Although the ceasefire attempts between Russia and Ukraine may have failed, but the two countries once again exchange of prisoners. And this time it was the biggest exchange ever. It was a rare cooperation in this struggle, which entered the third year of the war, when the war continued on one side, on the other hand 614 soldiers got a chance to return home. Ukraine President Volodimir Jailonsky and Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that both sides swap 307–307 soldiers. Earlier 390 people were released. At the same time, Ukraine claimed that a few hours before the exchange, Russia attacked Kiev, in which 15 people were injured.
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Ukraine said- Russia fired 15 missiles
Kiev city military administration said it was the largest coordinated attack on the capital so far, in which Russia fired 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force killed 6 of these missiles and 245 drones. A residential building in Kyiv suffered the most damage. Yuri Ignat told Associated Press that Russia used a variety of 69 missiles and 298 drones, including Shahid Drone designed by Iran. Ignat said that it was the biggest aerial attack in Ukraine since the war that began in 2022.
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There was no immediate comment from Moscow. Ukraine President Volodimir Jailonsky said Russia’s missiles and drones have targeted more than 30 cities and villages in Ukraine. Jailonski demanded western countries to further tighten the sanctions imposed on Russia. This has been the old demand of the Ukrainian leader, but despite the warnings given to Moscow of America and Europe, no step has been taken that can stop Russia. He wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ that on Sunday, attacks were carried out in Kiev, Jitomir, Khamelnitski, Tarnopil, Cherniva, Sumi, Odesa, Polta, Denipro, Mikola, Kharkeev and Cherkasi. Jailonsky said, “These attacks were deliberate attacks on cities. Residential buildings were destroyed and damaged. ”The exchange of prisoners was the only concrete result of peace talks in Istanbul earlier this month. Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defense system dropped 110 Ukrainian drones in the night.
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