Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners, hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
- On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 307 prisoners each via Belarus as part of a major swap agreed in Istanbul on May 16.
- This second phase followed the first release of 390 combatants and civilians on Friday under a broader agreement to swap 1,000 prisoners each.
- Hours before the exchange, Kyiv was struck by a major attack involving numerous Russian missiles and drones, resulting in at least 15 injuries and fires, particularly affecting the Obolon district.
- The Ukrainian air force said it shot down six ballistic missiles and 245 drones from 250 launched, while Kyiv's mayor warned over 20 strike drones targeted the city.
- Despite the prisoner swap, fighting persisted along the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line, with diplomacy stalled as Moscow maintains maximalist demands and Putin defies European ceasefire calls.
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Mass Russian Overnight Air Strikes Hit Kyiv And Odesa
Three people died and at least 15 people were injured in a Russian-launched mass air attack on Ukrainian cities overnight. The deadly strike hit Odesa late on May 23, followed by hundreds of drones and missiles launched at Kyiv in the early hours of May 24. Firefighters battled to put out burning apartment buildings as residents scrambled for shelter. The attacks came hours after a record number of prisoners of war were exchanged between Ukraine…
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Read Full ArticleRussia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap: 307 Ukrainian defenders return home, says President Volodymyr Zelensky
In a post on X, Zelensky said that he expects the process to continue tomorrow as well, adding that the people who returned today include Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard among others.
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