November 16, 2025 – Russia Headlines

Story gist: Several people were injured in Volgograd, Russia, during an attack by Ukrainian armed forces using drones. The incident targeted the city and resulted in casualties.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving a pro-Ukrainian perspective absent. Center outlets like Interfax frame it neutrally as a ‘drone attack’ injuring three people, emphasizing facts without blame. Right-leaning sources like tve24.ru attribute the attack directly to ‘VSU’ (Ukrainian forces), using ‘several’ injured to heighten the sense of aggression against Russia, with a defensive tone.

Story gist: Russian footballer Timur Tyukavin named the best player in the Chile national team roster. The statement appeared in a sports report.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting the story entirely and leaving perspectives on international soccer opinions absent. Center outlets, such as Sports Mail, reported factually with neutral tone, focusing on Tyukavin’s selection without emphasis on broader implications or national angles.

Story gist: On November 15, drone attacks targeted airports in Russia, causing operational disruptions. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported destroying 45 unmanned aerial vehicles overnight in the Saratov region.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets are absent, leaving a pro-Ukraine or anti-Russia perspective unrepresented. Center sources like URA.RU frame the event sensationally, emphasizing airport paralysis and mapping strikes to highlight Ukrainian success. Right-leaning Взгляд-инфо adopts a defensive tone, focusing on the Ministry of Defense’s destruction of 45 drones to underscore Russian resilience and minimize the attack’s impact.

Story gist: Snow fell in Moscow over the weekend. The snow is expected to melt on Tuesday.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting progressive or conservative perspectives on the weather event. Center outlets like Gismeteo framed the story with an urgent tone, headlining ‘Attention! Weather deterioration in the capital region,’ emphasizing warnings and potential disruptions over the neutral fact of snow melting, focusing on public alerts.

Story gist: The U.S. Department of the Treasury extended the deadline for Russian oil company Lukoil to sell its foreign assets by three weeks following the imposition of sanctions.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Meduza frames the extension as the U.S. ‘giving’ Lukoil more time post-sanctions, emphasizing perceived leniency with a neutral but softer tone. Center outlet Vedomosti reports factually, mirroring the official title without added emphasis. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting any conservative perspective on U.S. sanctions policy toward Russian firms.