Russia and Ukraine have swapped prisoners of war, according to officials on both sides. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 193 prisoners, including soldiers and border guards, had been returned from Russia, some injured and facing criminal charges.
Russia’s state news agency TASS reported that the same number had been handed back by Ukraine. The exchange was mediated by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the country is in its “strongest” frontline position in the past year. He credited Kyiv’s drone warfare and air defences, claiming they can intercept up to 90% of Russian aerial attacks.
The Kremlin has suggested President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in Miami, U.S., later this year. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the comments after U.S. President Donald Trump said it would be “very helpful” for him to attend.
At least 13 people have been killed in Ukraine in overnight strikes, according to the State Emergency Service, including a married couple aged 75.
Ukraine also said it had killed 12 Russian officers and wounded 15 others in strikes in the Donetsk region, according to military drone commander Robert Brovdi.
European leaders are discussing a further round of sanctions on Russia. The 20th package is due to take effect on Saturday 25 April, banning EU firms from providing financial or brokering services to Russian-flagged icebreakers and LNG tankers.
Russia said on Friday that new European Union sanctions on its oil and gas sector would harm developing countries as well as the EU, and vowed to retaliate.
The EU is also expected to approve a €90 billion loan to support Ukraine during the war.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Saudi Arabia to strengthen co-operation on security and energy infrastructure, marking his second visit to the Kingdom in a month.
"Yesterday, at a meeting with European leaders, we secured financial guarantees for our resilience. Today, we are advancing our agreements with Saudi Arabia in the areas of security, energy, and infrastructure," he said on the social media platform X upon arrival.
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Russian strikes hit multiple locations across Ukraine, setting a large hardware store ablaze in the northeastern city of Sumy and damaging a residential building in the country's east, as fighting between the two sides continued to intensify.
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Russian strikes hit multiple locations across Ukraine, setting a large hardware store ablaze in the northeastern city of Sumy and damaging a residential building in the country's east, as fighting between the two sides continued to intensify.
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