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Mash first said three dead and Baza called it a Tu-154; the ministry now says six dead on a Tu-95 and gives no cause

A Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed in Amur region on 29 September. Russia's defence ministry says six of the seven crew died. The first counts, the aircraft type and the only cause in print came from Telegram channels, and the counts and the type changed before the ministry spoke.

Минобороны сообщило о крушении Ту-95 в Амурской области и гибели шести человек
Минобороны сообщило о крушении Ту-95 в Амурской области и гибели шести человек as published by Interfax · seen at Interfax
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What the ministry says. Russia's defence ministry says a Tu-95 crashed in Amur region during a training flight. Interfax and Regnum quote it as saying the plane fell "в безлюдной местности", in an unpopulated area. TASS, Regnum and Vot Tak carry the toll as the ministry's own preliminary figure: six crew dead, and one injured and in hospital. Espreso TV reports the ministry as saying the aircraft carried no munitions.

How the account moved. Espreso TV is the only report we hold that records the first versions.

First account Later account
Toll 3 dead, 4 injured (Mash) 6 dead, 1 injured (Mash, Baza, ministry)
Aircraft Tu-154 (Baza) Tu-95MS (Astra, from wreckage photos); Tu-95 (ministry)
Cause fuel explosion, "preliminary" (Baza) none given (ministry)

How it is hedged. 3 of the 9 reports that give the toll keep the ministry's "preliminary". A second Regnum report states the toll flat. Suspilne writes that the aircraft was "allegedly" unarmed ("нібито"). It states the six dead without a hedge.

Where. Regnum places the crash in Mazanovsky district. Life.ru and Obozrevatel name the village of Krasnoyarovo. Only Obozrevatel names the airfield the bomber took off from: Ukrainka.

What is not settled. - The cause. Suspilne says it is not known, and the ministry gives none. - The dead. No report names any of the six crew. - Whether the aircraft was armed. The ministry says it was not, and no report we hold checks that.

This story is about a crash that destroyed one of Russia's long-range, nuclear-capable bombers in the Russian Far East, thousands of kilometres from the front line in Ukraine.

How it got here. Russia seized Crimea and backed armed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014. It launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since then Russia has struck Ukrainian cities and power stations with cruise missiles. Many of those missiles are launched from strategic bombers flying inside Russia, and the Tu-95 is one of them. It is a Soviet-designed propeller aircraft that first flew in the 1950s, and Russia has kept it in service for decades. It is also part of Russia's nuclear forces.

Because the bombers launch the missiles, Ukraine treats their airfields as targets. On 1 June 2025, Ukrainian drones hit bombers parked at air bases deep inside Russia. None of the reports we hold link this crash to any attack. The ministry says the plane was on a training flight.

The actors. Russia's defence ministry is the only official source. It has released a toll but no cause. Mash and Baza, two Russian Telegram channels, reported first and then changed their accounts. Astra, an independent Russian channel, identified the aircraft from photographs of the wreckage. Ukrainian outlets follow every loss of these aircraft, because they are the planes that strike Ukraine.

What is at stake. Russia no longer builds the Tu-95, so every one it loses is a launch platform it cannot replace. A technical fault would say something about an ageing fleet. Any other cause would change the story. We do not yet know which it is.

Where it stands. The ministry reports six crew dead and one in hospital. The dead have not been named. Espreso TV reports that the circumstances and the cause are being investigated.

