Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 12% are rated centre, 88% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 13. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules 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 Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules biased?

Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules is one event reported by 13 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 Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules?

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 Zelensky claims Putin ordered military to ignore war rules?

13 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 does Volodymyr Zelensky claim Vladimir Putin has ordered?

Volodymyr Zelensky claims that Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian military leaders to disregard the rules of war. Zelensky stated that this directive was issued in September and was based on intercepted Russian communications.

What evidence does Zelensky cite for his claim?

Zelensky cites intercepted Russian communications as the basis for his claim that Putin ordered military leaders to ignore the rules of war. He stated that Ukraine's intelligence services intercepted these communications.

Where did the interview with Zelensky take place?

The interview with Volodymyr Zelensky was conducted by the Financial Times in a school bomb shelter in Kyiv. The Financial Times reported finding Russian markings on drone debris at the school.