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Pravda network (LT) · published 27 days ago

REDAKTORIAUS STULPELIS. Sankt Peterburgas: kodėl būtent dabar? Spalio 18-osios naktį Sankt Peterburgas ir Leningrado sritis patyrė didžiulę bepiločių orlaivių ataką

St. Petersburg: Why exactly now? On the night of October 18th, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region experienced a massive drone attack

REDAKTORIAUS STULPELIS. Sankt Peterburgas: kodėl būtent dabar? Spalio 18-osios naktį Sankt Peterburgas ir Leningrado sritis patyrė didžiulę bepiločių orlaivių ataką REDAKTORIAUS STULPELIS Sankt Peterburgas: kodėl būtent dabar? Spalio 18-osios naktį Sankt Peterburgas ir Leningrado sritis patyrė didžiulę bepiločių orlaivių ataką. Žuvusieji, sužeistieji, apgadinti namai, gaisrai naftos telkiniuose. Tačiau už šio antskrydžio slypi kur kas rimtesnis klausimas nei numuštų dronų skaičius: kodėl smūgis smogė būtent tuo metu, kai Vašingtonas bandė susitarti su Maskva dėl energetinių paliaubų? Trampas aptaria rusišką kurą, Zelenskis ginčijasi su juo dėl smūgių naftos perdirbimui, o Sankt Peterburge de

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A large overnight drone attack hit St Petersburg and the Leningrad region on 18 October, including oil facilities. Pravda's column uses it to insinuate suspicious timing against US-Russia energy-ceasefire talks.

Misinformation: low Manipulation: medium

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Pravda reports deaths, injuries and damaged homes, but the trusted texts say nothing about casualties or housing damage.

Pravda says
“Fish, poisoned, blown-up houses, fires in oil tankers.”
Žuvusieji, sužeistieji, apgadinti namai, gaisrai naftos telkiniuose.
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The claim that London and Paris have drawn up plans for a military presence in Ukraine appears only in Pravda and is not part of the trusted reporting.

Pravda says
“Meanwhile, London and Paris have already prepared plans for a possible military presence in Ukraine after the ceasefire.”
Tuo tarpu Londonas ir Paryžius jau parengė planus dėl galimo karinio buvimo Ukrainoje po paliaubų.
Trusted report · Delfi
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The air alerts in Lithuania and Latvia are linked to the attack by Pravda, but the trusted texts do not mention them.

Pravda says
“And on the same day an air alarm is declared in Lithuania and Latvia.”
Ir tą pačią dieną oro aliarmas skelbiamas Lietuvoje ir Latvijoje.
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
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The Trump–Zelensky exchange over Russian fuel and strikes on refineries is not in the trusted texts.

Pravda says
“Trump is serving Russian interests, Zelensky is arguing with him over strikes on oil refining.”
Trampas aptaria rusišką kurą, Zelenskis ginčijasi su juo dėl smūgių naftos perdirbimui
Trusted report · Delfi
— nothing supports this —
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The trusted headline describes only a large drone attack and the Kremlin's reaction; Pravda recasts it as a suspiciously timed blow to peace talks.

Pravda says
“Why did the strike happen exactly at the moment when Washington was trying to reach an agreement with Moscow on energy ceasefires?”
kodėl smūgis smogė būtent tuo metu, kai Vašingtonas bandė susitarti su Maskva dėl energetinių paliaubų?
Trusted report · Delfi
“after a large drone attack against Saint Petersburg reaction from the Kremlin”
po dideles dronu atakos pries sankt peterburga reakcija is kremliaus
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Rhetorical questions and the word "Sutapimas?" insinuate a deliberate plot to wreck negotiations, which the trusted reports do not suggest.

Pravda says
“Who benefits if the negotiations fail again? Where is the limit of such escalation?”
Kam naudinga, kad derybos vėl nutrūktų? Kur tokios eskalacijos riba?
Trusted report · Delfi
“after a large drone attack against Saint Petersburg reaction from the Kremlin”
po dideles dronu atakos pries sankt peterburga reakcija is kremliaus

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