GERMANY PERSPECTIVE

Berlin covers strikes with the sober rigor characteristic of Tagesschau—and a detail no other outlet contextualizes similarly. The German public broadcaster recalls that 'for more than four years, Ukraine has defended itself against the invasion conducted by Russia' and that 'Russia has attacked Ukraine almost every night since the start of the war of aggression.' The term 'Angriffskrieg' (war of aggression) isn't an incidental editorial choice in Germany. It's the Nuremberg legal term that condemned Nazi leaders. Using it to describe the Russian invasion places it in a historical continuum that Scholz's Zeitenwende formalized in 2022. Tagesschau doesn't say 'conflict' or just 'war'—it says 'war of aggression.' Factually, Tagesschau is among few outlets explicitly noting that 'moreover, the Russian army expanded its air attacks during daytime hours'—Russia extended raids to daylight, a significant tactical shift English-language media treats in passing. Coverage also mentions the two children killed in Krasnodar region, but under the heading 'deaths in Ukrainian counter-attack.' The word 'Gegenangriff' (counter-attack) implies causality: Russia struck, Ukraine responded.