Mediazona media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Mediazona on the left. We have seen it on 54 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Mediazona biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Mediazona on the left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Mediazona left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Mediazona on the left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is Mediazona reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Mediazona are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Mediazona has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Mediazona’s own report linked underneath.
US prosecutors have asked a court to dismiss criminal charges against Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova, who was accused of smuggling frog embryos. Petrova had argued the Trump administration singled her out for prosecution.
Mediazona reported it asThe Prosecution Asked the U.S. Court to Dismiss the Case Against a Russian Scientist Accused of Importing Frog Embryos Into the U.S. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
The US Embassy in Moscow issued a warning about a credible threat of a mass casualty event at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve. Russia's FSB confirmed receiving the information and stated that appropriate measures are being taken.
Mediazona reported it asThe U.S. Embassy Warned of the Threat of a Terrorist Attack in the "Caritsino" Park in Moscow. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Russia launched a ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv on October 26-27, 2026. The strikes resulted in at least one death and multiple injuries, damaging key infrastructure like the Southern Bridge and subway lines.
Mediazona reported it asRussia Fired at Kiev, Damaged the South Bridge and Injured at Least 15 People (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
The Russian Defence Ministry announced that its drones struck a workshop producing unmanned boats in the Chernomorsk port and hit several vessels, a cargo ship bound for Chornomorsk, a dry cargo ship carrying goods for the United States, and a supply ship heading to Odessa. No casualties were reported.
Mediazona reported it asRussia Fired at Kiev, Damaged the South Bridge and Injured at Least 15 People (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Ukraine has requested five European partners provide 10% of their existing interceptor missile stocks for Patriot and IRIS-T air defence systems. Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara proposed an exchange for future deliveries, while also highlighting the urgent need for MANPADS.
Mediazona reported it asRussia Fired at Kiev, Damaged the South Bridge and Injured at Least 15 People (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones struck the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station in Russia's Samara region on the night of 2 November 2026. The facility, described as Europe's largest oil tank farm, has been targeted multiple times previously.
Mediazona reported it asRussia Fired at Kiev, Damaged the South Bridge and Injured at Least 15 People (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Ukrainian drones targeted the Belgorod and Perm regions overnight, resulting in three fatalities and 19 injuries. The attacks damaged residential buildings and an industrial site, while Kursk reported repelling a large number of drone assaults.
Mediazona reported it asAt Least 20 People Were Injured because of a Drone Raid on the Perm Region and the Belgorod Region. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
A Russian missile strike hit a warehouse building in Lozova, Kharkiv region, on October 24. One man died from his injuries, two others were wounded, and a woman experienced an acute stress reaction.
Mediazona reported it asAt Least 20 People Were Injured because of a Drone Raid on the Perm Region and the Belgorod Region. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Former CEO Joel Riddle resigned from Polar Train LNG over suspicions that Russian energy giant Novatek was secretly financing and directing the $25 billion Alaska project. Novatek confirmed granting Tech Wave Industrial Projects Management rights to use its technology and signed an MOU with Polar Train LNG.
Mediazona reported it asNYT and FT: The Head of the American Natural Gas Company in Alaska Learned that the Project Was Funded by Novatek and Retired (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired American teacher, has been released by Russia after nearly five years of detention. He was convicted of serving as a mercenary. The release was announced by former President Donald Trump, who stated Russia demanded nothing in return.
Mediazona reported it asPutin, During Whitkoff's Visit, Announced the Release of 74-Year-Old American Hubbard, Who Was Captured in Ukraine in the Spring of 2022. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a German national suspected of serving with the Ukrainian army. The FSB claims the individual deserted after not receiving promised money and plans to initiate criminal proceedings.
Mediazona reported it asFSB Detained a German Citizen on the Pretext of Serving with the U.S.A. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy and communications infrastructure, hitting facilities in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Russia's Defence Ministry stated the targets served military purposes, while Ukraine reported civilian deaths and injuries and a lack of prior warning from Western allies.
Mediazona reported it asThree People Died and 21 Others Were Injured because of the Fire on Kiev; Electricity Problems Began in the City (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine did not receive advance intelligence from its partners regarding a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv. He described the attack as "particularly vile" and stressed the importance of early warnings for saving lives.
Mediazona reported it asThree People Died and 21 Others Were Injured because of the Fire on Kiev; Electricity Problems Began in the City (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that social media has become less hostile and experienced fewer bots following Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers. Cloudflare data shows a significant drop in YandexBot traffic after drone strikes on Yandex data centers.
Mediazona reported it as“Day One. I Don't Eat anything.” How Drone Strikes on Yandex Data Centers Affected the Lives of Russians (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
The EU has added nearly 1,600 individuals and entities to its sanctions list against Russia. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas stated over half are linked to the ballistic missile production chain. This marks the largest single addition of entities since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Mediazona reported it asThe EU Has Adopted the 22nd Package of Sanctions Against Russia, Including 826 PPC Enterprises, Their Heads and Voters in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
EU foreign ministers have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, targeting its military-industrial complex and missile production. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced the measures, calling it the largest expansion of the EU sanctions list ever.
Mediazona reported it asThe EU Has Adopted the 22nd Package of Sanctions Against Russia, Including 826 PPC Enterprises, Their Heads and Voters in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
The European Union has approved its largest-ever package of sanctions against Russia, targeting over 1,600 individuals and entities. This comes as US President Donald Trump announced an agreement for Russia to supply diesel fuel to global markets, a move met with skepticism by European officials.
Mediazona reported it asThe EU Has Adopted the 22nd Package of Sanctions Against Russia, Including 826 PPC Enterprises, Their Heads and Voters in the Occupied Territories of Ukraine. (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine would organize elections if Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a 60-day ceasefire. Zelensky also offered to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries in exchange for Moscow ceasing strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Mediazona reported it asVladimir Zelensky Announced His Willingness to Hold Elections in Ukraine if Russia Agrees to a 60-Day Ceasefire (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hysterical and incapable of rational action, saying this blocks any negotiated peace. The comments came after Donald Trump urged Ukraine to replace Zelensky and Dmitri Medvedev praised Trump, calling Zelensky a bloodthirsty clown.
Mediazona reported it asVladimir Zelensky Announced His Willingness to Hold Elections in Ukraine if Russia Agrees to a 60-Day Ceasefire (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed an announced energy truce between Russia and Ukraine but expressed doubt that Russia will abide by it. She stated that the truce would benefit Russia more than Ukraine and called for continued pressure on Moscow.
Mediazona reported it asDonald Trump Announced an “Energy Truce” Between Russia and Ukraine; for Zelenskyy It Was “News” (opens Mediazona in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleftCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
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Who owns it
- MediazonaIndependentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Moscow, Russia, Russia
- Official site
- zona.media
- Seen publishing on
- zona.media
- 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
- 54
- Reports listed
- 55
- We could read
- 8
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
47 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 8 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 20 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and Mediazona ran the story anyway.
Across the 54 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Mediazona: its report arrived a median of 17 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 6 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 6 November 2026. Ratings pulled 7 October 2026.
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