Moldova's defence minister says three missiles and two drones; RIA's headline says drones only
Moldova says its airspace was crossed on the morning of 3 October. Novaya Gazeta Europe quotes the defence minister: three missiles and two drones, after an earlier count of five drones. Obozrevatel's headline says Russian missiles and drones. The headline from RIA Novosti, a Russian state agency, mentions only drones and names no one who launched them. Nobody was hurt, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports.
What happened. Objects crossed Moldova's airspace between 7:45 and 8:00 on 3 October, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports. It says nobody was killed or hurt.
What crossed, and whose it was. The three reports give different answers.
| Outlet | What it says crossed | Who it says sent them |
|---|---|---|
| Novaya Gazeta Europe | three missiles and two drones, says Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi; first reported as five drones | Moscow, says President Maia Sandu |
| Obozrevatel (Ukraine) | "Russian missiles and drones" (headline) | Russia |
| RIA Novosti (Russian state) | "drone overflights" (headline) | nobody named |
Moldova's response. Sandu said the missiles and drones exploded on Moldovan soil. She said Russia's war against Ukraine directly threatens the lives of Moldova's citizens, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports. Obozrevatel's headline quotes her: "Moscow must be stopped." Nosatîi said all five incidents were documented and the evidence could be shown to the Russian ambassador. RIA's headline says the foreign ministry handed the ambassador a note of protest.
What is not settled. - Whether missiles crossed at all. RIA's headline leaves them out. We hold that headline but not the text under it. - Whether a protest note was handed over. Only RIA reports one. - Where the debris fell, and what the missiles and drones were aimed at. None of the reports we hold says. - Obozrevatel's report is a headline and one line, so we hold no detail from it.
What this is about. Moldova says Russian missiles and drones flew into its airspace during Russia's war against Ukraine. Moldova is not a party to that war.
How it got here. Moldova is a small former Soviet republic. It has been independent since 1991. It lies between Romania, which is in the EU and NATO, and Ukraine, which surrounds it on three sides. A short war in 1992 left Transnistria, a strip of Moldova east of the Dniester river, outside the government's control. Russian troops have been stationed there ever since. Russia's war on Ukraine began in 2014 with the seizure of Crimea and the fighting in the Donbas. Its full-scale invasion followed in February 2022. Since then, Russian strikes on southern and western Ukraine, including the Odesa region next to Moldova, have repeatedly brought missiles and drones close to the Moldovan border or across it. Novaya Gazeta Europe puts the number of Russian drones and missiles that have crossed Moldovan airspace since the war began at about 90. It does not say where that figure comes from.
The actors. Maia Sandu has been Moldova's president since 2020. She has taken the country towards the European Union, which made Moldova a candidate for membership in June 2022. Moldova's constitution declares it neutral, and it is not in NATO. That limits what it can do about objects crossing its sky. Russia is fighting in Ukraine and keeps troops in Transnistria. Ukraine is the country the strikes are aimed at.
What is at stake. The question is whether a neutral neighbour can keep the war out of its territory, and what it can demand from Moscow when it cannot.
Where it stands. Moldova says it has documented the incidents. Its president places the responsibility on Moscow. The reports we hold carry no answer from Russia.
What is being argued about
- What crossed Moldova's airspace: three missiles and two drones, or drones only
- Who launched them: Moscow according to Sandu, nobody named in RIA's headline
- Whether Moldova handed Russia's ambassador a protest note
- How the official count changed from five drones to three missiles and two drones
Three reports, three accounts of what crossedSide by side
| Outlet | What crossed | Missiles mentioned? | Who sent them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novaya Gazeta Europe | "Three missiles and two drones", per Defence Minister Nosatîi; earlier "five drones" | Yes | Moscow, per President Sandu |
| Obozrevatel | "Russian missiles and drones" (headline) | Yes | Russia |
| RIA Novosti | "Drone overflights" (headline) | No | Not named |
We hold RIA Novosti's headline only, and Obozrevatel's headline and one line.
Sources
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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RIA Novosti
МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
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"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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3 October: from the crossings to the protest noteTimeline
- 2026-10-0307:45–08:00 local time, as reported by Novaya Gazeta Europe Moldova's defence ministry Airspace violations recorded; first reported as five drones 5 incidentsNobody killed or hurt
- 2026-10-0311:52 published time, UTC Novaya Gazeta Europe Defence minister revises the count to three missiles and two drones; Sandu blames Moscow 3 missiles, 2 drones
- 2026-10-0312:53 published time, UTC Obozrevatel Headline: Sandu reacts to Russian missiles and drones, "Moscow must be stopped"
- 2026-10-0313:24 published time, UTC RIA Novosti Headline: Moldova's foreign ministry hands Russia's ambassador a protest note over drone overflightsNo missiles mentioned
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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RIA Novosti
МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
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"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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The bias in this coverageBias
Three missiles, or none
Moldova's defence minister revised the count to three missiles and two drones. Two reports carry the missiles, while one says only that drones flew over. Only one report says that nobody was hurt.
