What Others Are Writing About Ukraine – 8 November 2026

In brief

• HNonline.sk, in a reportage from Lviv, writes that children are afraid to go out to playgrounds and adults are looking for shelters.
• According to HNonline.sk, 41-year-old Liudmyla from Pokrovsk, a city occupied by the Russian army at the turn of January and February, says she is forced to be a refugee in her own country.
• Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that on Saturday, 7 November, an unmanned aircraft alarm (19:59) and a missile alarm (20:05) were declared in Crimea in the evening, cancelled at 20:30.
• Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), citing data from the main directorate of the Russian MChS in Crimea, reports that further drone alarms took place during the night; this message has not been independently verified.

Slovak press

The Slovak portal HNonline.sk, in a reportage from Lviv, describes the lives of the city's residents during the war: according to the publisher, children are afraid to go out to playgrounds and adults are looking for shelters. HNonline.sk recounts the story of 41-year-old Liudmyla from Pokrovsk, a city in Donetsk Oblast, which was occupied by the Russian army at the turn of January and February; the woman, according to the publisher, says she is forced to be a refugee in her own country. (Deti sa boja pustiť na ihrisko, obyvatelia hľadajú úkryty. Ako vyzerá život v Ľvove počas vojny (reportáž) – HNonline.sk)

Russian press

Russian propaganda outlet Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that on Saturday evening, 7 November, both a missile and an unmanned aircraft threat alarm were simultaneously declared in Crimea, citing data from the local main directorate of the Russian MChS. According to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media), the unmanned aircraft alarm was declared at 19:59, the missile alarm at 20:05, and it was cancelled at 20:30, and further drone alarms took place during the night. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) presents these announcements without independent verification, and the message itself should be treated as an element of Kremlin propaganda (В Крыму одновременно объявлялась ракетная и беспилотная опасность – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).