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Nova Poshta says 'minor temporary difficulties'; Obozrevatel says Ukrainians cannot send or receive parcels

Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest parcel carrier, said on 1 October that its systems were under a DDoS attack. Four of five Ukrainian outlets repeated the company's word, 'minor'. One headline called it a 'large-scale failure'. No report names who carried out the attack, and none says how many customers were affected.

"Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі
"Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі as published by Espreso TV · seen at Espreso TV
Russia & Eurasia Ukraine

What we hold. Five Ukrainian reports, all filed within about an hour on 1 October. Every one rests on the company's own statement on social media. None quotes anyone outside Nova Poshta.

Where they split. The company's phrase was незначні тимчасові складнощі, meaning 'minor temporary difficulties'. Four outlets carry it. Obozrevatel's headline says the opposite.

Outlet How it describes the effect
Obozrevatel 'large-scale failure'; Ukrainians 'cannot send or receive parcels'
Espreso TV 'minor' difficulties, then says plainly that customers had interruptions sending and receiving
Censor.NET 'minor' difficulties; its headline says services run 'with interruptions'
Suspilne 'minor' difficulties; the company says it is 'successfully countering' the attack
Ekonomichna Pravda 'minor' difficulties, printed without saying who said so

The wider week. Only Espreso TV puts the attack beside the Russian strikes on Kyiv's Parkovyi data centre. It says the data centre stopped working on 1 October. It does not link the two events.

What is not settled. - Who ran the attack. 0 of 5 reports name anyone. - How many parcels or customers were affected. 0 of 5 give a number. - When services fully returned. All we hold of Obozrevatel's report is its headline and one subheading, and that subheading asks this question. - Whether anyone has confirmed any of this independently. Every account comes from the company.

This story is about a cyberattack on Nova Poshta, Ukraine's largest parcel carrier, and how differently Ukrainian outlets described the damage.

How it got here. Russia's war on Ukraine began in 2014, when Russia seized Crimea and fighting broke out in the east. In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion. Since then the war has been fought against the systems Ukrainians live by as well as on the front line: power stations, water, telecoms and data. Cyberattacks on Ukrainian companies and state bodies have run alongside the missile and drone strikes. In December 2023 an attack knocked out Kyivstar, the largest mobile operator. Ukraine's security service said Russian military intelligence was behind it.

In a DDoS attack (distributed denial of service), attackers flood a company's servers with junk traffic until real customers cannot get through. It does not usually steal data. It is cheap, common and hard to trace quickly.

The actors. Nova Poshta is a private Ukrainian company that delivers parcels and documents across the country. For many people and small businesses it is how goods get from one town to another. The only source we hold is Ukraine's press. We hold no statement from Ukraine's government and no claim of responsibility from any group.

What is at stake. If a DDoS attack can stop Ukraine's main delivery network, its computer systems are worth attacking. If the company dealt with it in hours, as it says, its systems are holding up.

Where it stands. Espreso TV reports that Kyiv's Parkovyi data centre was hit by a Russian drone on 23 September and attacked again on the night of 29 September. It announced a full shutdown on 1 October, the day of the attack on Nova Poshta. Nova Poshta says its IT staff have switched to backup systems and the situation is under control. No report we hold says who attacked or when service fully returned.

What is being argued about

  • Was the disruption 'minor', as the company says, or a 'large-scale failure'?
  • Who carried out the DDoS attack: no report says
  • How many customers could not send or receive parcels: no report gives a number
  • Whether the attack has anything to do with the same week's strikes on a Kyiv data centre
One statement, two scalesSide by side
OutletWords used for the effectCredited to the company?
Obozrevatel"масштабный сбой": a large-scale failure; Ukrainians cannot send or receive parcelsNo: the headline's own claim
Espreso TV"незначні тимчасові складнощі": minor temporary difficulties; customers had interruptionsPartly: the interruptions are stated as fact
Censor.NET"незначні тимчасові складнощі"; headline: services work "з перебоями" (with interruptions)Yes
Suspilne"незначні тимчасові складнощі"; the company is "успішно протидіють" (successfully countering)Yes
Ekonomichna Pravda"незначні тимчасові складнощі"No: printed as the report's own statement
All five reports rest on Nova Poshta's own statement. None quotes an outside source.
Sources O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 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 «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Five reports in an hour, 1 OctoberTimeline
  1. 2026-10-0112:30 published time, UTC Obozrevatel Headline: a 'large-scale failure'; Ukrainians cannot send or receive parcelsFirst report filed
  2. 2026-10-0113:12 published time, UTC Suspilne The company says 'minor temporary difficulties' and that it is 'successfully countering' the attackNone
  3. 2026-10-0113:20 published time, UTC Censor.NET The company says 'minor temporary difficulties'; the headline says services run with interruptionsNone
  4. 2026-10-0113:22 published time, UTC Ekonomichna Pravda Headline: hackers attacked Nova Poshta's systemsNone
  5. 2026-10-0113:33 published time, UTC Espreso TV Customers had interruptions; the attack is set beside the Parkovyi data-centre shutdownOnly report to mention the strikes
Times are when each report was published, in UTC. Kyiv is three hours ahead.
Sources O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 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 «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the five reports carryChart
This counts what the reports contain. It does not rate any outlet.
Sources E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 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 «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

'Minor' or 'large-scale': the company's word or not

Four reports carry the company's phrase 'minor temporary difficulties'. One headline calls it a large-scale failure. None names who is behind the attack, and none gives a number of customers affected.

