{"id":27883,"date":"2025-05-25T13:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/russia-and-ukraine-complete-1000-prisoner-swap-moscow-launches-large-drone-and-missile-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:59:12","slug":"russia-and-ukraine-complete-1000-prisoner-swap-moscow-launches-large-drone-and-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/russia-and-ukraine-complete-1000-prisoner-swap-moscow-launches-large-drone-and-missile-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Ukraine complete 1,000 prisoner swap; Moscow launches large drone and missile attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Russia and Ukraine finalized the largest exchange of prisoners on Sunday that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire in the more than <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">three years of war.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said each side brought home 303 more soldiers after each released a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-hits-ukraine-capital-kyiv-heavy-missile-drone-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">total of 307 combatants and civilians on Saturday<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-russia-ukraine-war-prisoner-swap-ceasefire-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">390 on Friday.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the exchange, writing on social media that &#8220;303 Ukrainian defenders are home.&#8221; He noted that the troops returning were members of the &#8220;Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and the State Special Transport Service.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/60737493-2a67-4cdd-ab72-863983af59b0\/thumbnail\/620x330\/9eba2b5fe6ac943532910d438350f929\/gettyimages-2216255486.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48#\" alt=\"Russia, Ukraine confirm 3rd round of prisoner swap involving 303 people from each side \" height=\"330\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/60737493-2a67-4cdd-ab72-863983af59b0\/thumbnail\/620x330\/9eba2b5fe6ac943532910d438350f929\/gettyimages-2216255486.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/60737493-2a67-4cdd-ab72-863983af59b0\/thumbnail\/1240x660\/cd301ec0a12993b8e6f100cad03f394b\/gettyimages-2216255486.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A screen capture from a video shows Russian soldiers after Russia and Ukraine on Sunday confirmed the third and final round of a large-scale prisoner swap carried out between Moscow and Kyiv under the terms of an agreement reached in Istanbul earlier this month in Russia on May 25, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Russian Defense Ministry \/ Handout\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ukraine-russia-putin-zelenskyy-trump-turkey-talks-ceasefire\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">talks held in Turkey earlier this month<\/a><\/span> \u2013 the first time the two sides met face to face for peace talks since Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 \u2013 Kyiv and Moscow agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners of war and civilian detainees each. The talks, however, failed to produce a ceasefire between the warring countries.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Russia has continued its offensive on Ukraine, launching multiple drone and missile attacks amid the prisoner swap.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours before Sunday&#8217;s exchange, Ukraine&#8217;s capital and other regions came under a massive Russian drone-and-missile attack that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of onslaught was stunning \u2014 Russia hit Ukraine with 367 drones and missiles, the largest single aerial attack of the more than three-year-long war, according to Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for Ukraine&#8217;s Air Force.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/123c3c70-d12e-4920-8858-aa0e82e11402\/thumbnail\/620x412\/1c24f5148e63f3f1ea2901a493d65105\/gettyimages-2216243225.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48#\" alt=\"Russian forces attack Kyiv with drones and missiles \" height=\"412\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/123c3c70-d12e-4920-8858-aa0e82e11402\/thumbnail\/620x412\/1c24f5148e63f3f1ea2901a493d65105\/gettyimages-2216243225.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/123c3c70-d12e-4920-8858-aa0e82e11402\/thumbnail\/1240x824\/2b3387030ac58ebfdb2ca0ef287f920f\/gettyimages-2216243225.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A building was damaged as a result of a Russian attack on Kyiv on May 25, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Danylo Antoniuk\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In all, Russia used 69 missiles of various types and 298 drones, including Iranian-designed Shahed drones, he told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from Moscow on the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said Russian missiles and drones hit more than 30 cities and villages and urged Western partners to ramp up sanctions on Russia \u2014 a longstanding demand of the Ukrainian leader but one that, despite warnings to Moscow by the United States and Europe, has not materialized in ways to deter Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These were deliberate strikes on ordinary cities,&#8221; Zelenskyy posted on social media, adding that Sunday&#8217;s targets included Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil, Chernihiv, Sumy, Odesa, Poltava, Dnipro, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without truly strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this brutality cannot be stopped. Sanctions will certainly help,&#8221; Zelenskyy said. &#8220;Determination matters now \u2014 the determination of the United States, of European countries, and of all those around the world who seek peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/24c96a5e-6dc9-469a-88b7-0c312a28fc51\/thumbnail\/620x414\/2fdc09cfbd77ba43cd34e90bccd157a3\/gettyimages-2216943819.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48#\" alt=\"Kyiv Copes With Aftermath Of Russian Drone-And-Missile Attack \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/05\/25\/24c96a5e-6dc9-469a-88b7-0c312a28fc51\/thumbnail\/620x414\/2fdc09cfbd77ba43cd34e90bccd157a3\/gettyimages-2216943819.jpg?v=48f078ae8a74a1412614b0db6f935e48 1x, 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