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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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All arcs7 named arcs in 2026

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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

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Sep 25, 20232103
Oct 2, 2023172811133
Oct 9, 2023143610144
Oct 16, 2023112711116
Oct 23, 20231416570
Oct 30, 202312239102
Nov 6, 20239259108
Nov 13, 2023918764
Nov 20, 20237236109
Nov 27, 2023133110143
Dec 4, 202313278121
Dec 11, 2023163211182
Dec 18, 2023211526
Dec 25, 2023235510358
Jan 1, 202413357144
Jan 8, 20241417595
Jan 15, 20241119585
Jan 22, 202418408215
Jan 29, 20241215786
Feb 5, 2024232919201
Feb 12, 2024376627491
Feb 19, 2024223914262
Feb 26, 2024315919387
Mar 4, 2024172815168
Mar 11, 2024153211180
Mar 18, 2024338218574
Mar 25, 2024195012316
Apr 1, 20241017778
Apr 8, 202413229114
Apr 15, 2024617571
Apr 22, 2024721880
Apr 29, 20241121468
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May 13, 2024184016203
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Aug 26, 2024113410148
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Sep 16, 2024612760
Sep 23, 20241022881
Sep 30, 202429121
Oct 7, 202427435
Oct 14, 2024713440
Oct 21, 20241628894
Oct 28, 202412329151
Nov 4, 2024183413160
Nov 11, 2024103010133
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Dec 2, 202482713159
Dec 9, 2024813452
Dec 16, 2024144615226
Dec 23, 2024205611341
Dec 30, 20241112955
Jan 6, 2025616969
Jan 13, 202528832
Jan 20, 202567933
Jan 27, 2025822390
Feb 3, 20252136
Feb 10, 2025162814164
Feb 17, 2025164412205
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Mar 3, 20258239108
Mar 10, 2025144418238
Mar 17, 2025154114200
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Apr 14, 202511269124
Apr 21, 2025134611236
Apr 28, 202511276111
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May 12, 2025163015155
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May 26, 2025172812144
Jun 2, 2025152912125
Jun 9, 2025613455
Jun 23, 20252127
Jun 30, 2025156011294
Jul 7, 20251121790
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Nov 17, 202513201290
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Dec 29, 2025245020307
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Mar 23, 20260011
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Apr 13, 202654416
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May 4, 202614239114
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Jun 1, 202658431
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Sep 21, 2026153613197
Sep 28, 202637423

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 12– 13Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels10 articles · 10 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 1– 4Moscow restaurant blast kills 524 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 0 right
  7. Feb 6Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  8. 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
  9. 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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