Kyiv Post says Russia knocked Ukrainian channels offline; RIA says four channels 'reported failures'
Strikes on Kyiv data centres on 26 September cut TV broadcasts and a public broadcaster's video player. Ukrainian outlets and an independent Russian one name Russia as the attacker. The headline from RIA Novosti, a Russian state news agency, names no one.
What happened. On 26 September, strikes on Kyiv data centres disrupted Ukrainian television, according to Ukrinform, Kyiv Post and Ekonomichna Pravda. Kyiv Post and Ekonomichna Pravda name Cosmonova as the damaged site.
Who acted. Six of seven reports name Russia or Russians as the attacker. RIA Novosti names no one. We hold only its headline, not its text.
| Outlet | Who acted | What went down |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv Post | "Russia Knocks... Offline" | "local television broadcasts" |
| Ukrinform | "Russian strikes" (headline) | We Are Ukraine, Novyny.LIVE |
| Ekonomichna Pravda | "росіянами" (Russians) | Suspilne video player; Army TV |
| Mediazona | "Российская армия" (the Russian army) | a data centre, a pharmaceutical plant |
| RIA Novosti | no actor named | four channels "заявили о сбоях" (said they had failures) |
Who was hurt. Mediazona, an independent Russian outlet, is the only one to count people: "как минимум пять человек" (at least five) hurt in Kyiv.
The wider pattern. Only Kyiv Post calls it "an almost three-week campaign against data centers", with four hit on Wednesday. No other report we hold gives either figure.
What is not settled - Which four channels RIA means. Between them, the other reports name four outages, but not as one list. - Whether Army TV went off air because of the data-centre strike. Ekonomichna Pravda says only "Russian shelling". - Whether the Darnytsia drug plant was hit for a second time in a week. Only Ekonomichna Pravda says so.
What this is about. Russian strikes on Kyiv on 26 September damaged buildings that house the computer servers Ukrainian TV channels use to broadcast.
How it got here. Russia and Ukraine have been at war since 2014. That year Russia annexed Crimea and backed armed separatists in the eastern Donbas region. In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Since then Russia has struck Ukrainian cities from the air with missiles and drones, including the capital, Kyiv. Many strikes have hit power stations, the grid and other infrastructure far from the front line. Russia says it strikes military and military-linked targets. Ukraine says the strikes hit civilians and civilian services.
A data centre is a building full of servers: the machines that store and send out websites, video streams and TV signals. When one is damaged, everything that runs from it can go dark at once, even if the studios are untouched.
Who is involved. - Russia. Six of the seven reports we hold say its forces carried out the strikes. - Ukrainian broadcasters. Suspilne is Ukraine's public broadcaster. Army TV is a military channel. We Are Ukraine and Novyny.LIVE are national news channels. - Darnytsia, a Kyiv drug maker. Ekonomichna Pravda says its plant was struck the same morning.
What is at stake. In wartime, TV and news sites carry air-raid alerts and official instructions. Kyiv Post says attacks on data centres "could affect civilians' ability to receive critical information". If more data centres are hit, more channels could lose their signal at once.
Where it stands. On the day, Suspilne's video player was down and Army TV had paused broadcasting, Ekonomichna Pravda reports. The reports we hold do not say when service came back, or how badly the buildings were damaged.
What is being argued about
- Who the reports name as knocking the channels offline
- Which channels lost their signal, and how many
- Whether the strike was part of a longer run of attacks on data centres
- How many people were hurt in Kyiv
Who knocked the channels offline, in each outlet's wordsSide by side
| Outlet | What it said | Attacker named? |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv Post | "Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline" | Yes: Russia |
| Ukrinform | "Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems" | Yes: in the headline |
| Ekonomichna Pravda | "пошкодження росіянами дата-центру Cosmonova" (damage by Russians to the Cosmonova data centre) | Yes: Russians |
| Mediazona | "Российская армия нанесла серию ударов" (the Russian army carried out a series of strikes) | Yes: the Russian army |
| RIA Novosti | "Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе" (four Ukrainian TV channels said they had failures) | No |
Quoted from each report's headline or opening line. For RIA Novosti we hold the headline only, with no text.
