Julia Shramko
As part of the large prisoner exchange "1000 for 1000," 307 Ukrainian defenders were returned. Among those released are 27 defenders of Mariupol, the youngest is 25 years old, and the oldest is 61.
The second day of the prisoner exchange with the Russian Federation took place, as a result of which 307 Ukrainian soldiers returned home. In total, 697 people have already been released in two days of the exchange.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the second round of prisoner exchanges with Ukraine. According to the agreements, 307 servicemen were returned from both sides.
The head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, hinted at important news today. This happened against the background of expectations of the continuation of the exchange of prisoners with the Russian Federation, which Zelensky mentioned earlier.
In the Kirovohrad region, a truck, two minibuses, and a car collided. Three people died at the scene, and two more were injured. A criminal investigation has been opened.
In Rivne, on May 23, at about 21:40, on Kyivska Street near the bus station, an accident occurred involving three cars. As a result of the accident, the driver of the Volkswagen was injured and hospitalized.
On May 23, the enemy dropped a "FAB-250" on Kostiantynivka. A 47-year-old woman died, and her husband and two female residents were wounded. Houses and power lines were damaged.
The European Union plans to disconnect more than 20 Russian banks from SWIFT. Lowering the oil price ceiling to $45 and banning the Nord Stream gas pipelines are also being considered.
In the Kharkiv direction, a group of police officers came under fire from FPV drones. Police Sergeant Yuriy Baranov received serious injuries and died at a medical center.
On the night of May 24, Russian troops attacked the Odesa region with strike drones. The enemy targeted the objects of the port infrastructure, the documentation of the war crime is ongoing.
The main mass of missiles was flying towards Kyiv. Six out of nine ballistic missiles "Iskander-M" or KN-23, which were flying towards the capital, were shot down by air defense.
In Novomoskovsk in the Tula region, the "Azot" chemical plant was on fire after a drone attack. There is information that some substances from the production of "Azot" can be used for military purposes.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the night attack by the Russian Federation shows that the reason for the protraction of the war is in Moscow. Ukraine expects increased sanctions from the United States, Europe, and partners.
Yesterday, Russians attacked Odesa with ballistic missiles. A 41-year-old man died in the hospital, bringing the death toll to 3.
In Brovary and Boryspil districts of Kyiv region, people were injured as a result of falling debris from enemy drones. Houses were also damaged in Vyshgorod district.
As a result of the night attack by Russia on Kyiv, 15 people were injured. Residential buildings in three districts, a shopping center, an educational institution, cars and a boiler house were damaged.
DIU recorded over 150 executions of Ukrainian soldiers in Russian captivity. The number of executions is increasing, there are often orders to kill prisoners, the UN confirms an increase in cases of killings and injuries of prisoners.
At night, Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones at Ukraine. Air defense shot down 6 missiles and neutralized 245 drones in various regions of the country, including Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Donald Trump announced a successful prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
The government dismissed the members of the Gambling and Lottery Regulatory Commission (KRAIL) due to its liquidation, appointed the deputy head of the State Agency for Exclusion Zone Management (DAZV), and approved the appointment of heads of Regional State Administrations (RSA) in Donetsk and Mykolaiv regions and the deputy head of the Regional Military Administration (RMA) in Kyiv region.
In the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv, a woman fired a shot towards a residential building. Currently, the police are establishing her identity and the circumstances of the incident, and the issue of legal qualification is being resolved.
One of the utility workers wounded in the morning shelling of Kupyansk has died in the hospital. Doctors are fighting for the life of another victim of the shelling.
As a result of the shelling of Huliaipole region in Zaporizhzhia region, a dairy farm was damaged. Two people were injured, a 63-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman, but they refused hospitalization.
Brent and WTI crude fell more than 2%, weekly decline for the first time in three weeks. OPEC+ is considering increasing production by 411,000 barrels per day.
Russian troops shelled Kupyansk with a guided aerial bomb, wounding two employees of a communal enterprise. Both men, 60 years old, were hospitalized in serious condition.
In the morning, the enemy attacked the Odesa district with drones, a private house was damaged in the suburbs. The injured man was provided with the necessary medical assistance.
Donald Trump hosted a closed event for 220 crypto investors who bought his memecoin. This has raised concerns about potential corruption and using his position for enrichment.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Netherlands and 7 other EU countries have called for an urgent strengthening of civil preparedness for man-made and natural disasters. They insist on accelerating work on threat analysis.
The Trump administration is considering withdrawing thousands of troops from South Korea. The Pentagon is developing a plan to move about 4,500 troops to other locations.
Over the past day, 141 combat clashes were recorded on the front, almost a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. Ukrainian defenders are holding back the enemy's onslaught, inflicting significant losses.