Independence Day swap returns Ukrainian defenders from thousands who are still captive in Russia
These soldiers defended locations that defined Ukraine's resistance.
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Russia doesn’t want peace, says Zelenskyy after Moscow ruins iconic Odesa market, despite peace proposition in Turkiye
The historic Pryvoz, once alive with jokes and bargaining, is torn by Russian drones, as Putin answers diplomacy with terror.
Last of Ukrainian defenders behind legendary “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself” phrase, returns from captivity
Vitalii Hyrenko was released after three years in a Russian prison.
9th Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap returns seriously ill and injured defenders
Ukraine and Russia conducted their ninth prisoner exchange under Istanbul agreements, with Ukrainian President confirming that seriously ill and seriously injured defenders have returned home.
ISW: No real peace talks with Putin unless West helps Ukraine crush Russia
A major shift in battlefield momentum is the only lever that could move the Kremlin
“West keeps trying to bury Russia, but they will die themselves soon,” says Putin in new speech
While offering peace talks, the Kremlin leader lashes out at the West.
Zelenskyy: Russia using prisoner exchanges to delay sanctions, weaken US-Ukraine ties
President Zelenskyy warns that Moscow is exploiting humanitarian gestures like POW swaps to create an illusion of diplomacy, aiming to distract the West.
Russia kills Ukrainian civilians on unprecedented scale since Trump’s peace efforts, while West debates sanctions in slow motion
With no pressure, Russia turns every negotiation into a smokescreen.
Ukraine conducts fourth POW swap in a week, returns defenders held since 2022
The latest group includes wounded and ill personnel captured during major battles.
Doctor’s desperate act: Breaking medical ethics to show world Russia’s torture of Ukrainian POWs
Unable to stay silent while examining the tortured body of a Ukrainian hero, he made a choice that violated patient privacy but served a higher truth.
Ukraine says Russia ignoring ceasefire proposal, giving only ultimatums and escalating attacks
After proposing a ceasefire and humanitarian steps recently in Istanbul, Kyiv says Russia stayed silent.
ISW: Ukraine denies Russian claims on alleged blocking of POW and KIA body exchange
Ukrainian authorities insist that no agreement had been finalized for the exchange as of 6 June.
Pentagon chief monitors Ukraine’s sophisticated spy operation launched after December 2023’s strike killed 55 civilians
When Russia tried to demolish the Ukrainian statehood with 2,000 attacks in December 2023, Kyiv began developing a retaliation plan.
Ukraine, Russia agree to exchange 6,000 bodies at Istanbul talks that againt fail to secure ceasefire
Russia is one more time refused to stop hostilities in Ukraine, apparently counting on a summer offensive on Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
“Not very serious”: Zelenskyy criticizes Russia’s lack of clarity before talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has cast doubt on Russia's commitment to peace negotiations, saying Moscow has not provided clear information about its agenda for talks scheduled in Istanbul on 2 June.
Russia throws down ceasefire conditions – Istanbul awaits Ukraine’s reply
At the UN, Russia laid out demands ahead of Istanbul talks — Ukraine says the conditions aren’t peace terms at all.
Ukraine urgently needs more than sanctions, says Austrian colonel after failed Istanbul talks
Behind closed doors in Istanbul, Moscow’s delegation played for time, not peace. Meanwhile, on the ground, Russian forces inch forward, relentless and determined.
Russia sent fighter jets to protect its “shadow oil” tanker—and that tells us everything about sanctions
Russia ignored Ukraine's ceasefire and now it's defending oil tankers with warplanes.
Failed Ukraine’s peace talks expose Trump’s dilemma: either crush Russia’s energy exports or accept Putin’s ceasefire game
Meanwhile, Russian forces are massing in Ukraine for its summer offensive.
Russia and Ukraine agree to largest-ever prisoner swap—but peace talks in Istanbul stall over Putin’s “outrageous” demands
1,000 prisoners each—but no ceasefire.