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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Gloria Oladipo, Euan O'Byrne Mulligan, Martin Belam and Helen Sullivan

Fighter jet crashes in Russian city near Ukraine; Kyiv says 108 women freed in prisoner swap – as it happened

Summary

That’s it for today’s Ukraine live blog. Here’s a recap of what has happened today.

  • Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address today that Russian forces have launched several drone attacks, noting that some have been shot down.

  • At least four people have been killed after a Russian military plane crash into a residential area of Yeysk, near Ukraine, Russian news agencies have reported.

  • Ukraine has announced that more than 100 prisoners have been swapped with Russia in what it said was the first all-female exchange with Moscow after nearly eight months of war.

  • In the eastern region of Sumy, four people were killed and several more wounded after rocket strikes targeted energy infrastructure this morning.

Thank you for reading; see you with more updates soon!

Here’s more information on Zelenskiy’s comments about recent Russian drone attacks.

The Ukraine president said in a video address today that Russian forces have launched several drone attacks, noting that some have been shot down.

Zelenskiy did not say where the attacks had taken place, reported Reuters. But earlier today, Russia launched dozens of drone attacks on the capital city Kyiv, killing at least four people and injuring three.

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