Clare Sebastian,

Clare Sebastian is a correspondent for CNN based in the network's London bureau, covering international news with a particular focus on Russia's war in Ukraine and the political and economic fallout of that conflict. A fluent Russian speaker, Sebastian has travelled extensively to Russia, covering various topics such as the 2016 Olympic doping scandal, the DNC hack, domestic violence in Russia, and activities of Evgeny Prigozhin's Internet Research agency. In 2014 she was part of CNN's team in Crimea during the annexation by Russia. Sebastian has a degree in Russian and German from the University of Cambridge and lives in London.

Biography:  https://www.cnn.com/profiles/clare-sebastian

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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  • Russian missile and drone strikes have destroyed 9 GW of capacity in Ukraine, while the peak energy consumption last winter was 18 GW. So, half of it does not exist anymore.
  • Ukraine endured the seventh massive Russian attack on its energy facilities since March 22 this year.
  • Ukrenergo, the state-owned grid operator, reported damage in four regions from the attacks.
  • Without power, there's no water, so Ukrainians have to schedule their child's baths around the blackouts.

Deceptions

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Russia's Coordinated Attack on Ukraine's Energy Facilities: Three Killed, Widespread Damage and Power Outages

Russia's Coordinated Attack on Ukraine's Energy Facilities: Three Killed, Widespread Damage and Power Outages

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