Putin says Russia took 1,301 km² in September; ISW says Russia lost 81
Putin's count and the Washington think tank's estimate disagree on direction, not just size. Three reports carry the dispute. We hold none from the Russian state.
Two counts, opposite directions. Novaya Gazeta Europe reports that Vladimir Putin said at the Valdai forum on 1 October that Russian forces took 1,301 km² of Ukraine in September. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a Washington think tank, estimates that Russia ended the month holding less ground.
| Who counted | What it counts | September |
|---|---|---|
| Putin, at Valdai | ground Russian forces took | +1,301 km² |
| ISW | net change in ground Russia controls | −80.81 km² |
| ISW | the same, plus areas Russian units entered but do not hold | −175.18 km² |
What ISW says about the claim. Espreso and Novaya Gazeta Europe report that ISW says the claims "resemble hallucinations". ISW says it cannot tell whether Putin knows the figures are false.
How each side's claim is handled. All three reports attribute Putin's figure to Putin. They do not treat the other figures the same way:
- Ukrinform calls Putin a "Kremlin dictator" in its own voice. It calls the counter-estimate "the actual data".
- Novaya Gazeta Europe says in its own voice that the estimate "completely contradicts" Putin. It marks his figure "supposedly".
- Espreso carries a Ukrainian border-guard brigade's gain of more than 10 km² and 118 Russian soldiers killed. It names no source for the death toll.
What is not settled.
- We hold no transcript of the speech and no Russian state report of it.
- ISW's figure is an estimate. We hold no third count.
- Neither side says how it measured the ground.
What this is about. Two opposite answers to one question: did Russia gain or lose ground in Ukraine in September 2026?
How it got here. Russia's war on Ukraine began in 2014. That year Russia annexed Crimea and backed armed separatists in the eastern Donbas region. On 24 February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion, which Moscow calls a "special military operation". Kyiv held, and Russian forces withdrew from the north that spring. In September 2022 Russia declared it had annexed four Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. It does not fully control any of them, and most states do not recognise the annexations. Since then most of the fighting has been along a long front line in the east and south. Gains there are often measured in villages and square kilometres.
Who is involved.
- Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks each year at the Valdai Discussion Club, a Russian foreign-policy forum. He gave his figure there.
- The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a research group in Washington. It publishes daily assessments of the front, built from open sources such as footage whose location can be checked. Ukrainian and Western media cite it widely.
- Ukraine's armed forces and border guards report their own gains and Russian losses.
What is at stake. Ground taken or lost is the most visible measure of how the war is going. Governments deciding on aid, sanctions and any talks read each side's account of it. A claim of fast advance and an estimate of net retreat describe very different wars.
Where it stands. Putin's figure and ISW's estimate cannot both be right. The reports we hold carry each side's count. None carries an independent measurement that could settle it.
What is being argued about
- Putin's claim that Russian forces took 1,301 km² in September
- ISW's estimate of a net Russian loss of 80.81 km², or 175.18 km² counting areas entered but not held
- ISW's description of the claims as like "hallucinations"
- A Ukrainian border-guard brigade's report of more than 10 km² retaken
One month, three figures, two directionsSide by side
| Who counted | What it counts | September | Carried by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Putin, Valdai forum | ground Russian forces took | +1,301 km² | Novaya Gazeta Europe, Espreso, Ukrinform |
| ISW | net change in ground Russia controls | −80.81 km² | Novaya Gazeta Europe, Espreso |
| ISW | net change, counting areas Russian units entered but do not hold | −175.18 km² | Novaya Gazeta Europe, Espreso |
| Forpost border-guard brigade (Ukraine) | ground retaken in its own sector, South Slobozhanskyi direction | more than 10 km² (no dates given) | Espreso |
Each figure is a claim or an estimate. They do not count the same thing.
