There were scenes of raw emotion as hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers returned from Russia on the second day of a mass prisoner exchange on May 24. Draped in Ukrainian flags, they emerged from buses and were embraced by loved ones amid tears of joy.
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Tears Of Joy Mark Return Of Ukrainian Soldiers In Mass Prisoner Exchange
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More Prisoners Freed In Ukraine-Russia Swap As Kyiv Reels From Overnight Strikes
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that another 307 Ukrainians had returned home on May 24, as part of a major prisoner exchange with Russia.
“Just in these two days, 697 people have already been brought back,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram, referring to the 1,000-for-1,000 deal brokered…
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Mass Russian Overnight Air Strikes Hit Kyiv And Odesa
Three people died and at least 15 people were injured in a Russian-launched mass air attack on Ukrainian cities overnight. The deadly strike hit Odesa late on May 23, followed by hundreds of drones and missiles launched at Kyiv in the early hours of May 24. Firefighters battled to put out…
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Kyiv Awaits Day 2 Of Mass Prisoner Swap Amid Smoking Rubble After Huge Russian Attack
The largest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion had been described by some as a sign of hope, but joyful scenes of men returning from captivity have been followed by a massive Russian attack on Kyiv.
Video by RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service…
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In the Midst of War, a Tale of Hot Dogs
Nathan’s Famous has found a foothold in Ukraine, a hot dog-loving country.
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Banned from Eurovision, Russia revives Soviet-era song contest
As millions around the world tuned in to final of the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, Russia announced plans for its own international pop music show: Intervision.
Billed as a revival after 45 years of a Soviet-era contest that brought together musicians from across the eastern bloc,…
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Kyiv Comes Under ‘Combined Enemy Attack’ After Prisoner Exchange
Kyiv came under a combined drone and missile attack early on May 24, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said, describing explosions in the Ukrainian capital and saying that air defenses had been activated.
“The city and the region are under a combined enemy attack,” Klitschko said on Telegram.
Timur…
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Hundreds Of Ukrainians And Russians Freed In Mass Prisoner Swap
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on May 23, freeing 270 soldiers and 120 civilians on each side in the swap held at Ukraine’s border with Belarus. The exchange marked the first phase of a plan to return 1,000 prisoners from each country over several days. The Ukrainians who…
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Probe Says Russian Military Hackers Target Romanian Surveillance Cameras To Track Ukraine Aid
Russian military intelligence (GRU) has targeted thousands of surveillance cameras across Romania and other NATO countries bordering Ukraine in an attempt to monitor the flow of military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv, according to a recent investigation involving the United States and several…
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Ukraine and Russia begin biggest prisoner swap of the war
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Ukraine and Russia began their largest exchange of prisoners of war on Friday that had been agreed during their first peace talks in three years, according to…
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