Gunman killed at least five people in Kyiv before being shot dead by police during supermarket standoff
A gunman opened fire on civilians in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district on Saturday, killing at least five to six people before taking hostages in a supermarket. Ukrainian special forces stormed the store after 40 minutes of failed negotiations and killed the attacker. At least 10 people were hospitalized including a child.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 10 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
10 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 10 outlets placed this story
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Fox News
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Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
At least six dead after shooting and hostage-taking in Kyiv neighborhood
basic incident reporting
Fox News
Moscow-born gunman dead after Kyiv shooting rampage leaves at least 6 dead, 14 wounded: Zelenskyy
Russian origin emphasis
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- BBC+24 min
- ABC News+1.1 h
- NY Post+1.1 h
- CNN+1.6 h
- Washington Examiner+1.7 h
- PBS NewsHour+1.9 h
- Al Jazeera+2.9 h
- Fox News+6.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Most outlets focus on casualty counts and police response, while Fox News emphasizes the shooter was Moscow-born and Ukraine's security service called it terrorism.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“Shooter opens fire in Kyiv district, two dead, mayor says” · AP News, BBC, Al Jazeera, Reuters, PBS NewsHour
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ABCABC News Kyiv police shoot dead gunman who killed at least 5, took hostages 146d ago CENTER3
APAP News Ukrainian police shoot dead gunman who killed at least 5 and took hostages in a supermarket RReuters Shooter opens fire in Kyiv district, two dead, mayor says 146d ago PBSPBS NewsHour Ukrainian police fatally shoot gunman who killed at least 6 hostages 146d ago RIGHT3
FOXFox News Moscow-born gunman dead after Kyiv shooting rampage leaves at least 6 dead, 14 wounded: Zelenskyy 146d ago NYPNY Post 5 dead in Ukraine mass shooting as authorities kill gunman who barricaded himself inside supermarket: reports 146d ago WEWashington Examiner Gunman kills five and wounds 10 in Kyiv, Zelensky says 146d ago 8 tracked claims across 10 outlets
Fact ledger
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Disputed
At least six people were killed in the attack
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