What is being argued about

  • How the toll went from three dead to six
  • Whether the aircraft was a Tu-154 or a Tu-95
  • A fuel explosion as the cause, credited to one Telegram channel only
  • Which outlets hedge the ministry's figures, and which state them flat
One toll, three ways of stating itSide by side
OutletWhat it saidHedged?
TASSAccording to preliminary data, six crew members diedYes: 'preliminary'
Regnum (first report)«По предварительным данным, шесть членов экипажа погибли»Yes: 'preliminary', in quotation marks
Vot TakПо предварительным данным, погибли шесть человек из семиYes: 'preliminary'
Regnum (second report)Шесть членов экипажа погибли, еще один получил травмы.No
SuspilneШестеро членів екіпажу загинули; the aircraft 'нібито' carried no munitionsToll: no. Munitions: 'allegedly'
Espreso TVFirst 3 dead (Mash), then 6; the ministry said no munitionsAttributes each figure to its source
How each report carries the defence ministry's figure of six dead. Of the 9 reports that give it, 3 keep 'preliminary'.
Sources T TASS
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled Tu-95 aircraft crashes in Russia's Far East while making training flight Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TASS → 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 →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны России подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
V Vot Tak
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Vot Tak 🇧🇾BY · digital · Военный Ту-95 разбился вскоре после взлета в Амурской области. Погибли шесть человек, еще один госпитализирован Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Vot Tak → What we have measured Accusation attributed War-crimes accusations are attributed to Ukraine's law enforcement, not stated as fact ×1Accusation attributed The war-crimes accusation is correctly attributed to Ukrainian law enforcement, not asserted. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's armed forces in the headline and Ukrainian drones in the text ×1Actor named for the killing the authorities are the subject of the seizure and destruction rather than the cattle being 'subject to destruction' ×1 from 685 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Потерпевший крушение в Амурской области Ту-95 упал в безлюдной местности Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У РФ розбився стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95: загинули шестеро членів екіпажу Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → 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 →
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · В Амурській області РФ розбився військовий літак: повідомляють про шістьох загиблих Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
How the account changedTimeline
  1. 2026-09-29— no time published Mash, as reported by Espreso TV First count: three dead, four injured 3 deadMash later said six.
  2. 2026-09-29— no time published Baza, as reported by Espreso TV Names the aircraft as a Tu-154Baza's sources later gave six dead and one survivor.
  3. 2026-09-29— no time published Astra, as reported by Espreso TV Photos of the wreckage point to a Tu-95MS
  4. 2026-09-2912:59 Life.ru publication time Life.ru Video of the aircraft minutes before the crash, type given 'preliminarily' as Tu-95MS
  5. 2026-09-2913:12 Life.ru publication time Life.ru Ministry confirms the Tu-95 crashed on a training flight 6 dead, 1 survivor
  6. 2026-09-2913:13 Regnum publication time Regnum Quotes the ministry's preliminary toll 6 dead, 1 injuredNo cause given.
  7. 2026-09-2913:18 Espreso TV publication time Espreso TV Baza gives a fuel explosion as the preliminary causeNo other report carries it.
  8. 2026-09-2913:30 Suspilne publication time Suspilne Cause of the crash not yet known 6 dead
Times are publication times in UTC. Espreso TV gives the order of the Telegram posts but not their times.
Sources E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · В Амурській області РФ розбився військовий літак: повідомляють про шістьох загиблих Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Появилось видео последних секунд полёта разбившегося в Амурской области самолёта 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 · Шесть погибших, один выживший: Минобороны подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Приамурье 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 →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны России подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У РФ розбився стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95: загинули шестеро членів екіпажу Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → 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 →
The bias in this coverageBias

Six dead, none named

Every report that gives a toll says six crew died and one survived. No report names any of them. Three keep the ministry's 'preliminary' qualifier and the rest state the figure flat.

0 reports naming any crew member 3 reports keeping 'preliminary' on the toll 7 headlines carrying the death toll

How the first accounts changed

Only one report records that the first counts put three dead and gave a different aircraft type. It also carries the only cause offered: a fuel explosion, credited to one Telegram channel. Another report hedges the ministry's 'no weapons aboard' claim but states its death toll flat.

1 reports recording the first, lower toll 1 reports offering any cause 1 reports saying the cause is unknown
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources T TASS
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled Tu-95 aircraft crashes in Russia's Far East while making training flight Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TASS → 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 →
I Interfax
Centre estimate · not a score
Interfax 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны сообщило о крушении Ту-95 в Амурской области и гибели шести человек Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Interfax → 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 →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны России подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Потерпевший крушение в Амурской области Ту-95 упал в безлюдной местности Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Шесть погибших, один выживший: Минобороны подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Приамурье 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 · Появилось видео последних секунд полёта разбившегося в Амурской области самолёта 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 →
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Появились кадры последних секунд полета Ту-95 перед крушением в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
V Vedomosti
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Vedomosti 🇷🇺RU · digital · Стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95 разбился в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Vedomosti → What we have measured Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1 from 6447 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
T The Insider
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Insider 🇷🇺RU · digital · exile В Амурской области разбился стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95, погибли шесть человек Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Insider → What we have measured Absolute figure The only report that gives the amount in roubles ×1Absolute figure given gives the total in roubles, which lets a reader check the percentage ×1A closed door exchange reported flat a refusal inside a private meeting is asserted in the headline with no source named in the text we hold ×1Actor named The headline names the president as the one who acted, and adds the plant's profit and the new manager's family tie ×1 from 1725 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
V Vot Tak
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Vot Tak 🇧🇾BY · digital · Военный Ту-95 разбился вскоре после взлета в Амурской области. Погибли шесть человек, еще один госпитализирован Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Vot Tak → What we have measured Accusation attributed War-crimes accusations are attributed to Ukraine's law enforcement, not stated as fact ×1Accusation attributed The war-crimes accusation is correctly attributed to Ukrainian law enforcement, not asserted. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's armed forces in the headline and Ukrainian drones in the text ×1Actor named for the killing the authorities are the subject of the seizure and destruction rather than the cattle being 'subject to destruction' ×1 from 685 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У РФ розбився стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95: загинули шестеро членів екіпажу Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → 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 →
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · В Амурській області РФ розбився військовий літак: повідомляють про шістьох загиблих Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · В России разбился стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95МС, вылетевший с аэродрома "Украинка": выжил только один член экипажа. Фото и видео Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

