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Arcs in and about Moscow from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 1,158 stories · 5,687 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20263 arcs shown · 3 more this September
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

36 of 499 stories this September · 79 about Moscow

Russia now bombards Kyiv during the day as well as at night · 10 articles, Sep 1Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace · 24 articles, Sep 1Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks · 18 articles, Sep 2Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer · 7 articles, Sep 3Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt · 11 articles, Sep 3A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 3Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries after Kushner, Witkoff visit Moscow and Kyiv · 3 articles, Sep 4General Staff: Russia has lost 1,506,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 18 articles, Sep 6Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals · 2 articles, Sep 75 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops · 23 articles, Sep 9Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea · 10 articles, Sep 9Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ · 63 articles, Sep 9How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach · 10 articles, Sep 9Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says · 31 articles, Sep 9Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones · 11 articles, Sep 10Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says · 5 articles, Sep 10Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage · 60 articles, Sep 10Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Pause Strikes on Russia if Kremlin Spares Critical Infrastructure · 34 articles, Sep 14Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom · 7 articles, Sep 14Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine · 11 articles, Sep 16Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine · 15 articles, Sep 16Russian attack on Sumy kills 2, injures 7 as guided aerial bombs hit apartment building · 2 articles, Sep 18Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes · 16 articles, Sep 19Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow · 39 articles, Sep 20General Staff: Russia has lost 1,528,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 7 articles, Sep 20Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage · 7 articles, Sep 21Ukraine Launches 'World First' Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines · 3 articles, Sep 21Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes ahead of Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump · 29 articles, Sep 21Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil refining capacity falls as damage from Moscow strikes sets in · 2 articles, Sep 21Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure · 5 articles, Sep 22Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea · 7 articles, Sep 24Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 7 dead, 80 hurt · 35 articles, Sep 25Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7 · 7 articles, Sep 28Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences · 4 articles, Sep 28
The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

9 of 297 stories this September · 26 about Moscow

Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected · 29 articles, Sep 4Zelenskyy says US envoys have 'very good' ideas to end Russia's war on Ukraine · 9 articles, Sep 6Putin, Trump speak on war, goals · 30 articles, Sep 6Kremlin to press on with war in Ukraine despite U.S. talks · 3 articles, Sep 7Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys · 24 articles, Sep 8Putin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Zelensky hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit · 11 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion · 11 articles, Sep 25
The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets

9 of 63 stories this September · 14 about Moscow

Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce $4.22 billion Ukrainian compensation claim · 13 articles, Sep 2Zelenskyy urges more international pressure on Russia over civilian deaths · 7 articles, Sep 9House tees up vote on Russia sanctions bill, but prospects for passage are uncertain · 9 articles, Sep 10Trump officially signs Russia sanctions bill into law · 95 articles, Sep 15Kremlin seizes Nestlé’s assets in Russia as crackdown on private business grows · 19 articles, Sep 17A sweeping US sanctions bill offers Ukraine new leverage on Russia, but enforcement looms · 5 articles, Sep 17Trump says Russia has lost control of its diesel industry, calls for end to Ukraine war · 6 articles, Sep 21Europe lifts sanctions against two Russians · 12 articles, Sep 21Zelenskyy, at UN, urges leaders to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts · 10 articles, Sep 23
The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine · Jan 3, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plots · Mar 21, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa · Nov 27, 2024 – Sep 18, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else70 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Moscow that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 16– 21Moscow targeted by ‘largest ever’ drone attack on final day of Russia’s parliamentary election27 articles · 26 independent sources
    7 left, 6 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 14– 15Russian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopter, Denmark says8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Sep 8– 9Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave country over 'unacceptable' activities13 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Aug 25– 28New details in CIA chief John Ratcliffe's unusually visible trip to Russia77 articles · 47 independent sources
    8 left, 11 center, 10 right
  5. Aug 25Mystery as US military plane lands at Moscow airport as Kremlin ‘has no information on aircraft’7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  6. Aug 12– 13Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels10 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 1– 4Moscow restaurant blast kills 524 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 0 right
  8. Feb 6Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  9. Feb 6Russian general shot and wounded in Moscow, in latest attack on top military leaders17 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 6 center, 1 right
  10. Jan 10Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right

Stories that name Moscow

  1. Sep 29Estonia blames Russia for arson attack on defense company that provides vehicles to Ukraine11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 26Russia accuses Europe of blocking Ukraine talks, as strikes drag on3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 25– 28Swiss reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum backed by right-wing populist party24 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 23– 24Russia raises taxes to fund its war in Ukraine2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 21The main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote12 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 21– 22US preparing 'massive' potash deal with Belarus, Trump says13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  7. Sep 19– 20Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 18– 19France: Macron orders defense against Russian hybrid attacks8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Sep 16– 17Afghan man sentenced to 20 years in case tied to 2021 airport bombing that killed US troops21 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  10. Sep 16– 17India vows to protect energy security after new US tariffs over Russian oil6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 24– 26Russia strikes at heart of Ukraine’s digital economy with attacks on ISPs and datacentres6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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