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Ukraine announces largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded

144 Ukrainian soldiers have been released, including 95 who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022

Ukraine Wins Release of 144 Soldiers in Biggest Prisoner Swap of War

Ukraine on Wednesday carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended Mariupol's steelworkers, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said. The majority of the Ukrainians were badly wounded, suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, blast traumas,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 29, 2022

Russian court postpones ruling on whether to label Mariupol regiment as terrorists

Russia's Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed for the second time a hearing on whether to designate Ukraine's Azov Regiment, which defied besieging Russian forces for weeks in Mariupol, as a terrorist entity.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022

Top Azovstal commanders transferred to Russia for investigation - TASS

Two top commanders of fighters who defended the Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's southeastern port of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia for investigation, Russia's state news agency TASS reported.

Reuters · Jun 19, 2022

War rap: In Ukraine, an angry voice for a furious generation

From Ukraine's battlefronts comes rap music filled with the fury of a young generation that will certainly never forget and may never forgive

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022

Russian bombardment of Sievierodonetsk ‘pushes Ukrainian troops back to city’s outskirts’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

More than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners sent to Russia for investigation - Tass

More than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the city of Mariupol have been transferred to Russia for investigation, Tass news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a Russian law enforcement source.

Reuters · Jun 7, 2022

Vladimir Putin's troops loosen pipeline blanketing Ukraine in deadly ammonia cloud

A pungent ammonia cloud has been seen hovering over the Ukrainian village of Maiske in Bakhmut, where a Russian military operation is thought to have caused its release

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022

Ukraine's intelligence in communication with captured Azovstal fighters - minister

Ukraine's intelligence services are in communication with the captured Azovstal steelworks fighters and Kyiv is doing all it can to ensure their release, Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy said late on Friday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2022

Timeline: The first 100 days of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukraine invasion was met with sanctions, expansion of NATO, and a bifurcation of the global financial and trade system.

Al Jazeera · Jun 3, 2022