Russia-Ukraine war online news coverage worldwide 2017-2024, by keyword used

Over 77,400 articles mentioning the combination of keywords "Ukraine," "Russia," and "war" were published online in 65 languages worldwide in February 2024, two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Furthermore, approximately 41,200 online articles contained a combination of "Ukraine," "Russia," and "invasion" in that month. The article count containing the keyword "conflict" together with the two countries was the lowest at around 23,300. The figures increased for all three terms compared to the previous month because the coverage was higher due to the second anniversary of the war.

Even though Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, military actions in eastern Ukraine have taken place since 2014 between Ukraine's Armed Forces and separatists supported by the Russian government. Interestingly, even prior to February 2022, the keyword combination of "Russia," "Ukraine," and "war" outnumbered the combination of "Russia," "Ukraine," and "conflict" in online media. The keyword "invasion" has been increasingly used since December 2021.