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Kyiv Post
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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
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Ukrinform
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ukrinform
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Ukrinform
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Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
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Mediazona
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Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
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RIA Novosti
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Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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How the outages were reported on 26 SeptemberTimeline
- 2026-09-2611:26 Ekonomichna Pravda publication time Ekonomichna Pravda Army TV pauses broadcasting over Russian shelling
- 2026-09-2612:13 Mediazona publication time Mediazona Russian attacks damage a data centre and a pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv at least 5 hurt
- 2026-09-2612:20 Ekonomichna Pravda publication time Ekonomichna Pravda Russians strike the Darnytsia drug plant for a second time in a week
- 2026-09-2612:23 RIA Novosti publication time RIA Novosti Four Ukrainian channels 'said they had failures'; no attacker named 4 channels
- 2026-09-2613:12 Kyiv Post publication time Kyiv Post Russia knocks news channels offline; strike follows a run of attacks on data centres 4 data centres hit Wednesday
- 2026-09-2613:15 Ekonomichna Pravda publication time Ekonomichna Pravda Suspilne's video player down after Russians damage the Cosmonova data centre
- 2026-09-2613:18 Ukrinform publication time Ukrinform We Are Ukraine and Novyny.LIVE report transmission problems 2 channels
Times are when each outlet published, in UTC.
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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RIA Novosti
Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Kyiv Post
Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ukrinform
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Centre
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Mediazona
🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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RIA Novosti
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RIA Novosti
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Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ukrinform
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Ukrinform
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Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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The bias in this coverageBias
Who switched the channels off
Six of seven reports name Russia as the one striking. One report says only that four channels 'reported failures', with no actor named. One report counts the people hurt, and it gives a minimum, not a total.
6 reports naming Russia as acting
1 reports with no actor named
1 reports counting people hurt
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources
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Ukrinform
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Kyiv Post
Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Ukrinform
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Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
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Mediazona
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Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
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RIA Novosti
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Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Claims and verdicts
unverified
The Saturday strike followed an almost three-week Russian campaign against data centres, with four hit on Wednesday.
Only Kyiv Post carries the three-week campaign and the four Wednesday hits. None of the other reports we hold gives either figure.
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Kyiv Post
Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Russian strikes on Kyiv data centres, including Cosmonova, disrupted Ukrainian television broadcasts on 26 September.
Ukrinform, Kyiv Post and Ekonomichna Pravda each report broadcast or video outages at different channels after the data-centre strikes. RIA Novosti's headline says four Ukrainian channels reported failures, and Mediazona reports a Kyiv data centre was damaged.
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Ukrinform
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Kyiv Post
Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Ukrinform
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Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
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Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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RIA Novosti
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Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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unverified
Russian strikes hit the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv for the second time in a week.
Ekonomichna Pravda reports the plant was struck again, and Mediazona's headline says a pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv was damaged, which supports the strike itself. Only Ekonomichna Pravda says this was the second strike in a week.
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Mediazona
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Mediazona
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Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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Who wrote it
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Володимир Тунік-Фриз
Ekonomichna Pravda · 3 reports on this story
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Assertion vs attribution
The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence×1
Assertion vs attribution
Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation×1
Evaluative label
the attack is described as 'enemy' in the report's own voice×1
Figure flat
cargo figure stated flat with no source named×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed4 unverified4 true
From 368 reports we hold under this byline, at
Ekonomichna Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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Leo Chiu
Kyiv Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named
Russia is the active subject of the headline×1
Framing
Frames the strikes as a sustained campaign and states the channel outage flat in the headline×1
Framing
the strike is framed as part of a sustained 'campaign' with a civilian-information stake×1
Who is named as acting
Russia is the grammatical subject of the outage×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified1 true
From 19 reports we hold under this byline, at
Kyiv Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating.
