Sasha Vakulina
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Russia attacks Kyiv and Odesa with another missile and drone strike
Russia launched another mass missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on Tuesday. Kyiv and Odesa were specifically targeted, with the residential areas and medical facilities damaged, including a maternity hospital in the port city on the Black Sea.
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Ukraine and Russia commence new prisoner of war exchange
Ukraine and Russia have started a new prisoners of war exchange, following the agreement reached at the second round of direct talks in Istanbul last Monday. Kyiv and Moscow agreed that the exchange would include young soldiers under 25 years old and those severely ill.
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Russia launches 499 drones and missiles at Ukraine in record strike
Russia has launched a total of 499 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Monday, specifically targeting western regions of Ukraine. Kyiv has neutralised most of the incoming targets, including Kinzhal ballistic missiles.
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Russian army did not enter Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv says
Russian troops keep pushing into Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, claiming they have reached the administrative border. Kyiv denied their presence in central Ukrainian region, saying this is not the first time Moscow troops make similar claims.
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Ukraine softens Russia's 'retaliatory' attack with 'preventive' strike
Russia’s overnight attack on Ukraine could have been worse if Ukrainian forces hadn’t struck Russian missile concentration sites in Russia right before. Moscow was threatening with "retaliation" for Kyiv’s daring Operation "Spiderweb" last weekend, but Kyiv says it launched ‘preemptive’ strikes.
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Kyiv releases new drone footage and details of Operation ‘Spiderweb’
Ukraine’s security service has released new drone footage of its operation "Spiderweb" on Wednesday, showing how exactly Kyiv struck 41 Russian heavy military bombers. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said Kyiv would not have launched its drone strike if Moscow had accepted Kyiv's calls for a ceasefire.
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Russia’s war caused €85 billion in environmental damage, Ukraine says
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian authorities have registered over 8,000 cases of destruction to Ukraine's environment caused by Moscow’s war. The full toll of Russia’s environmental war crimes is likely much higher, Kyiv warns.
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Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy kills at least three and injures 20
Russia attacked the Sumy city centre with long-range multiple-launch rocket systems, killing at least three civilians and injuring 20 people. The strike followed an overnight drone attack with over 100 UAVs launched by Moscow.
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Ukraine and Russia agree on new POW swap as Istanbul talks conclude
Ukraine and Russia concluded the second round of talks in Istanbul. The sides agreed on a new POW exchange of under 25 years old and severely ill soldiers. Kyiv says it handed over to Moscow the list of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia.
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Ukraine and Russia set for Istanbul talks second round on Monday
Moscow proposed to Ukraine to meet again in Istanbul for the second round of talks next Monday. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he presented Russia’s "specific proposals" for the next round of negotiations to Washington, but has not shared Moscow’s "peace memorandum" with Kyiv.
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