Overview

• Russia conducted its most extensive drone and missile attack since the war began, targeting over 30 locations across Ukraine and killing at least 12 people, including three children.
• The strikes heavily impacted Kyiv, where four people died, and caused significant damage to residential areas, including a student dormitory and private homes.
• The attacks coincided with the conclusion of a prisoner exchange, where Russia and Ukraine each released 1,000 prisoners, marking the largest swap since the conflict's start in 2022.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attacks as deliberate strikes on civilians and urged the international community, including the U.S., to intensify sanctions on Russia.
• Despite the prisoner exchange, fighting persists along the front line, with Ukrainian air defenses intercepting the majority of the incoming projectiles but unable to prevent all casualties and damage.