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Kyiv Post says Fedorov blamed Zaluzhny for the dropped election; Censor.NET's headline adds Budanov, its text does not

Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov says President Zelensky was ready to hold elections, then backed off because of who would run against him. Two Ukrainian outlets report the claim. They agree on Zaluzhny. Only one headline names Budanov. We hold no reply from the president or his office.

‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run
‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run as published by Kyiv Post · seen at Kyiv Post
Russia & Eurasia Ukraine

The claim. Former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov says he proposed presidential elections to Volodymyr Zelensky. Fedorov says the president was ready at first. Then, Fedorov says, he dropped the idea over who might run. Both reports carry this as Fedorov's account.

Where the accounts differ.

Kyiv Post Censor.NET
Who Fedorov said put Zelensky off Zaluzhny Headline: Zaluzhny and Budanov. Text: Zaluzhny alone
What "June" refers to Elections to be held in June A proposal made in June, before Fedorov was dismissed
Headline quote "Then You'd Think About Your Monument" none

The same interview, other leads. Life.ru, a Russian outlet, ran two reports from the same Ukrainska Pravda interview. One leads with Fedorov's "love" exchange with Elon Musk. The other leads with his illness: "Шанс на выживание 17%". Neither mentions the elections.

What is not settled. - Whether Budanov was part of Fedorov's account. Only one headline says so. No text we hold does. - Whether "June" was the planned election date or the month of the proposal. - What Zelensky or his office says. We hold no response. - Everything here comes from one interview, and we hold only the opening lines of the two Ukrainian reports.

This story is about a claim by a former Ukrainian minister: that President Volodymyr Zelensky considered holding an election during the war and then decided not to.

How it got here. Russia seized Crimea and backed armed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. On 24 February 2022 it launched a full-scale invasion. Ukraine declared martial law that day, and it has been extended ever since. Ukrainian law does not allow national elections under martial law. Zelensky was elected in 2019 for a five-year term. The presidential election due in spring 2024 was therefore not held, and he has stayed in office. His opponents at home and abroad have questioned his mandate since then. Whether and when to hold a wartime vote has been argued over in Ukraine ever since.

The actors. - Volodymyr Zelensky is Ukraine's president and would face any election. - Mykhailo Fedorov was minister of digital transformation from 2019. He later became defence minister, and Censor.NET reports he has since been dismissed. The claim is his. - Valery Zaluzhny was commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces from 2021 until Zelensky replaced him in February 2024. He then became ambassador to the United Kingdom. He is widely seen as a possible challenger, though he has not declared a run. - Kyrylo Budanov made his name as head of Ukraine's military intelligence. He is the second name in one headline.

What is at stake. An election would test Zelensky's mandate while the war goes on. If Fedorov's account holds, the decision not to hold one turned on political rivals, not only on the war. Fedorov's claim is contested by nobody we hold, but it is also backed by nobody else.

Where it stands. Fedorov's account comes from an interview with Ukrainska Pravda. We hold no response from the president's office.

What is being argued about

  • Fedorov says Zelensky was ready to hold elections, then backed off
  • Kyiv Post and Censor.NET's text name Zaluzhny as the reason; Censor.NET's headline adds Budanov
  • The two reports differ on what 'June' refers to
  • Russian coverage of the same interview leads with Musk and Fedorov's illness
How the interview was reported on 21 SeptemberTimeline
  1. 2026-09-2113:08 published time Censor.NET Headline names Zaluzhny and Budanov; text names Zaluzhny
  2. 2026-09-2113:17 published time Life.ru Leads with Fedorov's illness 17%survival chance he says doctors gave him in 2020
  3. 2026-09-2113:22 published time Kyiv Post Names Zaluzhny alone as the reason
  4. 2026-09-2113:27 published time Life.ru Leads with Fedorov's exchange with Musk
Times are UTC, as published.
Sources C Censor.NET
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Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова, - Федоров Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7923 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Шанс на выживание 17%»: Экс-министр обороны Украины Фёдоров рассказал о тяжёлой болезни Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → K Kyiv Post
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Kyiv Post 🇺🇦UA · digital · ‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Kyiv Post → What we have measured A capital city stands in for a ministry the source of the 500,000 figure is a metonym, not a named institution or report ×1Actor named Russia is the active subject of the headline ×1Actor named the drone is identified as Russian, and a child is counted among the injured ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor, and the report notes a child among the injured. ×1 from 1995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
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Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Он ответил: «Я тебя тоже»: Экс-министр обороны Украины признался в любви Маску после включения Starlink Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One interview, three different leads

Four reports come from one interview, and only two lead with the claim about the elections. One of those two names Budanov in its headline, but its own text names only Zaluzhny. None carries a reply from the president's office.