2 reports mentioning missiles
1 reports mentioning drones only
1 reports stating no one was hurt
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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RIA Novosti
МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Obozrevatel
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"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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RIA Novosti
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МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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
No claims registered.
Who wrote it
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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 26597 reports we hold under this byline, at
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Алексей Лютиков
Obozrevatel
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Characterisation
The report's own adverb describes the president's response×1
Characterising adverb
calls the president's reaction 'sharp'×1
Evaluative language
'Enormous losses' is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice×1
Figure changed
10,660 is rounded down to 'more than 10.5 thousand' and stated as fact in the headline×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 unverified
From 271 reports we hold under this byline, at
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Novaya Gazeta. Evropa
Novaya Gazeta Europe
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named
Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line.×1
Anonymous sourcing
Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats.×1
A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked
the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note×1
Asserted not attributed
A commentator predicts the 80% will be fabricated×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading2 disputed9 unverified3 true
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The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting.
Coverage, outlet by outlet
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RIA Novosti
МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников
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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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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-controlledThe only report of a protest note handed to Russia's ambassador. Its headline gives the reason as "drone overflights": it does not mention missiles or say who launched the drones. We hold the headline only.
Measure chosen: Mentions drones only and leaves out the three missiles Moldova's minister reported — “из-за пролетов беспилотников”
Measure chosen: the headline names drones only, no missiles — “МИД Молдавии вручил послу России ноту протеста из-за пролетов беспилотников”
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Obozrevatel
"Москву нужно остановить": Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове
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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
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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
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— Quotes Sandu in its headline, "Moscow must be stopped", calls her reaction "sharp" in its own voice, and describes her position with its own word, "aggression".
Президент Молдовы Майя Санду отреагировала на очередной инцидент с пролетом российских ракет и БПЛА над территорией страны. Глава государства констатировала, что осуждает нападение России на Украину. Также Санду заявила, что российская агрессия представляет опасность для Молдовы. Об этом она написала в соцсети Х. Российские ракеты в Молдове Президент подчеркнула, что Москва подвергает опасности жизни людей по всей Европе, поэтому ее необходимо остановить. Кроме того, Санду уточнила, что в ночь 3 октября в воздушное пространство Молдовы залетели пять российских средств воздушного нападения. "Я
Characterisation: The report's own adverb describes the president's response — “Санду резко отреагировала”
Loaded term in outlet voice: Gives her position using the report's own word 'aggression' — “Политик осуждает российскую агрессию”
Characterising adverb: calls the president's reaction 'sharp' — “Санду резко отреагировала на российские ракеты и дроны в Молдове”
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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Власти Молдовы рассказали, что на территорию страны залетели три ракеты и два дрона
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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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— exileThe only report with a count, a time window and a casualty line. It attributes three missiles and two drones to Defence Minister Nosatîi and notes that the first count was five drones. It says nobody was hurt. It also
Три ракеты и два беспилотника нарушили воздушное пространство Молдовы утром 3 октября, заявил министр обороны Анатолий Носатый, сообщает TVR Moldova. Ранее власти страны сообщали о пяти дронах. Нарушения зафиксировали с 7:45 до 8:00. Погибших и пострадавших нет. Министр призвал жителей не приближаться к найденным обломкам и сообщать о них полиции. 🔵 Реакция властей. Президент Майя Санду заявила, что ракеты и дроны взорвались на территории Молдовы, и осудила нарушение воздушного пространства. По ее словам, война России против Украины непосредственно угрожает жизни граждан страны. В соцсети X он
Attributed: The missile-and-drone count is attributed by name to the defence minister — “заявил министр обороны Анатолий Носатый”
Harm counted: States plainly that nobody was hurt — “Погибших и пострадавших нет.”
Unsourced figure: A running total of airspace violations is given with no source — “С начала войны в Украине около 90 российских беспилотников и ракет пролетели над воздушным пространством Молдовы.”
Attributed: the missile and drone count is attributed to the defence minister — “Три ракеты и два беспилотника нарушили воздушное пространство Молдовы утром 3 октября, заявил министр обороны Анатолий Носатый”
Harm counted: says outright that no one was killed or hurt — “Погибших и пострадавших нет.”
Stated flat: a running total is given in the outlet's voice with no source — “около 90 российских беспилотников и ракет пролетели над воздушным пространством Молдовы”
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Meduza
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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
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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
estimate · not a score
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
estimate · not a score
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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Ukrinform
State / loyalist
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Ukrinform
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · state-controlled
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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Mediazona
Centre
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Mediazona
🇷🇺RU ·
digital · independent
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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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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