In brief

• Deutschlandfunk reports that Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities; in Kremenchuk at least four people were injured, and in Sloviansk a commercial building was destroyed.
• Deutschlandfunk reports that attacks on Odesa targeted the energy grid, and air raids in five regions caused power outages, including in Kyiv.
• Wiesti.ru, described by the author of the review as a propaganda portal, presents a picture of Kyiv's paralysis after the blackout; the German publisher does not confirm these claims.
• According to Wiesti.ru, Marco Rubio said that security guarantees for Ukraine remain one of the central issues, and the topic is to be taken up at talks in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November.
• Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports Donald Trump's statement for CBS, according to which Ukraine's borders may change as part of an agreement with Russia; this claim comes from the reviewed material and has not been independently verified here.

German press

The German Deutschlandfunk reports that Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities, and in Kremenchuk in the Poltava oblast at least four people were injured. According to military data, a residential building and a hotel were damaged, and in Sloviansk a commercial building was destroyed. Deutschlandfunk also reports that in the port city of Odesa the attacks targeted the energy grid, causing power failures, and earlier Russian air raids in five regions of the country caused power outages, including in Kyiv. (Ukraine-Krieg - Russische Drohnenangriffe auf ukrainische Städte – Deutschlandfunk)

The German ZEIT ONLINE reports that an article about the maneuvers of the "Coalition of the Willing" raises the question of what the exercise organized by Ukraine together with its partners involves. According to ZEIT ONLINE, the text explains the origins and purpose of this initiative, but the headline itself contains no details about how the maneuvers are conducted. («Koalition der Willigen»: Was es mit dem Manöver der Ukraine-Koalition auf sich hat – ZEIT ONLINE)

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According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), a Russian state-controlled portal, Kyiv found itself in practical paralysis after a massive blackout, and many districts lack electricity, water and heating; this message, presented as information coming from the pro-Russian underground, is Kremlin propaganda that cannot be treated as a verified fact (Подполье: блэкаут практически парализовал жизнь Киева – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). The same narrative paints a picture of internal disputes among Kyiv's authorities and protests by residents, but these claims also come solely from propaganda messaging. German Deutschlandfunk, on the other hand, reports Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and power outages in Odesa and Kyiv, which coincides with the energy problems in the capital presented by Wiesti.ru, although the German broadcaster does not confirm claims about protests or quarrels among officials.

According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), a Russian state-controlled portal, Luxembourgish MEP Fernand Kartheiser accused the European Union of prolonging the conflict in Ukraine and called its position non-constructive. Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents this as the justification for why Russia does not want to admit the EU into talks, and announces trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November. (Евродепутат обвинил ЕС в затягивании конфликта на Украине – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) conveys, according to the quoted material from Politico, that the European Union fears Donald Trump's initiative on a new European security system involving Russia, which would push the EU to the margins and strengthen Moscow's position on the continent. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that Trump is pressing Ukraine and wants to resume stalled peace talks, and that German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius reportedly assessed that a Russia–US arrangement without Kyiv's participation is unacceptable (Politico: предложение Трампа по европейской безопасности и РФ обеспокоило ЕС – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that within a single day the Ukrainian army shelled settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic 13 times, wounding one local woman. According to Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), 13 houses, four infrastructure facilities and trucks were supposedly destroyed, and the data comes from the authorities of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, which has not been independently confirmed (ВСУ 13 раз атаковали населенные пункты ДНР за сутки – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). German Deutschlandfunk, in turn, reports Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Kryvyi Rih... [note: see below] — specifically Kryvyi Rih is not named; the source names Krzemieńczuk, where according to military data at least four people were wounded. Both accounts describe mutual shelling of the same front, although each presents its own side of the conflict.