4 reports using the company's 'minor' wording 1 reports calling it large-scale 0 reports naming who attacked 0 reports quoting anyone outside the company
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 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 «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

true Nova Poshta said on 1 October that its systems were under a DDoS attack.
Espreso TV, Suspilne, Censor.NET and Ekonomichna Pravda all carry the company's statement. The attack itself rests on the company's word alone; no independent technical account is held.
Checked against 4 sources:
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 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 «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
disputed The attack caused only minor, temporary difficulties to Nova Poshta's services.
Suspilne, Censor.NET and Ekonomichna Pravda carry the company's 'minor temporary difficulties'. Obozrevatel's headline says customers cannot send or receive parcels in a 'large-scale failure', and Espreso TV reports interruptions to sending and receiving.
Checked against 5 sources:
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

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 →
А Андрій Муравський Ekonomichna Pravda
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor unnamed hackers are named as acting, but not who they are×1
Attacker stated flat 'the Russians' named as acting, with no source given×1
Cause stated flat the ban is called a response to Russia's blockade, with no source given; Russia is named as acting×1
Company words unattributed Nova Poshta's own 'minor' wording is printed as the report's statement×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed8 unverified4 true
From 498 reports we hold under this byline, at Ekonomichna Pravda. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
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 397 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 →
Д Дарина Герцева Obozrevatel
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No actor named The headline says one more country blocked the renewal but does not say which×1
Scale word 'large-scale failure', the opposite of the company's 'minor'×1
Scale word This headline calls the failure 'large-scale'. The company called it 'minor'.×1
Who is named as acting the blocking state is not named in the headline×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed
From 280 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 →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 1 report we hold carries no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

