Ukraine repatriates 160 soldiers, faces new Russian attacks
Ukraine has repatriated 160 military personnel in the 76th prisoner exchange with Russia, including 115 Mariupol defenders. Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and Poltava regions.
Ukraine has repatriated 160 military personnel in the 76th prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed. Among those returned were 115 defenders of Mariupol, with ages ranging from 26 to 66. While President Zelenskyy and Радіо Свобода stated the soldiers had been held since 2022, Українська правда reported their captivity lasted four years. Separately, Russian forces launched seven Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 189 uncrewed aerial vehicles at the Kyiv and Poltava regions. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 177 targets, including three ballistic missiles and 174 drones, though four missiles and eleven drones struck various sites. Ukraine's General Staff updated its assessment of Russian military personnel losses to 1,398,370 since the full-scale invasion, with 1,310 reported in the preceding 24 hours.
Sources: Громадське, Радіо Свобода, Українська правда
