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Evacuations begin in occupied Oleshky under localized ceasefire
Evacuations and a humanitarian aid operation are underway in Russian-occupied Oleshky during a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.[4, 6, 9] First lady Melania Trump helped broker the truce, which went into effect at 3 a.m. local time Tuesday and expires late Sunday.[4, 5] The Daily Beast reported that humanitarian José Andrés criticized Melania Trump's claim that she negotiated the ceasefire single-handedly with Vladimir Putin.[1]
NBC News reported that Pope Leo XIV was involved in the effort.[4] More than 500 residents are to be repatriated to Ukraine via Russia and Belarus, according to the Financial Times.[10]
Semafor reported that Russia struck Ukraine while the ceasefire in Oleshky held for a third day.[11] PBS NewsHour called it the most significant truce of the 4½-year war, and Voice of America described it as the first significant localized truce observed by both sides since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.[6, 7]
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Of the 8 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 6 are center and 1 is right of center. 3 more are not rated.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 1 of 42 left-leaning, 6 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Daily Beast (−0.64).
- 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).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: none.
Not rated Al Jazeera, Financial Times, Semafor. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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- Left-leaning Famed Humanitarian Gives Melania Brutal Reality Check About ‘Ceasefire’
- Center Evacuations begin in Ukraine under localized ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump
- Right-leaning Evacuations launched in Ukrainian town covered by Melania-brokered cease-fire where starved residents are reportedly eating grass