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Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes Russian targets

At least 19 injured in Ukraine, including children, as Kyiv reports strikes on oil refinery and airfield.

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Camera IconPeople were injured and buildings damaged in the Odesa, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

What this story says

  • Russian missile and drone attacks injured at least 19 people across Ukraine, including children.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted overnight strikes on targets within Russia, including an oil refinery and a military airfield.
  • A Russian drone struck a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, killing the captain and injuring three crew members.
  • Russia's defence ministry stated its forces hit metallurgical and electronics plants, military-industrial complex factories, and energy and transport facilities.

Who covered it

Left 33%(38)Centre 31%(35)Right 36%(41)

Percentages are shares of the 114 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 143 of the 257 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

257 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 38 of the 114 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, with at least 19 people injured, including children. The attacks targeted the capital, Kyiv, and surrounding regions, as well as the Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions. In Odesa, seven people were injured, including two children, and private residential buildings were damaged. A Russian drone also struck a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, resulting in the death of the captain and injuries to three crew members.

In response, Ukrainian forces carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated these strikes hit an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region. The Ukrainian air force reported destroying or suppressing 131 Russian aerial targets during the overnight attack.

Disagreement on number of injured in Kyiv

Reports differ on the exact number of people injured in Kyiv. PerthNow, Daily Journal, Reflector, The Independent, The Independent (US), The Sun Chronicle, WKMG, and Durango Herald state that at least 19 people were injured. uaportal.com reports 16 injured in Kyiv, while Mediazona and United24 report 18 injured. Washington Top News, 15min.lt, hromadske.ua, and Korrespondent.net state that 16 people were injured in Kyiv. unn.ua reports four people injured in Kyiv.

Omissions

None of the right-rated digests mention the Russian defence ministry's statement about hitting metallurgical and electronics plants, factories of the military-industrial complex, and energy and transport facilities. None of the centre-rated digests mention Russia's defence ministry's claims.

Tags:#UkraineConflict#RussiaUkraineWar#MissileAttack#DroneStrike#Kyiv#Odesa

Coverage settled. We checked this 12 times and stopped on 22 Sept 2026, 13:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

38 rated outlets

  • The left‑rated outlets reported Russian missile and drone attacks that injured civilians in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. Tempo.co and SANA gave official injury counts of at least 13, while digests from Al Jazeera, Mediazona and United24 noted numbers between 18 and 20, including children. All cited statements from Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko about damage.
  • Several digests added that Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Zaporogier also suffered strikes; Stuff and Reflector mentioned Ukrainian retaliatory strikes on an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov. The Independent (both editions) and The Sun Chronicle repeated the 19‑injury figure and highlighted child victims. Unn.ua focused on a 10‑year‑old girl among four injured.
  • None of the left‑rated digests or the full reports included Russian casualty figures, estimates of material loss, or cost assessments. They also omitted any mention of Russian statements about the attacks, focusing solely on Ukrainian injury numbers and official responses.

Centre

35 rated outlets

  • Five centre-rated reports focused on the number of people injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with PerthNow, Daily Journal, and WKMG stating at least 19 were injured, including children. Washington Top News and 15min.lt reported 16 people injured in Kyiv. PerthNow, as the full report, also detailed Ukrainian forces' strikes on Russian targets, including an oil refinery and a military airfield, and the attack on a civilian vessel in the Black Sea.

Right

41 rated outlets

  • Three right-rated reports led on the Russian bombardment of Kyiv and Ukraine, with The West Australian and Jonesboro Sun stating that drones and missiles had again bombarded Kyiv and that Ukraine had targeted another Russian oil refinery. Jonesboro Sun also mentioned President Zelenskyy saying Ukrainian forces struck targets in Russia overnight. Korrespondent.net reported on the attack on Kyiv, stating 16 wounded and three areas damaged, including a 10-year-old girl.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes…?
Of the 114 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 33% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 257. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes… left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 114 rated outlets on this story, 33% are rated left, 31% are rated centre, 36% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes… biased?
Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes Russian targets is one event reported by 257 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes…?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles and drones, Ukraine strikes…?
257 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
How many people were injured in the Russian attacks on Ukraine?
At least 19 people were injured in Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, including children. Reports varied on the exact number injured in Kyiv, with figures ranging from four to 20.
What targets did Ukraine strike in Russia?
Ukrainian forces carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated these strikes hit an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in the Rostov region.
What happened in the Black Sea?
A Russian drone struck a civilian vessel flying the flag of Tanzania in the Black Sea. The attack killed the ship's captain and injured three crew members.

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