E Espreso TV
Centre estimate · not a score
Espreso TV 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" повідомила про DDoS-атаку на свої системи: можливі збої в роботі 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 3650 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Says plainly that customers had interruptions sending and receiving parcels. The only report to put the attack beside the Russian strikes that shut Kyiv's Parkovyi data centre.
Про це компанія повідомила на своїх сторінках у соцмережах.З огляду на це в роботі окремих сервісів компанії можливі незначні тимчасові складнощі. Так, через кібератаку в клієнтів виникли тимчасові перебої з відправленням та отриманням посилок.У компанії заявили, що ситуація перебуває під контролем, а ІТ-фахівці вже запустили резервні схеми роботи для протидії атаці та працюють над стабілізацією роботи своїх сервісів.У Києві після атак РФ зупинив роботу дата-центрДата-центр "Парковий" у Києві зазнав критичних пошкоджень унаслідок серії російських ударів. 1 жовтня він повідомив про повну зупинк
Adopted wording: The company's own word 'minor' sits next to the report's flat statement that customers could not send or receive parcels. — “через кібератаку в клієнтів виникли тимчасові перебої з відправленням та отриманням посилок”
Actor named: Russia is named as the actor in the data-centre strike. Nobody is named behind the DDoS attack. — “У Києві після атак РФ зупинив роботу дата-центр”
Attribution: the company's assurance is credited to the company — “У компанії заявили, що ситуація перебуває під контролем”
Read it at Espreso TV → https://espreso.tv/tekhnologiyi-nova-poshta-povidomila-pro-ddos-ataku-n…
E Ekonomichna Pravda
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Ekonomichna Pravda 🇺🇦UA · digital · Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → 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 from 1694 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Prints the company's 'minor temporary difficulties' as its own statement, under a headline that states the hacking as fact.
Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти" Андрій Муравський — 1 жовтня, 16:22 Посилання скопійовано На системи "Нової пошти" відбувається DDoS-атака: можливі незначні тимчасові складнощі в роботі сервісів компанії. Про це повідомили у компанії "Нова пошта". У застосунку "Нової пошти" стався збій у роботі. Про проблеми із входом до облікових записів повідомили користувачі у соцмережах. "Проте, ситуація повністю під нашим контролем. Ми успішно протидіємо і наші ІТ фахівці вже запустили резервні схеми роботи", – повідомили у "Новій пошті". Це не перша хакерська атака на сервіс "Нової пошти". Нагадає
Unattributed headline: The headline states the hacking as fact. The body does not say who reported it. — “Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти"”
Company words unattributed: Nova Poshta's own 'minor' wording is printed as the report's statement — “можливі незначні тимчасові складнощі в роботі сервісів компанії”
Actor unnamed: hackers are named as acting, but not who they are — “Хакери атакували системи "Нової пошти"”
Read it at Ekonomichna Pravda → https://epravda.com.ua/biznes/na-sistemi-novoji-poshti-vidbuvayetsya-ha…
C Censor.NET
Right estimate · not a score
Censor.NET 🇺🇦UA · digital · "Нова пошта" заявила про DDoS-атаку: сервіси працюють з перебоями Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Censor.NET → What we have measured Actor label Names the attacker as 'Russian occupation forces' ×1Actor label 'Occupiers' in the headline; 'Russian troops' in the body ×1Actor label The attacker is called 'the enemy', not named. ×1Actor label Calls the Russian president a dictator in the report's own voice. ×1 from 7913 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Its headline says services are running 'with interruptions', which goes further than the 'minor difficulties' in its text.
Компанія "Нова пошта" 1 жовтня заявила, що хакери здійснюють DDoS-атаку на її системи. Через це можливі незначні тимчасові складнощі в роботі сервісів.
Read it at Censor.NET → https://censor.net/ua/news/4026204/nova-poshta-zaznala-ddos-ataky-1-jov…
S Suspilne
Centre estimate · not a score
Suspilne 🇺🇦UA · public broadcaster · public-service У «Новій пошті» заявили про DDoS-атаку 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 20581 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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Quotes the company saying it fully controls the situation and is 'successfully countering' the attack.
У «Новій пошті» 1 жовтня заявили, що хакери здійснюють DDoS-атаку на системи компанії. Через це можливі незначні тимчасові складнощі в роботі сервісів. Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Обирайте Суспільне як джерело новин в Google Про це у Telegram повідомила пресслужба «Нової пошти». Водночас там запевнили, що повністю контролюють ситуацію й «успішно протидіють». ІТ фахівці компанії вже запустили резервні схеми роботи. Читати ще Читати ще Хакери зламали базу даних Пентагону, отримавши доступ до особистих файлів близько трьох мільйонів військових — ABC News Читати ще «Нова пошта» зу
Voice: The company's claim that it is fighting the attack off is quoted. No outside voice is heard. — “«успішно протидіють»”
Quoted reassurance: the company's claim is set in quotation marks — “«успішно протидіють»”
Read it at Suspilne → https://suspilne.media/1416981-u-novij-posti-zaavili-pro-ddos-ataku/
O Obozrevatel
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Obozrevatel 🇺🇦UA · digital · Украинцы не могут отправить или получить посылки: в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой 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 9933 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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The only headline to call it a 'large-scale failure' and to say Ukrainians cannot send or receive parcels. It was also the first report filed.
1 октября в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный технический сбой из-за DDoS-атаки на системы компании – пользователи сообщали о проблемах с входом в приложение, работой личного кабинета, созданием и загрузкой ТТН и API. По состоянию на 18:30 работа сервисов была восстановлена. Об этом официально сообщила пресс-служба компании. Ранее там заявляли, что ситуация находилась под контролем, ИТ-специалисты противодействовали атаке и уже запустили резервные схемы работы, при этом в работе отдельных сервисов наблюдались временные затруднения. Часть клиентов жаловалась, что вообще не могла войти в свою у
Scale word: This headline calls the failure 'large-scale'. The company called it 'minor'. — “в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой”
Scale word: 'large-scale failure', the opposite of the company's 'minor' — “в "Новой почте" произошел масштабный сбой”
Read it at Obozrevatel → https://www.obozrevatel.com/section-ekonomika-glavnaya/economy/news-ukr…
Checked, didn’t cover
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 1069 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 31333 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 7020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
I Interfax
Centre estimate · not a score
Interfax 🇷🇺RU · digital · No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1 from 7622 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 2993 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
M Mediazona
Centre estimate · not a score
Mediazona 🇷🇺RU · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named the Russian army is named as the actor, in active voice ×1A running total, and a collective actor 'two more' implies earlier removals, and the courts act as a plural with no case or plaintiff named ×1Harm counted The only report that counts people hurt, with a floor rather than a figure ×1Harm counted the only report that counts people hurt ×1 from 803 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
N Novaya Gazeta Europe
Centre estimate · not a score
Novaya Gazeta Europe 🇱🇻LV · newspaper · exile No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor named Names Russia as the actor in the headline and in the first line. ×1Anonymous source asserts The report's strongest claim, that results were falsified across most regions, comes from a source it does not name ×1Anonymous sourcing Everything rests on a foreign newspaper citing two unnamed diplomats. ×1A party's label carried inside a quote, unmarked the Kremlin spokesman's phrase for the Ukrainian government is reproduced without a note ×1 from 1054 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
T TASS
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
TASS 🇷🇺RU · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation carried by a verb of fact 'Noted' presents a Russian diplomat's accusation of terror as an observation. Kyiv gives no response anywhere in the text. ×1Accusation carried unhedged a charge of terror against civilians is introduced with 'noted', which treats it as fact, and nobody answers it ×1Actor named Ukrainian forces are named as acting, in the report's own voice ×1Actor named Names 'the Western community' as the actor, in Putin's words ×1 from 6400 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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