Russia intensified its attacks on the capital of Ukraine, shot drones and missiles overnight after Saturday’s seven -hour fire Kiev, which was one of the most maintained in the four -year war.
Airstrikes, which spilled into the early Sunday, followed the second phase of the big war swap. Another 307 prisoners on each side were exchanged near the northern border of Ukraine with Belarus, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
A few hours ago, Kyiv got into fire the first round of Russian fire. Explosions were heard through Kiev and the debris of captured projectiles fell in several districts after the Kremlin forces fired drones and missiles, said Kyiv Vitali Klitschko on a telegram.
Contributions on social media showed clouds of smoke over the city and damaged height apartment buildings.
The head of the Kiev military administration described an air attack as the “smallest” that the capital faced in the war. At least 15 people were injured in Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andria Sybiha said at the X.
“This is the reaction of Russia to international peace efforts and clear evidence that increased pressure on Moscow is necessary to accelerate the peace process,” Sybiha said.
Then shortly after midnight on Sunday, with Ukrainian air defense armed, explosion exploded in the city again. More than 10 Russian drones were in the air and more close to the city, the authorities said on the telegram.
The authorities reported the authorities in one of the districts in Kiev in one of the districts in Kiev fell into the four -seater residential building.
In the first round, Russia fired 250 Shaheds and other drones and 14 ballistic missiles, Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram. Most of the drones were shot down or stuck and six missiles were captured.
Other targeted places included sending to the Black Sea coast, the third largest city in Ukraine, as well as on the social media Vinnytsia, sums, Charkiv, Nonetsk and Dnipro, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in reading that its forces focused on the Ukrainian enterprise that produces missile weapons and drones, a military exploration center and the position of the American anti -aircraft missile system Patriot. Russia also claimed that it had confiscated control of Loknya, a village in the Ukrainian sum of the region near the nations.
Prisoner Swap, agreed between Kiev and Moscow at a meeting in Istanbul last week, despite air strikes.
Friday’s handover included 390 people confused from each side and the total amount should reach 1,000 prisoners from each country. Members of the Russian service receive initial assistance in Belarus and will be returned to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation. Among those who returned to Ukraine are soldiers from the Army, the State Border Service and the National Guard, Zelenskiy said.
The meeting of Istanbul last week meant the first direct conversations between the warring parties in more than three years, and the prisoner exchange is the main result of the interviews.
Zelenskiy offered to travel to Turkey for interviews and called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him to discuss the ceasefire.
Putin, who never indicated that he was personally involved in the discussion, sent a delegation at a low level headed by President Vladimir Medinsky.
“One week has passed since the meeting in Istanbul, and Russia has to send its memorandum of peace.” Instead, Russia sends deadly drones and rockets to civilians, ”Sybiha said.
Separately on Saturday, Russia said that 94 Ukrainian drones were forgiven over several regions of Middle Russia.
The city of Yelets in the Russian region of Lipetsk was focused on the second day, including in the industrial area, said the local governor. Ukraine said on Friday that its production facilities in Yelets, which create batteries used to power Russian missiles.
With the help of Michael Heath.
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