The head of Kyiv’s military administration called the air attack the “most massive” the capital has faced so far in the war, which is well into its fourth year. The airstrikes came hours after Russia and Ukraine began swapping soldiers and civilians in the first phase of an exchange agreed between Kyiv and Moscow at a meeting in Istanbul last week. Last week’s Istanbul meeting marked the first direct talks between the warring parties in more than three years, and the prisoner swap is the main tangible result of the talks so far.
Author: Bloomberg News
Published at: 2025-05-24 21:29:04
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