ukraine seeking to prevent future Russian invasions. The dispute over whether European representatives will attend could affect the talks’ format, while the EU’s emergency mechanism is intended to accelerate repairs to Ukraine’s power grid.
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On the eve of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, Russia targeted four electrical substations in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Vinnytsia regions and launched 317 drones overnight, including 105 jet-powered drones. A Russian glide-bomb attack near the front line in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region killed at least 55 people at an aid distribution center. In response, Ukrainian long-range drones started a fire at the KINEF oil refinery near St. Petersburg, one of Russia’s largest refineries and more than 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The EU separately agreed to activate a special emergency mechanism to speed up funding for power-grid repairs in Ukraine.
كيف تصفه المصادر الأوكرانية
Ukrainian coverage emphasizes the damage to the power grid, the scale of the Russian drone attack, the deadly strike on the aid distribution center and the EU’s funding mechanism for grid repairs. It also highlights the reach of Ukrainian long-range strikes against the KINEF refinery and the substantive security questions expected to be discussed in Abu Dhabi.
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International coverage focuses on the possibility of a settlement, the role of US mediation and the disagreement over whether European representatives will attend. It also gives significant attention to the escalation before the talks, including casualties, infrastructure damage and the fire at the KINEF refinery.
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Moscow said European officials would not participate in the Abu Dhabi discussions, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France and other European representatives would attend.
الخلفية
The previous three-way talks in Geneva in February produced no significant progress toward ending the war. The KINEF refinery near St. Petersburg is one of Russia’s largest and lies more than 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s border. Ukraine claimed in early October that long-range strikes had neutralized more than half of Russia’s oil-refining capacity.