AP PHOTOS: Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners hours after a massive attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian soldiers walk after a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
CHERNYHIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire.
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The exchange happened hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that injured at least 15 people. Authorities in Ukraine said the capital again came under a combined drone and missile attack that started Saturday night and stretched into Sunday morning.
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A Ukrainian soldier speaks by a phone to his relative after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier speaks by a phone to his relative after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
An Ukrainian soldier hugs with women after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
An Ukrainian soldier hugs with women after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Medical workers move an injured Ukrainian soldier on a stretcher after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Medical workers move an injured Ukrainian soldier on a stretcher after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People show photos of their missed relatives to Ukrainian soldiers during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People show photos of their missed relatives to Ukrainian soldiers during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen react in a bus upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen react in a bus upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen leave a plane upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen leave a plane upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen board a bus upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 24, 2025, Russian servicemen board a bus upon arrival to Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow, Russia, after returning from captivity by a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP)
People show photos of their missed relatives to Ukrainian soldiers during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People show photos of their missed relatives to Ukrainian soldiers during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Injured Ukrainian soldiers ride on wheelchairs though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Injured Ukrainian soldiers ride on wheelchairs though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People hold photos of their missed relatives as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People hold photos of their missed relatives as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers walk though human corridor with people holding photos of their missed relatives after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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