Russia strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Russia strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities?

Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 71% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Russia strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities 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 strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities biased?

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities is one event reported by 15 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 outlets covered Russia strikes Ukrainian energy and data facilities?

15 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 did Russia's Defence Ministry say about the targets?

Russia's Defence Ministry stated that its forces struck seven Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities and a data centre. The ministry claimed these targets benefited the Ukrainian military and that the attack was carried out with ground-launched missiles and long-range drones.

What were the reported civilian casualties?

Aljazeera.net reported at least six people were killed and dozens injured in the Russian raids. Ukrainian authorities stated that three people were killed and 21 injured in attacks on Kyiv, with a residential building being hit. Additional casualties were reported in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Did Ukraine receive any warning about the attacks?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine did not receive any early warning from Western allies about the attacks. He noted that Ukrainian systems only detected the missiles as they were approaching the capital, Kyiv.