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Hundreds evacuated from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus en route to Ukraine

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

5 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Al Jazeera, the Boston Globe, BBC News and CNN report that hundreds of people evacuated from Oleshky, a southern Ukrainian city under Russian occupation, arrived in Belarus on their way back to Ukraine. Al Jazeera reports that four planes carried the evacuees to Gomel in Belarus. BBC reports that residents were taken out on Friday during a local ceasefire. CNN reports that the evacuees arrived back in Ukraine on Saturday afternoon under a ceasefire that Pope Leo XIV called for and that first lady Melania Trump helped to negotiate. CNN reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the arrivals on Telegram and thanked Trump for mediating. The sources do not give a total number of evacuees beyond the word hundreds.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Hundreds of people evacuated from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky arrived in Belarus on their way to Ukraine.

    Reported byFar Left1Left2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Boston Globe
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, CNN
    Center
    BBC News

  2. The evacuation took place under a local ceasefire, according to BBC and CNN.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    CNN
    Center
    BBC News

  3. Four planes carried the evacuees to Gomel in Belarus.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  4. The evacuees arrived back in Ukraine on Saturday afternoon, CNN reports.

    One outletCNN· Left

  5. CNN reports that Pope Leo XIV called for the ceasefire and that first lady Melania Trump helped to negotiate it.

    One outletCNN· Left

  6. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the arrivals on Telegram and thanked Trump for the mediation.

    One outletCNN· Left

How each side tells it

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All sides report that hundreds of evacuees from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky passed through Belarus on their way to Ukraine. The left-side CNN headline credits Melania Trump with the ceasefire, while the center BBC headline sticks to the evacuation itself.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines report the evacuation and the Belarus transit in neutral terms, but CNN's headline puts Melania Trump at the center by crediting her with the ceasefire.

    Oleshky evacuees return to Ukraine under Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire
    CNNLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The BBC headline states the evacuation and the arrival in Belarus without naming any political figure or the sponsors of the ceasefire.

    Evacuated Ukrainians from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Belarus
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

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    No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Melania Trump's role in the ceasefire
  • the Belarus transit
  • the return to Ukraine
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the evacuation of residents
  • the local ceasefire
  • the arrival in Belarus
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From the right

0 outlets

No right-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Al Jazeera English, Oct 31, 6:53 AM EDT

  • Center

    24 min later

    Its first report, Oct 31, 7:18 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 31, 6:53 AM EDT
  2. BBC NewsCenterOct 31, 7:18 AM EDT
  3. The Boston GlobeFar LeftOct 31, 7:47 AM EDT
  4. CNNLeftOct 31, 9:07 AM EDT

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