Ukrinform

Ukrinform is Ukraine's state news agency, founded in 1918. It distributes national and international news in multiple languages and reflects official Ukrainian perspectives.

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Ukrinform at a glance

Country: Ukraine
Region: Central and Eastern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: ukrinform.net ↗
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How Crosswire groups Ukrinform

Crosswire groups Ukrinform as Centrist for comparisons within Ukraine's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Ukrinform sits in Ukraine's press

Ukrinform is one of 5 outlets tracked in Ukraine, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being UNIAN. By outlets tracked, Ukraine ranks 36th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 6 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Ukrinform outside Ukraine, starting with Central and Eastern Europe, are BelTA (Belarus), TASS (Russia) and ANSA (Italy). Opening one of them beside Ukrinform is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.