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РИА Новости
RIA Novosti
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named
no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures×1
Actor named
the outage is reported with no actor named×1
Actor named
'the West' is named as acting, attributed to the foreign ministry spokeswoman×1
Actor named
headline names Ukraine's armed forces as the attacker×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 false2 misleading5 disputed38 unverified12 true
From 26630 reports we hold under this byline, at
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Coverage, outlet by outlet
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Ukrinform
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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Ukrinform
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Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels
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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
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— state-controlledUkrinform names two channels with transmission problems: We Are Ukraine and Novyny.LIVE.
Russian strikes on data centers cause broadcasting problems for several channels 26.09.2026 16:18 Ukrinform Television channels "We Are Ukraine" and "Novyny.LIVE" have reported transmission problems following strikes on data centers in Kyiv. The broadcasters reported the issue on social media, according to Ukrinform. "Due to systematic strikes on data centers, telecommunications infrastructure, and national television and radio broadcasters, there have been disruptions in the transmission of the 'We Are Ukraine+' television channel. Following the strike on Cosmonova's infrastructure, the chann
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Ekonomichna Pravda
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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— Ekonomichna Pravda says Suspilne's video players were down after Russians damaged the Cosmonova data centre.
На сайті "Суспільного" не працює відеоплеєр через російські обстріли Володимир Тунік-Фриз — 26 вересня, 16:15 У Суспільного проблеми в роботі через російські удари Суспільне Посилання скопійовано Внаслідок пошкодження росіянами дата-центру Cosmonova на сайті "Суспільного" тимчасово не працюють відеоплеєри. Про це повідомляє "Суспільне". Дата-центр Cosmonova зазнав пошкоджень унаслідок російської атаки 25 вересня. У компанії зазначили, що пошкоджено приміщення, однак працівники не постраждали. Компанія повідомила про можливі перебої в роботі сервісів. Завдяки географічному резервуванню всі кліє
Who is named as acting: Names Russians as the ones who damaged the data centre — “Внаслідок пошкодження росіянами дата-центру Cosmonova”
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https://epravda.com.ua/infrastruktura/u-suspilnogo-problemi-v-roboti-ch…
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Kyiv Post
Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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Kyiv Post
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Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers
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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
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— Only Kyiv Post frames the strike as part of "an almost three-week campaign against data centers", with four hit on Wednesday.
In brief: Russia’s Saturday attack on Kyiv’s Cosmonova data centers affected local television broadcasts, following an almost three-week campaign against data centers – with four already hit on Wednesday – that could affect civilians’ ability to receive critical information. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in an office building following an air attack in Kyiv on Sept. 23, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Andrii KHODKOV / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) Linked
Framing: Frames the strikes as a sustained campaign and states the channel outage flat in the headline — “following an almost three-week campaign against data centers – with four already hit on Wednesday”
Who is named as acting: Russia is the grammatical subject of the outage — “Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline as Moscow Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv’s Data Centers”
Framing: the strike is framed as part of a sustained 'campaign' with a civilian-information stake — “following an almost three-week campaign against data centers”
Actor named: Russia is the active subject of the headline — “Russia Knocks Ukrainian News Channels Offline”
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https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85486
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RIA Novosti
Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе
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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
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— state-controlledRIA Novosti's headline says four Ukrainian channels "said they had failures" and names no attacker. We hold no text beyond the headline.
Who is named as acting: No actor named; the outages are 'failures' that the channels 'said' they had — “Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе”
Actor named: no attacker named; the channels only 'said' there were failures — “Четыре украинских телеканала заявили о сбоях в работе”
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https://ria.ru/20260926/ukraina-2120436852.html
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
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Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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— Only Ekonomichna Pravda says Russians struck the Darnytsia pharmaceutical plant for the second time in a week.
Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця" Володимир Тунік-Фриз — 26 вересня, 15:20 Росіяни знову атакували завод Дарниця Олександр Чекменьов Посилання скопійовано Вранці 26.09 росіяни знову завдали удару по заводу фармацевтичної компанії Дарниця. Про це повідомляє членкиня стратегічної ради "Дарниці" Катерина Загорій. Постраждалих внаслідок атаки немає. Ступінь пошкодження приміщень заводу не уточнюють. Нагадаємо: 23 вересня росіяни поцілили у фармацевтичний завод "Дарниця" у Києві, обійшлося без жертв. У ніч з 27 на 28 червня російські загарбники здійснили масовану атаку по К
Framing: a repeat hit on a civilian drug maker is foregrounded — “Росіяни вдруге за тиждень атакували фармкомпанію "Дарниця"”
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Mediazona
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак
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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
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— independentMediazona, an independent Russian outlet, is the only report to count the hurt, at least five. It lists Lavina Mall and homes in the Solomianskyi, Obolonskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Darnytskyi districts among the places hit.
Новости Сюжеты Онлайны Тексты Дата Подкасты Поддержать Поддержать Новости Сюжеты Онлайны Тексты Дата Подкасты Дела о военных «фейках» «Дискредитация» армии Диверсии Хроники войны Измена и шпионаж Дело ФБК Все темы Новость 26 сентября 2026, 15:13 Дата‑центр и фармзавод в Киеве получили повреждения из‑за российских атак Российская армия нанесла серию ударов по регионам Украины ночью 26 сентября. В Киеве под обстрел попали торговый центр Lavina Mall, офисное и промышленные здания, а также жилые дома в Соломенском, Оболонском, Святошинском и Дарницком районах — пострадали как минимум пять человек.
Harm counted: The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure — “пострадали как минимум пять человек”
Who is named as acting: Names the Russian army as acting, in active voice — “Российская армия нанесла серию ударов по регионам Украины ночью 26 сентября.”
Harm counted: the only report that counts people hurt — “пострадали как минимум пять человек”
Actor named: the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice — “Российская армия нанесла серию ударов по регионам Украины ночью 26 сентября.”
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Ekonomichna Pravda
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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Ekonomichna Pravda
🇺🇦UA ·
digital ·
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари
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What we have measured
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are ×1Assertion vs attribution The Vodafone data-centre strike appears only as the Russian defence ministry's claim, attributed in the sentence ×1Assertion vs attribution Russia's claim of a Vodafone data-centre strike is carried only as a Russian defence ministry statement, with nothing from the company and no confirmation ×1Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given ×1
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— Ekonomichna Pravda says Army TV paused broadcasting because of Russian shelling. It does not mention a data centre.
Телеканал Армія TV зупинив роботу через російські удари Володимир Тунік-Фриз — 26 вересня, 14:26 Ще один телеканал призупинив мовлення через обстріли Армія ТБ Посилання скопійовано Телевізійний канал Армія TV призупинив свою роботу у звʼязку із російськими обстрілами. Про це повідомляє пресслужба каналу у Facebook. Пресслужба каналу не уточнила час відновлення роботи каналу, але зазначила, що він продовжує працювати в YouTube та соцмережах. Нагадаємо: 23 вересня внаслідок російської атаки постраждав один зі столичних дата-центрів, де було розміщене вузлове обладнання інтернет-провайдера UTELS.
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https://epravda.com.ua/infrastruktura/shche-odin-telekanal-prizupiniv-m…
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Meduza
Centre
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Meduza
🇱🇻LV ·
digital · exile
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
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The Moscow Times
Centre
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The Moscow Times
🇳🇱NL ·
newspaper · exile
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
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Suspilne
Centre
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Suspilne
🇺🇦UA ·
public broadcaster · public-service
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
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Ukrainska Pravda
Centre
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Ukrainska Pravda
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · independent
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
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Interfax
Centre
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Interfax
🇷🇺RU ·
digital ·
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
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Centre
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
🇱🇻LV ·
newspaper · exile
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
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TASS
State / loyalist
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TASS
🇷🇺RU ·
state agency · state-controlled
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
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