Kyiv Post media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give Kyiv Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. We have seen it on 104 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Kyiv Post biased?
The rating organisations do not give Kyiv Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Kyiv Post left or right?
The rating organisations do not give Kyiv Post one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Centre; Media Bias/Fact Check: Leans left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Kyiv Post reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Kyiv Post are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Kyiv Post has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Kyiv Post’s own report linked underneath.
EU member states have provisionally agreed to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. Ukraine's Foreign Minister stated this move is unacceptable and would send the wrong message to Moscow.
Kyiv Post reported it asEU Fails to Agree on Putin Sanctions Renewal (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he had spoken with Donald Trump and they agreed to meet in New York. Zelensky also thanked Trump for a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Kyiv. The meeting is expected to occur during the UN General Assembly.
Kyiv Post reported it asZelensky, Trump Agree to Meet in New York as Ukraine-US Peace Efforts Gain ‘Momentum’ (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
President Donald Trump stated that Yemen's Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States, according to Fox News. Trump also indicated that he is considering future military action against Iran.
Kyiv Post reported it asZelensky, Trump Agree to Meet in New York as Ukraine-US Peace Efforts Gain ‘Momentum’ (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine deployed cruise and new ballistic missiles, including the Pelican (FP-7), in an attack on the Moscow region. He claimed the strikes hit a major Russian oil industry facility and a logistics center, impacting billions of dollars supporting the war effort. This marks the first reported use of the Pelican missile in an attack on Moscow.
Kyiv Post reported it asDid Ukraine Use Pelican Ballistic Missile to Strike Moscow? (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated Russia launched over 2,000 attack drones, 1,700 guided aerial bombs, and 19 missiles against Ukraine in the past week. The attacks targeted civilian and critical infrastructure across multiple regions, including a drone strike on a monastery that killed a priest.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Fired 2,000 Drones and 19 Missiles This Week, Zelensky Says (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow, targeting oil refineries and logistics facilities. The assault occurred on the final day of Russia's parliamentary elections, with reports differing on the number of drones used and casualties.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Fired 2,000 Drones and 19 Missiles This Week, Zelensky Says (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas announced that an explosive device was found on a drone shot down over Lithuania and has been neutralized. The drone had entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and was downed by Italian fighter jets.
Kyiv Post reported it asNATO Ready for Any Russian Escalation, Military Chief Says (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the successful deployment of a new drone interceptor developed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The weapon is designed to counter Russian jet-powered Shahed drones, and has reportedly achieved a "good result" in combat.
Kyiv Post reported it asUkraine Deploys New Interceptor Drone Against Jet-Powered Shaheds (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a sanctions package aimed at Russia over its war in Ukraine. The bill includes warnings of 100% tariffs on nations buying Russian oil and targets the country's 'shadow fleet' of tankers. The Kremlin stated these measures will make peace talks harder.
Kyiv Post reported it asUS Law Makes Deporting Ukrainian Children Grounds for Sanctions (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
US Representative Gregory Meeks has placed a hold on a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, citing concerns about the use of 40,000 bombs in densely populated areas. The Trump administration is planning the sale, which could be bypassed from normal congressional review.
Kyiv Post reported it asUS Approves $2.68B Air Defense Equipment Sale to Ukraine (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russia is increasingly using modified RM48U training missiles as ballistic weapons against Ukraine. These missiles, adapted from air defence systems, accounted for more than half of Russia's ballistic and hypersonic launches in July and early August, according to reports.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Turns Training Missiles Into Deadly Weapons in Ukraine (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Poland has joined an anti-ballistic missile coalition with Ukraine and other European allies, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced. The coalition aims to develop a common European ballistic missile defense system.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Turns Training Missiles Into Deadly Weapons in Ukraine (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver a televised address to the nation on September 16 at 6 p.m. Moscow time. The speech is in anticipation of the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place from September 18 to 20. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the president's speech.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Holds Early State Duma Voting in Occupied Ukraine as Armed Troops Accompany Mobile Polling Teams (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russia has begun a three-day parliamentary election, the first since the start of the war in Ukraine. Polling stations opened in the Far East, with President Vladimir Putin's party widely expected to win the 450 seats in the State Duma. Voting is also taking place in occupied Ukrainian territories.
Kyiv Post reported it asRussia Holds Early State Duma Voting in Occupied Ukraine as Armed Troops Accompany Mobile Polling Teams (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced significant progress toward establishing a US military base in Poland. He stated the location would be announced soon and described the potential base as a historic step for the US-Poland alliance. Polish President Karol Nawrocki was credited for his leadership.
Kyiv Post reported it asWarsaw Signals Readiness for US Army Base in Poland (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russia launched missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, injuring at least 19 people, including children. Ukrainian forces responded with overnight strikes targeting an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and a military airfield in Rostov.
Kyiv Post reported it asZelensky Hails ‘Powerful’ US Sanctions Bill After Overnight Russian Missile, Drone Attack (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring at least 13 people and damaging buildings including residential structures, warehouses, and a gas station. A child was among those wounded in Odesa.
Kyiv Post reported it asZelensky Hails ‘Powerful’ US Sanctions Bill After Overnight Russian Missile, Drone Attack (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil. India's Ministry of External Affairs stated the nation will take necessary steps to protect its trade and economic interests.
Kyiv Post reported it asUS House Passes Russia Sanctions Bill With 100% Tariff Powers (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging five individuals linked to Russian intelligence services with plotting targeted killings in the United States and European nations supporting Ukraine. The FBI announced it disrupted the alleged plot.
Kyiv Post reported it asUS Exposes Russian Spy Network Plotting Killings (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Russian Major General Anton Grunis has been killed in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces. Grunis commanded the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and had reported to Vladimir Putin about the alleged capture of Konstantinovka.
Kyiv Post reported it asKremlin Favored Russian General Awarded Medal for Fake City Capture Dies in Action (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
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High factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Kyiv Post.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Kyiv, Kyiv City Municipality, Kyiv City Region, Ukraine
- Official site
- kyivpost.com
- Seen publishing on
- kyivpost.com
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 104
- Reports listed
- 112
- We could read
- 25
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
87 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 25 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 41 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Kyiv Post ran the story anyway.
Across the 105 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Kyiv Post: its report arrived a median of 19 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 21 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 21 September 2026. Ratings pulled 7 September 2026.
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