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The ministry also reported significant Ukrainian casualties.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-09-28T19:05:12.069Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-28T14:21:43.797Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-28T19:05:12.069Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":45,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to the Russian Ministry of Defense, but relies on anonymous sourcing for casualty figures.","critic":"Reporting is largely based on digests, with limited original reporting and no direct quotes from affected parties.","hype":"Headlines use strong verbs like 'liberated' and 'took control' without substantial reporting to back them up."}},"tags":["#UkraineConflict","#RussianOffensive","#Sumy","#Donetsk","#MilitaryLosses"],"entities":["Russian Ministry of Defense","Ulanovo","Sumy region","Novovodyanoye","Donetsk People's Republic","Kharkiv Oblast"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Russian troops have established control over Ulanovo in Ukraine's Sumy region and Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.","The Russian Ministry of Defense reported Ukrainian forces lost over 285 servicemen in one day in the 'Sever' group's zone of responsibility.","Ukrainian forces also reportedly lost up to 60 servicemen in an encirclement in Kharkiv Oblast, along with two quad bikes and a ground robotic complex.","No centre-rated outlets reported on these claims."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russian Ministry of Defense has stated that its forces have taken control of two settlements: Ulanovo in the Sumy region and Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. These claims were reported by multiple outlets on 28 September 2026."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disputed Ukrainian losses"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukrainian forces lost over 285 servicemen in one day in the zone of responsibility of the 'Sever' group. The ministry also stated that Ukrainian forces lost up to 60 servicemen in an encirclement in Kharkiv Oblast, along with two quad bikes and a ground robotic complex. One unrated outlet, noticiaslatam.lat, reported that Kyiv lost approximately 1,350 military personnel on all fronts."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No centre-rated outlets reported on these claims. 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