The article discusses the largest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine amidst ongoing conflict, symbolizing a moment of hope overshadowed by recent attacks on Kyiv and Odesa that resulted in injuries and fatalities. Eyewitness accounts describe the chaos following these strikes. President Zelenskyy stressed the discrepancy between the exchange and continuing Russian aggression, emphasizing Ukraine's call for international sanctions and diplomatic pressure on Russia to foster peace negotiations. The narrative illustrates the ongoing complexities and tragic circumstances of the war.
Video by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service showed emergency teams using flashlights as they searched smoking rubble-strewn buildings for casualties.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not cast doubt on Day 2 of the process going ahead, but his comments underlined the dissonance between it and the drone and missile strikes.
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