War in Ukraine and the Russian threat

Day by day

1. Sunday, 4 October 2026

   5 countries

   Italy highlights strikes on Kyiv's bridges; Spain and Norway frame Russia as a sabotage and conflict threat to Europe.

   • Italy
   • Spain
   • Germany
   • Norway
   • Sweden

   Lead story in 3

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     Il Fatto QuotidianoItaly

     Kyiv, a 70 billion hole. The Russians besiege Kharkiv

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     Giornale di BresciaItaly

     «Let us prepare for Moscow attacks»

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     Dagens NyheterSweden

     The prisoner of war in Kyiv: "We had been ordered to shoot everyone in black. What should I have done?"

   Highlight in 7

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     El MundoSpain

     Alexander Stubb, president of Finland: "Ahead of the elections, Spain must expect hybrid attacks and sabotage from Russia"

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     El PaísSpain

     Putin strengthens his sabotage and espionage network to strike at Europe

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     Welt am SonntagGermany

     More sabotage in Moscow: Ukrainian authorities report new attacks

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     AvvenireItaly

     Moscow hits Kyiv's bridges: 'Diplomats and foreigners, evacuate'

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     Corriere della SeraItaly

     Moscow: raid in the heart of Kyiv. "Westerners are leaving"

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     La StampaItaly

     Putin launches the battle of the bridges. Zelensky: now more raids on refineries

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     AftenpostenNorway

     Researchers: Russia is not ruling out a conflict on Svalbard

   Who left it off the front page 24 papers

   Leading papers with a verified front page that day which did not carry the theme in the headline or highlights.

   Portugal

   • Correio da ManhãDaughters forgive mother accused of killing their father
   • Jornal de NotíciasOnly a third of those convicted of sex crimes against children go to prison
   • PúblicoServiceman on trial for sharing newspapers in a group with ten thousand members

   Spain

   • ABCCrisis cabinet at La Moncloa: Sánchez, between polls and his inner circle
   • El CorreoA downpour floods the Casco Viejo
   • El PeriódicoA storm never seen before batters Catalonia
   • La VanguardiaThe rise of the far right leads to an ungovernable Catalonia
   • La Voz de GaliciaGovernment partners and opposition call for elections from a Pedro Sánchez without a majority

   France

   • La CroixUnforgettable
   • Le MondeDrought: drinking water networks put to the test
   • Le Parisien"We need a real and broad coalition"

   United Kingdom

   • The Herald (Scotland)Democracy 'silenced' by soaring free speech cases
   • The IndependentBurnham scraps Starmer's plan to axe jury trials
   • The ObserverThe road back from Brexit

   Germany

   • Der TagesspiegelJunge Union chief Winkel calls for swift draft law on pension reform
   • Die WeltWho pays for Mum?
   • Hamburger AbendblattHow I stopped trying to improve my husband

   Italy

   • Il GiornaleScarpinato, the Five Star member who accuses the right of «misdirecting» inquiries on the mafia
   • Il MessaggeroSpain takes to the streets, «general strike»: Sánchez cornered
   • Il Sole 24 OreMps, Intesa: "Take it or leave it"
   • la RepubblicaEuropean left at a crossroads

   Austria

   • KurierOut of the energy crisis, but how?

   Denmark

   • Jyllands-PostenMost of the money in the VAT plan goes to those who earn the most, calculations show
   • PolitikenResearchers at RUC feel that academic freedom is under pressure in inflammatory cases