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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
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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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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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Заяви Путіна про успіхи армії РФ у вересні нагадують галюцинації, – ISW
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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
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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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From the speech to the rebuttalTimeline
- Thu 1 Oct— no time published Vladimir Putin says at Valdai that Russian forces took 1,301 km² in September +1,301 km²as reported by Novaya Gazeta Europe
- Fri 2 Oct— no time published ISW assessment estimates a net Russian loss for September −80.81 km²as linked by Novaya Gazeta Europe
- Sat 3 Oct12:44 published time Novaya Gazeta Europe "ISW: Russia is losing captured land in Ukraine"
- Sat 3 Oct12:52 published time Espreso "Putin's claims about the Russian army's successes in September resemble hallucinations, – ISW"
- Sat 3 Oct13:03 published time Ukrinform "Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data"
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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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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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
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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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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Заяви Путіна про успіхи армії РФ у вересні нагадують галюцинації, – ISW
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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
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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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The bias in this coverageBias
One side's figure is a claim, the other side's is a fact
All three reports hedge Putin's 1,301 km² as a claim. Only two attribute the institute's net-loss figure to the institute as an estimate. One calls it 'the actual data', and one carries a Ukrainian unit's gain and kill count with no hedge at all.
3 reports hedging Putin's figure
1 reports presenting the analysts' estimate as actual data
1 reports carrying a Ukrainian military claim unhedged
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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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
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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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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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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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
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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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Claims and verdicts
No claims registered.
Who wrote it
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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
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Novaya Gazeta. Evropa
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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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Coverage, outlet by outlet
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Ukrinform
Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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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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Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data
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What we have measured
Actor named names the occupying force ×1Actor named Names the occupying force but not what residents are fleeing from ×1Actor named No actor is named. The drone is not attributed to anyone. ×1Actor named Names the attacker and what was damaged, and states the halt flat without naming a source. ×1
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— state-controlledGives Putin's figure but none of ISW's numbers. Calls Putin a "Kremlin dictator" and the counter-estimate "the actual data".
Putin claims Russia seized 1,301 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in September, sharply diverging from ISW data 03.10.2026 16:03 Ukrinform Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that in September, Russian troops seized more than 1,300 km² of Ukrainian territory; however, these claims differ significantly from the actual data on the situation at the front. This is reported by the ISW (Institute for the Study of War), according to Ukrinform. Infographic: ISW Analysts drew attention to Putin’s statement on October 1 during a meeting of the Valdai Club. He claimed that in September 2026 a
Loaded label: Putin is introduced with an epithet in the report's own voice, not in a quotation — “Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin claimed”
Asymmetric hedging: Putin's figure is called a claim, but an analysts' estimate is stated flat as 'actual data' — “these claims differ significantly from the actual data on the situation at the front”
Loaded label: calls the head of state a dictator in the outlet's own voice — “Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin”
Stated flat: presents the analysts' estimate as fact, with no source named — “these claims differ significantly from the actual data on the situation at the front”
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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
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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
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— Quotes ISW calling the claims "absurd" and part of a Kremlin "cognitive war". Adds the Forpost brigade's report of more than 10 km² retaken, 118 Russian soldiers killed and seven captured.
Про це написав американський Інститут вивчення війни (ISW).Путін стверджував, що лише у вересні 2026 року російські сили захопили 1301 квадратний кілометр території України, що у 2,5 раза більше, ніж заявлені російські здобутки в попередні місяці.Читайте також: Карта бойових дій: російська армія провалила наступальну кампанію, а ЗСУ йдуть вперед на Донеччині На основі наявних даних ISW оцінив, що у вересні 2026 року російські війська зазнали чистих втрат території площею 80,81 кв. км. Навіть з урахуванням проникнення російських підрозділів у райони, над якими російські сили не встановили контр
Asymmetric hedging: A Ukrainian unit's territorial claim is stated as fact with no verb of attribution, unlike Putin's 'стверджував' (claimed) — “повернула під контроль українських сил понад 10 квадратних кілометрів території”
Casualty claim unhedged: A one-side kill count runs flat, with no actor named and no source stated — “на ділянці знищено 118 військовослужбовців російських військ”
Hedge asymmetry: the Russian claim is attributed as an assertion; the Ukrainian unit's gain is stated flat in the body — “Бригада Державної прикордонної служби України "Форпост" повернула під контроль українських сил понад 10 квадратних кілометрів”
No actor named: enemy dead counted with no actor named and no attribution in the sentence — “знищено 118 військовослужбовців російських військ”
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Novaya Gazeta Europe
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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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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 that places Putin's figure at the Valdai forum on 1 October. It links ISW's assessment of 2 October.
