On Saturday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners, with both sides bringing home 307 soldiers, part of a larger agreement totaling 1,000 individuals. This event coincided with a Russian drone and missile assault on Kyiv, injuring 15 and marking one of the most extensive attacks since the conflict began three years ago. Despite ongoing violence, the prisoner swap represents a rare moment of cooperation between the two nations following their first face-to-face talks in Istanbul since the start of the war.
The debris of intercepted missiles and drones fell in at least six city districts of the Ukrainian capital. According to the acting head of Kyiv's military administration, six people required medical care after the attack and two fires were sparked in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv.
In talks held in Istanbul earlier this month that marked the first time the two sides met face to face for peace talks since Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees each.
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