Д Дмитро Михайлов Suspilne
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed the word 'farce' is attributed to Ukraine's foreign ministry×1
Asserted versus attributed calls the vote 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice×1
Asserted vs attributed Calls the vote 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice, then lists seven governments that condemned it×1
Asserted vs attributed The headline states the hit on the plant flat and attributes it only through a dash to the General Staff×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading2 disputed7 unverified3 true
From 399 reports we hold under this byline, at Suspilne. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
О Олена Будько Espreso TV
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack.×1
Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels.×1
Aircraft revision records that the aircraft was first misidentified×1
Aircraft type changed Records that the aircraft was first identified as a different type.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed4 unverified2 true
From 256 reports we hold under this byline, at Espreso TV. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
С Сергей Пахомов Vedomosti
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak×1
Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline.×1
Euphemism The headline gives a generic target category. It names no bridge, no city and no one hurt.×1
Headline beyond source Headline says air defences shot down almost all 10,000 drones. The mayor's quoted words say only that the drones were flying towards the region and that most were neutralised.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading1 disputed4 unverified1 true
From 755 reports we hold under this byline, at Vedomosti. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
А Андрей Окунь Vot Tak
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accusation attributed The war-crimes accusation is correctly attributed to Ukrainian law enforcement, not asserted.×1
Accusation attributed War-crimes accusations are attributed to Ukraine's law enforcement, not stated as fact×1
Counter frame attributed The EU's position is quoted and attributed to a named Commission spokesman. The attacks on officials are not mentioned.×1
Naming the war The report calls the war an invasion, in its own voice.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 unverified
From 85 reports we hold under this byline, at Vot Tak. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
А Александра Вишнякова Life.ru
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed headline states he fled the country; the man's own account is a work trip×1
Headline beyond body The headline says pipelines. The lede says only 'transport and industrial infrastructure'×1
Headline beyond body The headline says the West 'destroys pipelines'. The lede we hold says transport and industrial infrastructure and never mentions pipelines.×1
Headline claim the body does not carry the headline says he fled the country; the body says only that parliament votes tomorrow×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 unverified1 true
From 593 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 →
К Катя Помазан Obozrevatel
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named×1
Asymmetric hedge 'Allegedly' is attached to the Russian ministry's claim; the headline calls the strikes terror×1
Framing the bill is framed through Ukraine's experience×1
Framing added ties the bill to Ukraine's experience×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
7 unverified1 true
From 281 reports we hold under this byline, at Obozrevatel. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
Ю Юрий Лысенко Life.ru
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Anonymous sourcing Says the plan rests on unnamed sources cited by another outlet×1
Asserted or attributed the failure to protect is written as a flat statement first and attributed in the following sentence×1
Assertion order the causal claim comes first as a statement, and only the end of the sentence attributes it to Trump×1
Assertion order The sentence opens with the claim stated flat. Trump's name comes only at the end.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified3 true
From 1520 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 →
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R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Появились кадры последних секунд полета Ту-95 перед крушением в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Carries security-camera footage shown by REN TV of the aircraft flying at night at very low altitude, almost touching the treetops.
Появились кадры последних секунд полета Ту-95 перед крушением в Амурской области. Их 29 сентября показал телеканал РЕН ТВ. Видео засняла камера наружного наблюдения на одном из домов. На нём видно, как в ночном небе на предельно низкой высоте летит самолет, едва не задевая верхушки деревьев. Спустя...
Read it at Regnum → https://regnum.ru/news/4064794
T TASS
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled Tu-95 aircraft crashes in Russia's Far East while making training flight Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at TASS → 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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Carries the toll as the ministry's preliminary figure.
MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. A Tu-95 plane crashed while making a training flight in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region, killing six crew members, with one surviving, the Russian defense ministry said. "On September 29, a Tu-95 plane making a training flight crashed in an uninhabited area in the Amur Region. According to preliminary data, six crew members died, while one was injured and taken to a hospital," it said. The aircraft was flying without any munitions onboard. A commission from the Russian Air Force was dispatched to the crash site to probe into the circumstances of the incident.
Hedge: the death toll is marked preliminary — “According to preliminary data, six crew members died”
Read it at TASS → https://tass.com/emergencies/2194577
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У РФ розбився стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95: загинули шестеро членів екіпажу Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Suspilne → 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 →
— public-service
Says the cause is not yet known, and hedges the ministry's no-munitions claim with 'allegedly'.
В Амурській області РФ 29 вересня зазнав трощі стратегічний бомбардувальник Ту-95 російських Повітряно-космічних сил. Шестеро членів екіпажу загинули, а ще один — вижив. Про це повідомило російське інформагентство ТАСС із посиланням на Міноборони країни. Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Як стверджується, борт упав під час навчально-тренувального польоту й нібито не був споряджений боєкомплектом. Причини катастрофи наразі невідомі, але для встановлення всіх обставин на місце події виїхала ПКС РФ. Бомбардувальники Ту-95 від початку повнома
Hedge on ministry claim: The Russian ministry's claim that the plane carried no weapons is hedged with 'allegedly'. The death toll in the same report is stated flat. — “нібито не був споряджений боєкомплектом”
Hedge: the defence ministry's no-munitions claim is hedged with 'allegedly' — “нібито не був споряджений боєкомплектом”
Read it at Suspilne → https://suspilne.media/1415156-u-rf-rozbivsa-strategicnij-bombarduvalni…
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Потерпевший крушение в Амурской области Ту-95 упал в безлюдной местности Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Names the district, Mazanovsky, and states the six dead flat, without 'preliminary'.
Потерпевший катастрофу в Амурской области самолет ТУ-95 упал в безлюдной местности. Об этом 29 сентября сообщили в Министерстве обороны России. Инцидент произошел во время выполнения самолетом учений в Мазановском районе. Шесть членов экипажа погибли, еще один получил травмы. Его госпитализировали...
Flat count: The same figure is stated as fact, with the 'preliminary' qualifier dropped. — “Шесть членов экипажа погибли, еще один получил травмы.”
Assertion: the same toll is stated flat, with no 'preliminary' — “Шесть членов экипажа погибли, еще один получил травмы.”
Read it at Regnum → https://regnum.ru/news/4064791
I Interfax
Centre estimate · not a score
Interfax 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны сообщило о крушении Ту-95 в Амурской области и гибели шести человек Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Interfax → 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 →
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Quotes the ministry as saying the aircraft fell in an unpopulated area.
Минобороны сообщило о крушении Ту-95 в Амурской области и гибели шести человек Москва. 29 сентября. INTERFAX.RU - Минобороны России сообщило, что во вторник в Амурской области при выполнении учебно-тренировочного полета потерпел катастрофу самолет Ту-95. "Самолет упал в безлюдной местности. По предварительным данным, шесть членов экипажа погибли, один получил травмы и эвакуирован в медицинское учреждение", - заявили в ведомстве. Отмечается, что самолет выполнял полет без боекомплекта. "Для установления всех обстоятельств происшествия к месту катастрофы вылетела комиссия ВКС России", - сообщили
Read it at Interfax → https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1119189
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · В Амурській області РФ розбився військовий літак: повідомляють про шістьох загиблих Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Espreso TV → What we have measured Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the shift to combat use. ×1Actor named Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. ×1Actor named for the decision Names the EU Council as the body that acted and gives the date and the new expiry date. ×1Adopted wording The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. ×1 from 3655 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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The only report to record the first versions: Mash's three dead, Baza's Tu-154, and Baza's 'preliminary' fuel explosion. It calls TASS 'пропагандистське інформагентство'.
