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Ukrainian drones strike Sberbank data center

First reported by Radar Armenia: 09:04, 14 October

Updated 17:16, 16 October, 16 sources

World. Photo: France24, cropped
Photo: France24, cropped

On the night of October 14, Ukrainian drones attacked the city of Balakovo in Russia's Saratov region. According to Governor Roman Busargin, residential buildings were damaged, and preliminary reports indicate one person was killed. Sberbank First Deputy Chairman Alexander Vedyakhin confirmed the attack on the data center, saying its systems are operating normally.

How each side framed it

The outlets' original headlines, unchanged.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first, who followed. Each dot is one outlet.

Timeline as a list
  1. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  2. Tert.am (Opposition)
  3. 1in.am (Balanced)
  4. Hayeli (Opposition)
  5. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  6. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  7. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  8. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  9. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  10. News.am (Opposition)
  11. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  12. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  13. 24news.am (Opposition)
  14. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  15. Livenews.am (Opposition)
  16. FreeNews (Pro-government)

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