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Russia and Ukraine strike each other’s energy infrastructure before US-brokered talks

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Russian strikes cut power to more than 600,000 people in southeastern Ukraine, according to the power company DTEK, while Al Jazeera put the number at about 850,000 in Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. On Monday, Ukrainian officials said Russia had hit the power grid again, and Ukrainian forces struck one of Russia’s major oil refineries. The attacks came ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi between Russia and Ukraine aimed at ending the fighting. The Washington Times and the Associated Press report that both countries launched attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Russian strikes cut power to more than 600,000 people, according to the power company DTEK.

    One outletUnited Press International· Center

  2. Al Jazeera put the number of people losing power at about 850,000.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  3. Ukrainian officials said Russia struck Ukraine’s power grid again on Monday.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  4. Ukraine launched attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including an oil refinery.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  5. The strikes came ahead of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi between Russia and Ukraine.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

How each side tells it

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Every side reports Russian strikes that cut power to hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine before US-brokered talks. The main difference is emphasis: the Washington Times presents strikes by both sides, while UPI and Al Jazeera headlines focus on Russian attacks and differing outage figures.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Al Jazeera’s headline centers on Russian strikes and about 850,000 people losing electricity, while the AP report on ABC News says Russia and Ukraine are striking each other.

    Russian strikes on Ukraine leave hundreds of thousands without electricity
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    2 outlets

    UPI’s headline centers on Russian attacks leaving 600,000 people without power, sourced to the DTEK power company, and does not mention Ukrainian strikes.

    Russian attacks on Ukraine leave 600,000 without power
    United Press InternationalCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    The Washington Times headline presents Ukraine and Russia as trading strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, putting both sides’ attacks on equal footing.

    Ukraine, Russia trade strikes on energy infrastructure ahead of Abu Dhabi peace talks
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
  • the number of people without power
  • Ukraine’s refinery strike in the AP report
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From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Russian attacks on the power grid
  • the 600,000 figure
  • DTEK as the source
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From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • mutual attacks on energy infrastructure
  • the Abu Dhabi peace talks
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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Nov 8, 7:20 AM EST

  • Center

    7 hr 15 min later

    Its first report, Nov 8, 2:35 PM EST

  • Right

    1 day later

    Its first report, Nov 9, 7:23 AM EST

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 8, 7:20 AM EST
  2. United Press InternationalCenterNov 8, 2:35 PM EST
  3. ABC NewsLeftNov 9, 6:48 AM EST
  4. The Washington TimesRightNov 9, 7:23 AM EST
  5. PBS NewsHourCenterNov 9, 12:19 PM EST
  6. Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 9, 12:24 PM EST

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