DEVELOPING · 4 OCT → 11 OCT 2026 · 8 EDITIONS · 23 OUTLETS

Merz visits Kyiv as Russian strikes continue, Germany and Ukraine sign weapons deal

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 2 HEADLINES

4 Oct, 18:09 UTC
German Chancellor Merz makes unannounced visit to Kyiv amid Russian attacks
5 Oct, 00:15 UTC
Merz visits Kyiv as Russian strikes continue, Germany and Ukraine sign weapons deal

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

Nothing new took hold after the first third.

WHO PICKED IT UP 23 OUTLETS

France24 English4 Oct, 12:02
Reuters4 Oct, 12:02
The Guardian World4 Oct, 12:02
Yahoo4 Oct, 12:02
dw.com4 Oct, 12:02
aljazeera.com4 Oct, 18:03
businessday.co.za4 Oct, 18:03
cp24.com4 Oct, 18:03
dailymail.com4 Oct, 18:03
freemalaysiatoday.com4 Oct, 18:03
guardian-series.co.uk4 Oct, 18:03
hurriyetdailynews.com4 Oct, 18:03
justiceinfo.net4 Oct, 18:03
nbcnews.com4 Oct, 18:03
newcastleherald.com.au4 Oct, 18:03
newindianexpress.com4 Oct, 18:03
newvision.co.ug4 Oct, 18:03
thelocal.de4 Oct, 18:03
The Express Tribune5 Oct, 00:08
euronews.com5 Oct, 00:08
nzherald.co.nz5 Oct, 00:08
indiatimes.com5 Oct, 06:00
tempo.co5 Oct, 06:00