If the main three topics in the rating of mentions remained unchanged comparing to the previous reporting period (with "SMO", "sanctions", and "war in Ukraine" remaining dominant), then the fourth and fifth positions experienced significant changes. The topic of "foreign agents" drop...

Last week's top 5 most mentioned politicians underwent minor changes comparing to the previous reporting period. Instead of Prigozhin, celebrating his "Bakhmut benefit," Alexander Lukashenko took the fourth place in the ranking. There were several reasons for this: firstly, the media focuse...

NATO organization, which is deeply hated by propaganda, took the first place in the rating of most mentioned terms in the Russian information space. The "taking" Bakhmut pomp returned the Wagner PMC to the second position. The Russian army, which played a supporting role in the "Bakhmut ...

Russian information space, through the long-term observations, shows the undeniable domination of the "SMO" topic. All other top topics are somehow related to the war against Ukraine. Some minor local changes have happened in the reporting period, comparing to the last week, - the topic of fight...

The top three most mentioned names in Russia comparing to the last week remain unchanged. Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Joe Biden continue to be in focus of attention of Russian media. Evgeny Prigozhin's advance to the fourth place is a result of the "capture" of Bakhmut, ...

In ranking the most mentioned terms, "offensive" continues to lead, as it did last week. At the same time, the frequency of mentions of the "Russian army" has overtaken the "Wagner" PMC. As of a week ago, the third place is occupied by "NATO", with which Russian propaganda virtually ...

The topics related to invasion of Ukraine continue to dominate in Russian informational space. The "special military operation" traditionally stays on the top of mentions. They are followed by "sanctions" and "war in Ukraine" (a more candid name for what is happening on the front). Inter...

Russian information space is characterised specifically in its extreme attention to foreign policy. The presence of Volodymyr Zelensky and Joe Biden in the top five most mentioned persons is explained by attempts of state propaganda to present the "SMO" as a confrontation not only with Ukrai...

In an alternative reality portrayed by Kremlin propaganda, the Russian army continues to advance. The mention of the Private Military Company "Wagner" is associated with its attributed status as the avant-garde and with the resonant accusations of Prigozhin against the Russian generals. It...

The war continues to define the information discourse in Russian media. However, alongside the officially used term "special military operation" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the word "war" is increasingly mentioned directly. The derivative topics of "sanctions" and "mobilization"*...

The unconditional leadership of Vladimir Putin and increased attention to Volodymyr Zelensky are stable characteristics of the Russian media field. In that case, the phenomenon of Yevgeny Prigozhin is associated with a series of sensational actions committed by him last week. Prigozhi...

The first two places in terms of mentions in rosZMI always go to the Russian and Ukrainian presidents. Volodymyr Zelenskyi ranks second in terms of representation in Russian news, and Vladimir Putin remains an extremum in the Russian media space.

Oleksandr Lukashenko took third place last wee...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is firmly in second place in terms of mentions in Russian news. Last week was no exception. As well as the fact that in terms of the frequency (more than a million) of mentions, Vladimir Putin remains an extremum in the Russian media space.

A distinctive feature of the pas...

"NATO" remains the most mentioned term in mass media. It was mentioned at least one and a half times more often than other terms. As before, it is second only to "special military operation" in terms of frequency of use, if the designation is also considered as a term and not a topic of the week...

The special military operation is the main topic of news reports in the Russian media. Moreover, compared with the previous week, the intensity of discussion of this topic has increased by almost one and a half times. At the same time, the Russian media continue to cover the hostilities against ...

Volodymyr Zelensky, as before, ranks second in the frequency of mentions in the Russian media for the past week, ahead of domestic Russian politicians by this indicator by two or more times.

Vladimir Putin is traditionally in the first place in terms of the frequency of mentions: his name a...

"NATO" was the most mentioned term in the Russian media last week. As before, it sounded at least three times more often than other terms in the media and is second only to "special military operation" in terms of frequency of use, if we also consider this designation as a term and not a topic o...

The special military operation remains the meta-theme of the entire domestic Russian discourse. All the other most mentioned events are connected with it in one way or another and are mentioned dozens of times less frequently. As the theme of mobilization, which ranks second in terms of frequenc...

The military is losing the battle for the attention of Russian society to media personalities.

Russian politicians, who make loud statements about the war with Ukraine, received much more attention in the media last week than those who actually lead the hostilities.

The owner of PMC "Wagner" h...

The term "NATO" sounded much more often than other terms in the Russian media during the past week. By this criteria,it is inferior only to the abbreviation "SVO", considering the latter to be a term.

NATO was mentioned in the last seven days almost twice as much as the organization that is d...

The theme of the special military operation remains the absolute leader in the Russian information space. At the same time, the second topic in terms of the number of messages is closely related to the "SVO" - partial mobilization.

The Russian media continue to call the military operations agai...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy ranks second in frequency mentions of politicians in the Russian media over the past week. The Ukrainian President was mentioned in news reports at least three times more often than Russian politicians inside of the country.

In terms of popularity in the media, Zelenskyy is ...