4 reports on the interview 2 reports leading with the election claim 1 reports naming Budanov 0 reports carrying a reply from the president's office
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources K Kyiv Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Kyiv Post 🇺🇦UA · digital · ‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Kyiv Post → What we have measured A capital city stands in for a ministry the source of the 500,000 figure is a metonym, not a named institution or report ×1Actor named Russia is the active subject of the headline ×1Actor named the drone is identified as Russian, and a child is counted among the injured ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor, and the report notes a child among the injured. ×1 from 1995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → C Censor.NET
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Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова, - Федоров Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7923 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Он ответил: «Я тебя тоже»: Экс-министр обороны Украины признался в любви Маску после включения Starlink Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Шанс на выживание 17%»: Экс-министр обороны Украины Фёдоров рассказал о тяжёлой болезни Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified Zelensky dropped a plan for June presidential elections because Valery Zaluzhny would have run.
Kyiv Post and Censor.NET both carry this as former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov's account of his own proposal. Both come from one interview, and we hold no response from the president or his office.
Checked against 2 sources:
K Kyiv Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Kyiv Post 🇺🇦UA · digital · ‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Kyiv Post → What we have measured A capital city stands in for a ministry the source of the 500,000 figure is a metonym, not a named institution or report ×1Actor named Russia is the active subject of the headline ×1Actor named the drone is identified as Russian, and a child is counted among the injured ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor, and the report notes a child among the injured. ×1 from 1995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → C Censor.NET
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Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова, - Федоров Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7923 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Fedorov said Zelensky was also put off by the chance that Kyrylo Budanov would run.
Only Censor.NET's headline names Budanov, and its own lede names Zaluzhny alone. Kyiv Post also names only Zaluzhny.
Checked against 2 sources:
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова, - Федоров Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7923 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → K Kyiv Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Kyiv Post 🇺🇦UA · digital · ‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Kyiv Post → What we have measured A capital city stands in for a ministry the source of the 500,000 figure is a metonym, not a named institution or report ×1Actor named Russia is the active subject of the headline ×1Actor named the drone is identified as Russian, and a child is counted among the injured ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor, and the report notes a child among the injured. ×1 from 1995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

Ю Юлия Сафиулина Life.ru
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed Describes the same background more softly, as rising prices.×1
Assertion before attribution Europe's car industry 'in deep crisis' is stated in the report's voice. The attribution 'Putin believes' comes only after it.×1
Attributed Names the single outlet the account comes from×1
Figure chosen two radars×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 disputed6 unverified3 true
From 922 reports we hold under this byline, at Life.ru. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
Н Наталья Демьянова Life.ru
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Direct quotation paraphrase only; the report quotes none of his words and says he was commenting on songs sung in Russian×1
Headline against body the headline calls it a "harsh" appeal; the body says only that he called on him×1
Lead choice Another report on the same interview leads with the former minister's illness×1
Measure chosen The only report that prices the crisis in what a driver hands over: one grade, one country, one figure per litre.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 false1 misleading3 disputed14 unverified1 true
From 1216 reports we hold under this byline, at Life.ru. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 2 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

