Russia Launches Largest Airstrikes of War as Prisoner Exchange Concludes

Russia ramps up attacks

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched its biggest drone attack against Ukraine overnight, a Ukrainian official said Monday, part of an escalating bombing campaign that has further dashed hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the 3-year-old war.

Russia escalates assault on Ukraine with massive drone attacks on cities

In the past week, 30 Ukrainians have died and more than 163 others injured as Russia escalated its bombing campaign amid U.S. efforts to end the war. It prompted President Trump to lash out at not only Russian President Putin, but also Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with retired Army Col. Robert Hamilton of the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program.

Prisoner swaps completed as Russia fires barrage at Kyiv

The third day of prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine went ahead as planned on Sunday, wrapping up a program agreed to earlier this month, hours after a second night of deadly missile and drone strikes across much of Ukraine.

Russia launches war’s largest air attack on Ukraine, kills at least 12 people - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

KYIV — Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

THE INTERVIEW: Airstrikes, prisoner swaps, and a shifting world order: Does Russia’s escalation end with their collapsed economy?

Hilary Golston speaks with Hal Kempfer, a former senior intelligence officer, to unpack Russia’s largest aerial assault yet, the high-stakes prisoner swap, and why America’s silence could embolden Putin’s next move. What’s really at stake as the war rages on?

Russia launches largest air attack on Ukraine, kills at least 12 people | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

KYIV >> Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.