Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 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 Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements biased?

Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements is one event reported by 11 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 Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements?

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 Russian forces claim control of two Ukrainian settlements?

11 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.

Which settlements has Russia claimed to take control of?

Russia's Ministry of Defense has stated that its forces have taken control of Ulanovo in the Sumy region and Novovodyanoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. These claims were reported by multiple outlets on 28 September 2026.

What Ukrainian losses has Russia reported?

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. Additionally, up to 60 servicemen, two quad bikes, and a ground robotic complex were reportedly lost in an encirclement in Kharkiv Oblast.

Did any centre-rated news outlets cover these claims?

No centre-rated news outlets reported on these claims. The coverage analysed came from outlets rated as left and right, alongside unrated sources.