Hundreds of Russian, Ukrainian Prisoners Exchanged in Hours After Largest Aerial Assault Yet
Russia and Ukraine have swapped hundreds of prisoners in a brief prisoner exchange hours after Moscow launched its largest aerial assault of the nearly three-year war between the two countries.
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday swapped hundreds of prisoners just hours after Moscow launched one of the largest aerial assaults of the more than three-year war between the two countries, marking a rare prisoner exchange amid intense fighting. The swap came as Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with airstrikes and artillery fire, causing widespread destruction and chaos. Despite the violence, the prisoner exchange suggests a tentative effort to ease tensions in the conflict that has claimed thousands of lives since 2014. Hundreds more prisoners were expected to be released on Monday as part of the agreement.
