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World · Europe · 19 outlets (L 3 · C 9 · R 3 · 4 not rated)

Hundreds evacuated from Ukrainian city of Oleshky under local ceasefire

Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians were evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky on Friday under a localized ceasefire brokered by first lady Melania Trump.⁠[22, 23] Russian and Ukrainian officials entered the devastated city in the southern Kherson region as part of a joint humanitarian mission, the first of its kind in four years and eight months of war.⁠[3, 6]

A humanitarian convoy brought food and medicine to residents who had faced months of severe shortages, and evacuees left in bus convoys.⁠[3, 20] Voice of America reported that a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine called Vladimir Putin an "obstacle" to talks.⁠[17]

Covered by The New York Times, NBC News, New York Post and 16 more

Read first Brief truce agreed by Russia and Ukraine allows aid operation in Oleshky · ABC News

How balanced is this coverage?

Of the 15 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 9 are center and 3 are right of center (2 of them in the Right group). 4 more are not rated.

Where the outlets sit
AlterNet · Leans left · −1.16The New York Times · Leans left · −0.70The Guardian · Leans left · −0.70NBC News · Center · −0.49PBS NewsHour · Center · −0.48Newsweek · Center · −0.30ABC News · Center · −0.19CBS News · Center · −0.14Voice of America · Center · −0.08Bloomberg · Center · +0.08The Hill · Center · +0.10UPI · Center · +0.17New York Post · Leans right · +0.64The Washington Times · Right · +1.27Washington Examiner · Right · +1.34
  • Left: none.
  • Leans left: AlterNet (−1.16), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
  • Center: NBC News (−0.49), PBS NewsHour (−0.48), Newsweek (−0.30), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Voice of America (−0.08), Bloomberg (+0.08), The Hill (+0.10), UPI (+0.17).
  • Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
  • Right: The Washington Times (+1.27), Washington Examiner (+1.34).

Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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Sources

Left

  1. 1 AlterNet · Leans left · Oct 30, 4:00 p.m. ETMelania Trump steals Donald's spotlight in race for coveted prize: analysis
  2. 2 AlterNet · Leans left · Oct 31, 8:23 a.m. ETMelania hijacked the Pope’s ceasefire as Catholic support for Trump craters
  3. 3 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 30, 1:13 p.m. ETEvacuation of civilians begins in besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky
  4. 4 The Guardian · Leans left · Oct 31, 3:17 p.m. ETOleshky evacuees reunite with families after truce allows crossing into Ukraine
  5. 5 The New York Times · Leans left · Oct 31, 4:36 p.m. ET‘We Are Coming From Hell’: A Ukrainian City’s Evacuees Tell Survival Stories

Center

  1. 6 ABC News · Center · Oct 30, 10:18 a.m. ETBrief truce agreed by Russia and Ukraine allows aid operation in Oleshky
  2. 7 ABC News · Center · Oct 31, 1:00 p.m. ETEvacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky
  3. 8 Bloomberg · Center · Oct 31, 12:21 p.m. ETRefugees From Ukraine’s Besieged Oleshky Are Returned to Safety
  4. 9 CBS News · Center · Oct 30, 9:34 a.m. ETUkrainians trapped in a Russia-held city get chance to flee war during local ceasefire
  5. 10 CBS News · Center · Oct 31, 10:47 a.m. ETResidents evacuated from Russia-occupied city back in Ukraine
  6. 11 NBC News · Center · Oct 30, 7:17 a.m. ETEvacuations begin in Ukraine under localized ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump
  7. 12 Newsweek · Center · Oct 30, 11:10 a.m. ETEvacuations From Besieged Melania Trump-Brokered Ceasefire City Begin
  8. 13 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 30, 9:31 a.m. ETAid operation and evacuations in Oleshky amid brief truce agreed to by Russia and Ukraine
  9. 14 PBS NewsHour · Center · Oct 31, 10:47 a.m. ETResidents evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky reach Ukraine after localized ceasefire
  10. 15 The Hill · Center · Oct 31, 1:22 p.m. ETEvacuees from Russia-controlled Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine amid U.S.-brokered ceasefire
  11. 16 UPI · Center · Oct 31, 4:14 p.m. ETUkrainians return home from Russian-occupied Oleshky
  12. 17 Voice of America · Center · Oct 30, 4:46 p.m. ETOleshky evacuation begins as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine calls Vladimir Putin an “obstacle” to talks

Not rated

  1. 23 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 30, 10:44 p.m. ETHundreds evacuated from Melania-brokered ceasefire town of Oleshky
  2. 24 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 31, 6:53 a.m. ETHundreds from Russian-occupied Oleshky land in Belarus en route to Ukraine
  3. 25 Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 31, 2:32 p.m. ETEvacuees of Russian-occupied Oleshky reunited with families
  4. 26 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 31, 7:18 a.m. ETEvacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
  5. 27 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 31, 12:55 p.m. ETEmotional reunions with loved ones for Oleshky evacuees
  6. 28 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 30, 8:11 a.m. ETRussia observes rare Ukraine ceasefire to allow evacuations
  7. 29 Financial Times · Not rated · Oct 31, 11:17 a.m. ETEvacuees from Russian-occupied city arrive in Ukraine
  8. 30 Los Angeles Times · Not rated · Oct 31, 11:30 a.m. ETEvacuees reunite with family at the Ukrainian-Belarusian border after fleeing Oleshky
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