RUS・ウクライナ、停戦交渉直前に長距離攻撃の応酬　アブダビで米仲介の Talks 開始

なぜ重要か

The strikes caused deaths, damaged Ukraine’s power infrastructure and sparked a fire at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries immediately before negotiations. The Abu Dhabi talks were expected to address the security guarantees sought by both sides, while disagreement over European participation raised questions about the talks’ format. The EU’s decision to accelerate grid-repair funding may also help address the infrastructure damage inflicted by Russia’s attacks.

何が起きたか

Russia attacked four electrical substations in Ukraine’s 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. Ukrainian long-range drones caused a fire at the KINEF oil refinery near St. Petersburg, more than 1,200 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

The strikes came on the eve of U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, scheduled to begin Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. The discussions were expected to consider what security guarantees would satisfy Moscow, which views NATO as a threat, and Kyiv, which seeks to prevent future Russian invasions. Separately, the European Union agreed to activate a special emergency mechanism to speed up funding for repairs to Ukraine’s power grid.

ウクライナメディアの見方

Ukrainian coverage emphasized the damage to the power grid, the scale of Russia’s drone attack, the deadly strike on an aid distribution center in Zaporizhzhia and the EU’s emergency funding mechanism for grid repairs. It also highlighted the reach of Ukrainian long-range strikes, with the KINEF refinery located more than 1,200 kilometers from Ukraine’s border, and framed the talks around Ukraine’s demand for safeguards against future invasions.

海外メディアの見方

International coverage focused on the prospect of a settlement and the United States’ mediation role, alongside disputes over whether European representatives would attend. Substantial attention was also given to the escalation immediately before the talks, including casualties, infrastructure damage and the attack on a major Russian refinery.

報道の食い違い

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. The disagreement could affect the format of the talks.

背景

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 the Ukrainian border. Ukraine claimed in early October that long-range strikes had neutralized more than half of Russia’s oil-refining capacity.