Two stages of a prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia are scheduled for this weekend, with 500 Ukrainian service members expected to be released. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a briefing Details: Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine is prepared to release an equivalent number of Russian prisoners.

Russian media publishes Moscow's official peace demands 34% of Russian strategic Russian bombers at main airfields damaged in Ukrainian drone operation, SBU reports Over 160 Ukrainian drones downed across Russia,

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