Про це повідомили російські телеграм-канали Mash і Baza.На борту літака перебували семеро військовослужбовців. Спершу Mash повідомив про трьох загиблих і чотирьох постраждалих. Джерела телеграм-каналу Baza зазначили про загибель шести членів екіпажу та госпіталізацію одного вцілілого з пораненнями.Спершу телеграм-канал Baza писав, що авіакатастрофи зазнав військовий борт Ту-154. Як додав Mash, літак упав за кілька хвилин після зльоту. Щодо кількості загиблих, то згодом Mash також написав, що їх шестеро.Пізніше телеграм-канал Astra повідомив: на основі аналізу фото уламків поширюється версія, щ
Early count changed: This is the only report that records the first, lower death toll before it was revised. — “Спершу Mash повідомив про трьох загиблих і чотирьох постраждалих.”
Aircraft type changed: Records that the aircraft was first identified as a different type. — “Спершу телеграм-канал Baza писав, що авіакатастрофи зазнав військовий борт Ту-154.”
Cause attributed: A fuel explosion is given as the cause, attributed to a single Telegram channel and marked preliminary. — “Попередньо, за даними "Бази", причиною аварії став вибух палива в літаку.”
Count revision: records that the first count differed before it settled at six — “Спершу Mash повідомив про трьох загиблих і чотирьох постраждалих.”
Aircraft revision: records that the aircraft was first misidentified — “Спершу телеграм-канал Baza писав, що авіакатастрофи зазнав військовий борт Ту-154.”
Cause: the only report to give a cause, attributed to one channel and hedged — “Попередньо, за даними "Бази", причиною аварії став вибух палива в літаку.”
Read it at Espreso TV → https://espreso.tv/svit-v-amurskiy-oblasti-rf-rozbivsya-viyskoviy-litak…
V Vedomosti
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Vedomosti 🇷🇺RU · digital · Стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95 разбился в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Vedomosti → What we have measured Actor named names Russia as the state actor, not the company, and frames it neutrally ×1Asserted vs attributed the headline attributes the attacks to Novak ×1Asserted vs attributed Attributes the attack count to Novak in the headline. ×1Attribution figure stated flat with no source named, and tied to 2027 ×1 from 6447 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95 разбился в ходе учебно-тренировочного полета в Амурской области. Об этом пишет «РИА Новости» со ссылкой на Минобороны России. По данным ведомства, вследствие инцидента шесть членов экипажа погибли и один пострадал. Раненого эвакуировали в больницу. Как уточнило агентство, полет выполнялся без боекомплекта. Газета «Известия» отметила, что для установки причин крушения на место происшествия направилась комиссия Воздушно-космических сил (ВКС). Ту-95 – советский турбовинтовой стратегический бомбардировщик-ракетоносец. Самолет разработало в прошлом веке Опытное к
Read it at Vedomosti → https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2026/09/29/1232790-tu-95-razbils…
V Vot Tak
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Vot Tak 🇧🇾BY · digital · Военный Ту-95 разбился вскоре после взлета в Амурской области. Погибли шесть человек, еще один госпитализирован Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Vot Tak → What we have measured Accusation attributed War-crimes accusations are attributed to Ukraine's law enforcement, not stated as fact ×1Accusation attributed The war-crimes accusation is correctly attributed to Ukrainian law enforcement, not asserted. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's armed forces in the headline and Ukrainian drones in the text ×1Actor named for the killing the authorities are the subject of the seizure and destruction rather than the cattle being 'subject to destruction' ×1 from 685 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Gives the toll as six of the seven on board, marked preliminary.
В Амурской области 29 сентября разбился российский стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95. По предварительным данным, погибли шесть человек из семи находившихся на борту, еще один госпитализирован. «Вот Так» рассказывает, что известно о происшествии на данный момент.
Read it at Vot Tak → https://vot-tak.tv/95646825/voennii-samolet-krushenie
R Regnum
Right estimate · not a score
Regnum 🇷🇺RU · digital · Минобороны России подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Амурской области Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Regnum → What we have measured Actor label Calls Ukraine's president the head of a regime in the report's own voice. ×1Actor named names Ukraine's forces as the attacker of the town ×1Actor named Ukraine's armed forces are named outright as the side attacking the town ×1Actor named Names the organiser and says he is under arrest ×1 from 11156 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Calls the aircraft a 'бомбардировщик-ракетоносец' and quotes the ministry's 'по предварительным данным' on the toll.
Минобороны России 29 сентября подтвердило крушение самолета Ту-95 в Амурской области. Бомбардировщик-ракетоносец Ту-95 разбился при выполнении учебно-тренировочного полета. Он упал в безлюдной местности. «По предварительным данным, шесть членов экипажа погибли, один получил травмы и эвакуирован в ме...
Hedged count: The six dead are kept as the ministry's preliminary figure, in quotation marks. — “«По предварительным данным, шесть членов экипажа погибли”
