Russia claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia
Moscow also reports strikes on Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure.
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Российские военнослужащие в колонне военной техники. Фото: Константин Михальчевский / РИА Новости
Photograph: EADaily (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Russian forces have captured the settlement of Tersyanka in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
- The ministry also reported striking energy and transport infrastructure vital to the Ukrainian military.
- Ukrainian losses around Tersyanka were reported by EADaily as over 215 personnel, two armoured vehicles, artillery, and five cars.
- A civilian casualty in Kyiv from a drone strike was reported by the city's mayor.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
96/100
Craft
62/100
Hype
15/100
16 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The Russian Defence Ministry announced on Saturday, 14 November 2026, that its forces had captured the settlement of Tersyanka in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. The ministry stated that Russian forces also struck energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military, as well as ammunition depots and facilities involved in drone production and storage. Interfax reported these statements.
Disputed Ukrainian losses
EADaily reported that Ukrainian forces lost over 215 personnel, two armoured vehicles, an artillery piece, and five cars in fighting around Tersyanka. No other outlet mentioned specific Ukrainian losses in this context.
Omissions in coverage
None of the right-rated reports mentioned a transformer station in Chernihiv being struck, a detail reported by Source 5. The right-rated reports also did not mention the neutralization of 1085 militants in the ongoing special military operation zone in Ukraine and Donbass in the last 24 hours, as reported by Sputnik Türkiye via anlatilaninotesi.com.tr.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 14 Nov 2026, 14:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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Russia forces capture settlement in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, strike energy sites: Report
Times of India — embedded from source
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
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
7 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports led with the Russian Defence Ministry's announcement of capturing Tersyanka. EADaily, Times of India, Asharq AL-awsat, news-pravda.com, vz.ru, and Interfax.ru all carried this information prominently. Several of these reports also highlighted the Russian military's strikes on Ukrainian energy and transport infrastructure, as well as ammunition depots and drone production sites. EADaily provided specific figures for Ukrainian losses, stating over 215 personnel, two armoured vehicles, artillery, and five cars were lost. Times of India also mentioned a civilian casualty in Kyiv from a drone strike, quoting Mayor Vitali Klitschko who reported one woman killed and five injured.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Russia claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 100% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Russia claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Russia claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia biased?
- Russia claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia is one event reported by 16 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 claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia?
- 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 claims capture of Tersyanka settlement in Zaporizhzhia?
- 16 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.
- What settlement did Russia claim to capture?
- Russia's Defence Ministry announced that its forces captured the settlement of Tersyanka in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. This claim was reported by multiple outlets on 14 November 2026.
- What other military actions did Russia report?
- The Russian Defence Ministry also stated that its forces struck energy and transport infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military. Additionally, they reported hitting ammunition depots and facilities involved in drone production and storage.
- Were there any reported civilian casualties?
- Yes, the Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, reported that a woman was killed and five people were injured after a Russian drone struck a nine-storey apartment building in the city's Solomyanskyi district.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
7- The Russian Federation Released a Large Village of Tersyanka in Zaporizsk Province. (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Our Troops Have Released the Village of Tersyanka Zaporozh Region, the East Group. (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- Russia Says Forces Capture Ukrainian Settlement, Strike Energy and Drone Sites (opens Asharq AL-awsat in a new tab)
Asharq AL-awsat — is Asharq AL-awsat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia forces capture settlement in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, strike energy sites: Report (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russian Forces Liberate Tersyanka, Pound Ukrainian Infrastructure and Inflict Heavy Losses – MoD (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Russian Military Released Tersyanka in Zaporozh Province (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Has Declared Control of the Village of Tersyank in Zaporozh Province. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
9- Russian Troops Release a Settlement and Hit Ukrainian Military Infrastructure in One Day (opens noticiaslatam.lat in a new tab)
noticiaslatam.lat — is noticiaslatam.lat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Announces Occupation of Ukrainian Settlement and Strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces Infrastructure (opens ertnews.gr in a new tab)
ertnews.gr — is ertnews.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Ukrainian: Russian Forces Occupy Settlement and Hit Infrastructure (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Announced It Had Captured Tersyanka and Struck a Substation in Chernihiv (opens sondakika.com in a new tab)
sondakika.com — is sondakika.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russian Forces Occupy Ukrainian Settlement and Strike Infrastructure (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
Business Daily — is Business Daily biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russian Defense Ministry: Another Settlement in the Zaporozhye Region Has Been Brought Under Control. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
anlatilaninotesi.com.tr — is anlatilaninotesi.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Reported Taking Control of the Village of Tersyanka in Zaporozh Province (opens centralasia.media in a new tab)
centralasia.media — is centralasia.media biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Eastern Fighters Took Tersyanka in Zaporozh Region (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
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