Russia

Story gist: Russia’s Presidential Envoy in the Ural Federal District directed the creation of a marriage agency for single participants in the Special Military Operation. The initiative targets support for lonely soldiers involved in the conflict.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like The Moscow Times frame the story critically, emphasizing ‘war with Ukraine’ over official ‘SVO’ terminology and portraying it as a Putin directive, highlighting absurdity. Center outlets like Business Online report neutrally, using ‘SVO fighters’ and focusing on the factual order without judgment. Right-leaning coverage from Oblast 45 omits the marriage agency details, instead emphasizing positive thanks to regional public figures, presenting a supportive tone; no explicit right-lane critique of the initiative appears absent.

Story gist: Names of six additional residents from Saratov who died in the Special Military Operation have been announced. Two victims were from Vologsky district and perished in the Donetsk Republic.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting any perspective on the deaths and potentially avoiding endorsement of the conflict. Center outlets frame the story factually, reporting deaths in Donetsk without emotional language or context on the war. Right-leaning sources emphasize heroism, portraying the deceased as brave fighters in the SVO zone to honor their sacrifice and support the military narrative.

Story gist: A young participant from Nizhny Novgorod in the Music Together project performed a Soviet-era hit song in a modern style. The video of the performance was released recently.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets did not cover the story, omitting any perspective on cultural nostalgia or youth creativity in post-Soviet contexts. Center sources frame it as an emotionally stirring revival of a ‘brilliant’ Soviet classic, emphasizing universal appeal through video. Right-leaning outlets focus on the young performer’s personal experience during filming, highlighting local pride and project involvement in Nizhny Novgorod.

Story gist: In Belgorod, Russia, energy and heat supply systems sustained damage following a rocket attack.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting the story entirely and leaving that perspective absent. Center outlets like Interfax report factually on the damage to infrastructure without emphasis or speculation. Right-leaning outlets like Daily Storm ignore the incident, instead highlighting domestic policy on limiting bank cards, suggesting a focus on internal Russian affairs over external conflicts.

Story gist: In Moscow, the city’s health department confirmed six cases of botulism infection. The incidents were recorded recently.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, leaving absent a perspective that might emphasize public health responses or government accountability. Center outlets like Interfax framed the story factually, focusing on official confirmation of six cases without alarmist language. Right-leaning URA.RU used ‘mass poisoning’ in headlines, emphasizing scale and potential severity to heighten urgency, omitting specific case numbers.