Read it at Regnum → https://regnum.ru/news/4064790
L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Шесть погибших, один выживший: Минобороны подтвердило крушение Ту-95 в Приамурье 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 →
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Борт упал в безлюдной местности и выполнял полет без боекомплекта. Шесть членов экипажа погибли, ещё один получил травмы и был госпитализирован. На место вылетела комиссия ВКС России. Напомним, 29 сентября стало известно, что военный самолёт потерпел крушение в селе Красноярово Амурской области. Предварительно, на борту находились семь человек. Самолёт может относиться к авиагруппе «Украинка». Больше новостей об авиационных происшествиях и чрезвычайных ситуациях — в разделе «Катастрофы» на Life.ru.
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/shest-pogibshih-odin-vyzhivshiy-minoborony-podtverdil…
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · В России разбился стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95МС, вылетевший с аэродрома "Украинка": выжил только один член экипажа. Фото и видео Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Obozrevatel → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'occupiers' and gives 12 hurt, with no one cited as counting ×1Actor named no attacker named; the drone 'hit near' the building ×1Actor named No actor is named, and the headline puts the hit near the building rather than on it. ×1Actors left vague the neighbouring countries are not named ×1 from 9944 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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The only report to name the airfield the bomber took off from: Ukrainka.
В Амурской области России разбился военный самолет Ту-95МС, принадлежавший авиагруппе "Украинка". Шесть членов экипажа погибли, ещё один человек с ранениями был госпитализирован. Авария произошла в районе села Красноярово. Об этом сообщает российский Telegram-канал Exilenova+. В Минобороны РФ заявили, что Ту-95МС потерпел крушение во время выполнения учебно-тренировочного полёта. Самолёт летел без боекомплекта. На место аварии направили государственную комиссию, которая должна выяснить обстоятельства происшествия. Ту-95МС — стратегический турбовинтовой бомбардировщик-ракетоносец, который росси
Read it at Obozrevatel → https://www.obozrevatel.com/section-novosti-rossii/news-v-rosiyi-rozbyv…
T The Insider
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Insider 🇷🇺RU · digital · exile В Амурской области разбился стратегический бомбардировщик Ту-95, погибли шесть человек Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Insider → What we have measured Absolute figure The only report that gives the amount in roubles ×1Absolute figure given gives the total in roubles, which lets a reader check the percentage ×1A closed door exchange reported flat a refusal inside a private meeting is asserted in the headline with no source named in the text we hold ×1Actor named The headline names the president as the one who acted, and adds the plant's profit and the new manager's family tie ×1 from 1725 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Available in English Минобороны РФ заявило о крушении в Амурской области во время учебного полета стратегического бомбардировщика Ту-95. Ранее Mash и другие источники утверждали, что речь идет о военном Ту-154, который рухнул через несколько минут после взлета в районе села Красноярово. По предварительным данным, на борту были семь человек: четверо членов экипажа и пассажиры. После падения топливные баки транспортника взорвались, самолет загорелся. Число погибших составило шесть человек, при этом двое военных скончались по дороге в больницу. Baza сообщает, что единственного выжившего госпитали
Read it at The Insider → https://theins.ru/news/297676
L Life.ru
Right estimate · not a score
Life.ru 🇷🇺RU · digital · Появилось видео последних секунд полёта разбившегося в Амурской области самолёта 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 →
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Carries video published by Mash of the aircraft minutes before the crash near Krasnoyarovo, and gives the type as 'предварительно, Ту-95МС'.
В ролике видно, как охваченный огнём самолёт летит низко над землёй. Вскоре он пропадает из кадра, а потом ночь озаряется яркой вспышкой пламени. Напомним, военный самолёт сегодня потерпел крушение в селе Красноярово Амурской области. Предварительно, на борту находились семь человек: шесть членов экипажа погибли, ещё одного человека госпитализировали с ранениями. Самолёт может относиться к авиагруппе «Украинка». Больше новостей об авиационных происшествиях и чрезвычайных ситуациях — в разделе «Катастрофы» на Life.ru.
Read it at Life.ru → https://life.ru/p/poyavilos-video-poslednih-sekund-poleta-tu-154-pered-…
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M Meduza
Centre estimate · not a score
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 →
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 →
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
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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 →
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