Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 25% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 19. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 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 Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile biased?

Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile is one event reported by 19 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 Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right 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 Ukraine finds US-made Nvidia chip in Russia’s new S-71M cruise missile?

19 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 was found in Russia’s new S-71M missile?

Ukrainian military intelligence found an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module in the S-71M Monochrome cruise missile. The module is used in robotics and artificial intelligence, suggesting the missile may use AI for autonomous targeting. The discovery was published on the HUR’s War&Sanctions portal.

How far can the S-71M missile travel?

The S-71M missile is reported to have a range of 350-400 kilometres. It carries a 250-kilogram warhead and flies at speeds of 500-600 km/h. The missile is launched from a Su-57 aircraft and designed to search for targets independently.

How many electronic components did Russia import in 2025?

The Ukrainian government estimates Russia imported about 2.2 million electronic components in 2025. Many of these components are routed through intermediary countries like China to bypass sanctions, according to investigations by the Kyiv Independent.

Which outlets did not report on this story?

No centre-rated outlet carried the story. The two right-rated digests omitted details such as the manufacturing dates of CTS chips found in a Russian drone, which postdate the full-scale invasion. The left-rated digests did not include the role of Chinese intermediaries in supplying Western components to Russia.