По итогам сентября площадь украинской территории под контролем России сократилась как минимум на 81 кв. км. Об этом сообщает Институт изучения войны (ISW). Это полностью противоречит заявлениям Владимира Путина о масштабном продвижении Москвы. 🔵 Расчеты аналитиков. По данным ISW, чистые территориальные потери российских войск в сентябре составили 80,81 кв. км. Кроме того, если учитывать также проникновения российских военных на территории, над которыми они не установили контроль, чистые потери РФ составят уже 175,18 кв. км. 🔵 Заявления Путина. Выступая 1 октября на форуме «Валдай», Путин утвер
Assertion in outlet voice: The report's own voice declares the contradiction, rather than attributing it to the institute — “Это полностью противоречит заявлениям Владимира Путина о масштабном продвижении Москвы.”
Asymmetric hedging: A doubt marker is put on Putin's figure, while the institute's figures carry only 'according to' — “якобы в 2,5 раза больше, чем в предыдущие месяцы”
Stated flat: the outlet itself says the claim is contradicted, before any attribution — “Это полностью противоречит заявлениям Владимира Путина о масштабном продвижении Москвы.”
Hedge one side: hedges the Russian figure with 'supposedly' — “якобы в 2,5 раза больше”
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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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RIA Novosti
State / loyalist
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RIA Novosti
🇷🇺RU ·
state agency · state-controlled
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 Moscow Times
Centre
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The Moscow Times
🇳🇱NL ·
newspaper · exile
What we have measured
Asserted vs attributed Repeats a two-sided deal on one side's word; the second party's silence is not mentioned. ×1Asserted vs attributed headline states the nuclear warning flat, with no source ×1Attributed justification Russia's justification is carried in quotation marks and attributed. No Ukrainian response is given. ×1Attribution Attributes the threat to Moscow and repeats the ministry's list of targets unchallenged. ×1
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Suspilne
Centre
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Suspilne
🇺🇦UA ·
public broadcaster · public-service
What we have measured
Actor label Names the attacker as 'the Russian army' and gives the date ×1Actor label The Russian side is called 'occupiers' in the headline. ×1Actor named The sentence is given by 'occupiers', so the actor is named and labelled. ×1Actor named hurt aged On the other side of the Dnipro, the Russian drone is named as the actor and the wounded man is given an age, not a name. The vote is called 'pseudo-elections' in the report's own voice. ×1
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Ukrainska Pravda
Centre
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Ukrainska Pravda
🇺🇦UA ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor named shortages are described with no one named as causing them ×1Actor named The cancellation is pinned on a named Hungarian official's refusal. ×1Actor named The town is called 'occupied', but the lede does not name who occupies it or who blocks aid. ×1Actor named Names the EU and partners as the ones paying ×1
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Interfax
Centre
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Interfax
🇷🇺RU ·
digital ·
What we have measured
A checkable claim passed on unchecked relays the president's statistic about world cities in quotation marks with no check and no counter-voice ×1A denial carried as characterisation press reports are labelled planted, and the label is passed on in the report's own voice ×1Anonymous source The meetings are sourced to unnamed people familiar with the situation. ×1Anyone hurt named or counted injuries described in clinical detail; the man is never named ×1
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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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