L Life.ru
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Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Он ответил: «Я тебя тоже»: Экс-министр обороны Украины признался в любви Маску после включения Starlink Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Leads with Fedorov's account of trading declarations of 'love' with Elon Musk after Starlink was switched on; no mention of the elections.
Переписка состоялась после обращения Киева по поводу работы Starlink. Фёдоров просил основателя SpaceX активировать спутниковую связь на территориях, где шли боевые действия. После выполнения просьбы он отправил миллиардеру эмоциональное сообщение. «Я ему написал: «Я тебя люблю». Он ответил: «Я тебя тоже», — заявил Фёдоров. Ранее сообщалось, что Илон Маск отказался дать Украине доступ к Starlink для наведения ударов по российской территории. Утверждается, что Михаил Фёдоров обращался к миллиардеру с такой просьбой. Маск, как утверждается, считает, что конфликт пора завершать сделкой. Больше но
Lead choice: A report on the same interview leads with an exchange with Musk and does not mention the election claim — “Экс-министр обороны Украины признался в любви Маску после включения Starlink”
What leads: the report leads on a personal exchange with Musk; the elections claim is absent — “Экс-министр обороны Украины признался в любви Маску”
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/on-otvetil-ya-tebya-tozhe-eks-ministr-oborony-ukrainy…
K Kyiv Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Kyiv Post 🇺🇦UA · digital · ‘Then You’d Think About Your Monument’: Fedorov Says Zelensky Rejected His Election Proposal Because Zaluzhny Would Run Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Kyiv Post → What we have measured A capital city stands in for a ministry the source of the 500,000 figure is a metonym, not a named institution or report ×1Actor named Russia is the active subject of the headline ×1Actor named the drone is identified as Russian, and a child is counted among the injured ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor, and the report notes a child among the injured. ×1 from 1995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Says the plan was for elections held in June, and carries Fedorov's line "Then You'd Think About Your Monument" in its headline.
In brief: Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he personally proposed holding presidential elections in June and that President Zelensky was initially prepared to proceed. According to Fedorov, the president later abandoned the idea because former army chief Valery Zaluzhny would have entered the race. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reacts during a joint press conference with Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (unseen) in Kyiv on May 11, 2026, amid the Russian invasion o
Attributed claim: The reason for dropping the elections is attributed to Fedorov and limited to Zaluzhny — “According to Fedorov, the president later abandoned the idea because former army chief Valery Zaluzhny would have entered the race.”
Asserted vs attributed: the motive is attributed to Fedorov throughout, and names Zaluzhny alone — “According to Fedorov, the president later abandoned the idea because former army chief Valery Zaluzhny would have entered the race.”
Read it at Kyiv Post → https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85026
L Life.ru
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Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · «Шанс на выживание 17%»: Экс-министр обороны Украины Фёдоров рассказал о тяжёлой болезни Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Life.ru → What we have measured Absence of notice framed as a finding a booking agent not having heard is put in the headline as the news ×1Absence used as rebuttal a booking service's lack of notice is run as a counter-report, sourced anonymously ×1Actor framing The company is the only actor named. The regulator appears only as a law it obeys. ×1Actor label Calls the Ukrainian president the head of a 'regime' ×1 from 24961 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Leads with Fedorov's account of a serious illness found in 2020, when doctors put his survival chance at 17%; no mention of the elections.
«В 2020-м у меня обнаружили болезнь с шансами на выживание 17%», — заявил Фёдоров. По его словам, в одной из клиник ему фактически посоветовали отправиться домой и попрощаться с близкими. Позднее экс-министр продолжил лечение в другом медучреждении, где ему назначили появившийся незадолго до этого таргетный препарат. Фёдоров также рассказал, что проходил химиотерапию и продолжал ездить на работу в Кабмин. Лечение завершилось в октябре 2020 года. После этого, по словам Фёдорова, врачи должны были наблюдать за его состоянием ещё пять лет, прежде чем можно было говорить о выздоровлении. Диагноз б
Lead choice: Another report on the same interview leads with the former minister's illness — “«Шанс на выживание 17%»”
What leads: the report leads on the minister's illness; the elections claim is absent — “«Шанс на выживание 17%»”
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/shans-17-eks-ministr-oborony-ukrainy-fedorov-rasskaza…
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова, - Федоров Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7923 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Says Fedorov made the proposal in June, before he was dismissed; its headline names Budanov, its text names only Zaluzhny.
Колишній міністр оборони Михайло Федоров заявив, що ще в червні, до свого звільнення, пропонував президенту Володимиру Зеленському провести вибори. За словами Федорова, Зеленський був готовий до такого кроку, однак відмовився через можливу участь у виборах Валерія Залужного.
Headline exceeds body: The headline adds Budanov as a second reason — “через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова”
Body narrower than headline: The report's own opening names only Zaluzhny — “відмовився через можливу участь у виборах Валерія Залужного”
Headline beyond the body: the headline adds Budanov; the lede we hold names only Zaluzhny — “Зеленський відмовився від виборів через можливе балотування Залужного й Буданова”
Asserted vs attributed: the lede carries the motive as Fedorov's account, naming Zaluzhny alone — “відмовився через можливу участь у виборах Валерія Залужного”
Read it at Censor.NET → https://censor.net/ua/news/4024496/fedorov-zayavyv-scho-zelenskyyi-vidm…
Checked, didn’t cover
M Meduza
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Meduza 🇱🇻LV · digital · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Agenda given without a verdict the only report that lists what was discussed and stops there ×1Asserted versus attributed figure attributed to the leaders' own declaration ×1Attribution the release is sourced to the leaders' joint declaration ×1Attribution inside the sentence the whole account marked as one leader's telling ×1 from 1071 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → R RIA Novosti
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
RIA Novosti 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures ×1Actor named the outage is reported with no actor named ×1Actor named 'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman ×1Actor named headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker ×1 from 31373 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T The Moscow Times
Centre estimate · not a score
The Moscow Times 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted vs attributed Repeats a two-sided deal on one side's word; the second party's silence is not mentioned. ×1Asserted vs attributed headline states the nuclear warning flat, with no source ×1Attributed justification Russia's justification is carried in quotation marks and attributed. No Ukrainian response is given. ×1Attribution Attributes the threat to Moscow and repeats the ministry's list of targets unchallenged. ×1 from 429 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1 from 20607 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → U Ukrainska Pravda
Centre estimate · not a score
Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1 from 7025 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → I Interfax
Centre estimate · not a score
Interfax 🇷🇺RU · digital · No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1 from 7627 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → U Ukrinform
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Ukrinform 🇺🇦UA · digital · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1 from 2995 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → M Mediazona
Centre estimate · not a score
Mediazona 🇷🇺RU · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice ×1A running total, and a collective actor 'two more' implies earlier removals, and the courts act as a plural with no case or plaintiff named ×1Harm counted The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure ×1Harm counted the only report that counts people hurt ×1 from 803 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N Novaya Gazeta Europe
Centre estimate · not a score
Novaya Gazeta Europe 🇱🇻LV · newspaper · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1 from 1055 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → T TASS
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TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1 from 6410 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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