The Russian agency RIA Novosti (propaganda media) reports that two drones were shot down over Leningrad Oblast, and Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko wrote about it on his channel in the Max app, adding that "boevaya rabota prodolzhaetsya" ("combat work continues"). According to Kremlin propaganda in RIA Novosti, the claim about shooting down "Ukrainian" drones is meant to justify air defence, but the material contains no independent confirmation (Над Ленинградской областью сбили два БПЛА – RIA Nowosti (media propagandowe)). German Deutschlandfunk, meanwhile, reports Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, which it links to this news through the shared context of the air war and the intensification of drone strikes on both sides of the front. Izvestia (propaganda media) also reports that a drone danger regime was announced in Leningrad Oblast, attributing this information to Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko, who also warned that mobile internet speeds may drop (В Ленинградской области объявили режим беспилотной опасности – Izwiestia (media propagandowe)).

In the Russian press section, the Russian portal Lenta.ru (propaganda media) relays that US President Donald Trump, in an interview for CBS, reportedly announced that Ukraine's borders may change within an arrangement with Russia and that Ukraine is to adopt "a somewhat different form", although he did not specify what changes he meant. According to this message, which is Kremlin propaganda, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted that Ukraine will not recover all of its territories, and Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also recalls Zelensky's October declaration of readiness to talk with Putin about exchanging territories. (Трамп предсказал изменение границ Украины – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe))

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), citing a document from the Ukrainian National Bank, reports that Ukraine lost $212 million in September due to a collapse in exports of metals and metal products; exports in that month were said to have reached $208 million versus over $420 million a year earlier. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also states that the cause was supposedly Russian strikes on dual-use facilities, which is merely Kremlin propaganda messaging rather than an established fact (Украина потеряла $212 млн из-за обвала экспорта металлов в сентябре – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)). The same portal recalls that Ukraine's public debt rose over 20 years from 55.7 billion to over 9.5 trillion hryvnias. According to German Deutschlandfunk, Russian drones meanwhile attacked Ukrainian cities, and power outages affected Kyiv and Odesa, among others.

Kremlin propaganda in the Russian Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) carries a comment from retired Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzinsky, according to whom the West does not intend to rebuild partnership with Russia and is preparing for war. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Buzinsky assesses Russian strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure, energy and distribution networks, and claims that the country's economy lies in ruins. The author also points to a change in tone by Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski regarding relations with Russia after the war; these claims have not been independently confirmed. (Генерал Бужинский призвал РФ не заблуждаться в отношении западных политиков – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Russian senator Aleksei Kondratyev, according to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), believes that there are no legitimate authorities in Ukraine, only "a collection of terrorists and corrupt officials", therefore talks with Kyiv are pointless; in his view, elections should take place first. Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru puts forward the thesis that Ukraine's authorities lack legitimacy, which should be treated as propaganda messaging rather than fact (Кондратьев выразил непонимание переговоров с нелегитимной властью Украины – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

Kremlin propaganda in the Russian Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that singer Tatyana Kurtukova, known for the hit "Matushka-zemlya", has been placed by Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) on the War & Sanctions database. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), the reason is supposedly the artist's popularity at patriotic and folk events, as well as her alleged support for Russian soldiers. According to this message, similar GUR lists also include other Russian artists, which cannot be independently verified here. (Певицу Татьяну Куртукову внесли в антироссийскую базу данных ГУР Украины – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

Kremlin propaganda in Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents a statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to which security guarantees for Ukraine remain one of the central issues in ending the conflict, and this topic is to be taken up at talks in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), Rubio also spoke of "certain progress" on the structure of these guarantees, while stressing that the conflict itself must be settled first, and that the Russian delegation is to be led by Vladimir Medinsky and the Ukrainian one by Rustem Umerov. (Рубио назвал тему, которая будет в центре переговоров по Украине в Абу-Даби – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)) Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) also reports that White House representatives hope for progress in the trilateral dialogue in Abu Dhabi, and that Marco Rubio is to fly to Paris for a meeting of G7 foreign ministers (Рубио не теряет надежды на прогресс по Украине в рамках переговоров в Абу-Даби – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

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