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.
24 Oct: 38 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about twice the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Ukraine on 1 of the 1 day 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
Anger in the words of Ukraine's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
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 mostIn 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 3.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 4 times the world's rate (0.8 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 & violence48%60 stories
Displacement19%23 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given11%14 stories
Shelter & services8%10 stories
Health4%5 stories
Food & livelihood4%5 stories
Rights & justice3%4 stories
Disasters & accidents2%3 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed73 Stories reporting people injured47 Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting arrests3 Stories reporting refugees3 Stories reporting evacuations2Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Ukraine. Ring: the world. Measured over 124 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout twice as angry as the world's
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Fearless fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
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
Ukraine38 in 100
of its 325 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Russia28 in 100
of its 249 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Romania32 in 100
of its 28 stories were about people being harmed · mostly displacement
Belarus0 in 100
of its 1 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Moldova0 in 100
of its 2 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Hungary13 in 100
of its 15 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Slovakia0 in 100
of its 4 stories were about people being harmed · mostly
Poland14 in 100
of its 37 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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 & violencePeople displaced
Ukraine (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.