Ukraine repatriates 160 soldiers, Russia launches missile and drone attacks
Ukraine repatriated 160 military personnel, including 115 Mariupol defenders, in its 76th prisoner exchange. Conflicting reports emerged regarding their captivity duration. Russia also launched missile and drone attacks.
Ukraine has repatriated 160 military personnel in its 76th prisoner exchange with Russia. Among those returned were 115 defenders of Mariupol, aged between 26 and 66. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Радіо Свобода reported the soldiers had been held since 2022, while Українська правда stated 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 overnight. 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