Kyiv has hit Russian oil depots, a submarine and an airfield as the 29-month old war rages on.
Russia says air defence systems ‘intercepted and destroyed’ 75 drones over a number of regions.
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As the war enters its 890th day, these are the main developments.
From ‘Bridge of Spies’ at height of Cold War to last year’s US-Iran deal, our recap of the most significant exchanges.
Swap during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine significant for the West and Russia, but not Kyiv, analysts say.
They were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Journalists, artists, dissidents, hackers and a hitman go free as 26 swapped in large-scale prisoner exchange.
As the war enters its 889th day, these are the main developments.
Video released by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) shows prisoners being loaded onto a waiting plane for a swap.
US President Joe Biden gathered with family members of prisoners just freed in one of the largest Russia prisoner swaps.
The swap, mediated by Turkey, involved 26 prisoners and seven different countries, security officials say.
Moscow’s forces mount their largest assaults in Donetsk since seizing Avdiivka in October.
The F-16s have been on Ukraine’s wish list for a long time because of their destructive power and global availability.
As the war enters its 888th day, these are the main developments.
