124 of its 325 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets.
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 32 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about one and a half times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Ukraine on 3 of the 7 days held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Kyiv accounted for 70 of Ukraine's 124 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Ukraine: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
UkraineThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Ukraine most126 of its 393 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kyiv accounted for 79 of Ukraine's 126 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets.
127 of its 442 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 37 million people live in Ukraine. Over these days its news carried 24 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about three times the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence47%416 stories
Displacement16%140 stories
Shelter & services12%106 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given6%57 stories
Rights & justice6%53 stories
Health5%42 stories
Food & livelihood5%41 stories
Disasters & accidents4%39 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed435 Stories reporting people injured346 Stories reporting people affected73 Stories reporting arrests34 Stories reporting evacuations21 Stories reporting refugees14 Stories reporting people displaced10 Stories reporting abductions5Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ukraine. Ring: the world. Measured over 891 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Fearless fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Ukraine in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Ukraine's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Ukraine32 in 100
of its 2,789 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Russia26 in 100
of its 3,791 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Moldova19 in 100
of its 21 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Hungary16 in 100
of its 290 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Poland16 in 100
of its 393 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Belarus13 in 100
of its 71 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Romania15 in 100
of its 803 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Slovakia6 in 100
of its 53 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violence
Ukraine (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.