American Killed in Ukraine
We ran the numbers: There are 1170 news articles covering this topic. 24% (275) are left leaning, 52% (612) are center, and 24% (283) are right leaning.
On Friday, President Biden mourned a former U.S. Marine whose family said he was killed in Ukraine earlier this week. While left-leaning articles highlight that the nature of Cancel’s activity in Ukraine and the circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately clear, right-leaning articles highlight that Cancel appears to be the first U.S. citizen to die while fighting alongside Ukrainians in Ukraine.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the nature of Cancel’s activity in Ukraine and the circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately clear. At least three other American citizens have been killed in Ukraine since the start of the invasion.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Will Joseph Cancel, a 22-year-old former Marine, was killed in Ukraine while working with a private military contracting firm in the country. Cancel had a wife and seven-month-old baby.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Cancel appears to be the first U.S. citizen to die while fighting alongside Ukrainians in Ukraine. Cancel flew into Poland on March 12 and crossed into Ukraine sometime between March 12 and March 13.
From the left
U.S. citizen Willy Cancel is killed fighting in Ukraine, family says
The Washington Post