Kyiv was hit by Russia’s strike during the biggest prison war exchange

London – Russia launched a big drone and missile attack in Kyiv Saturday morning, injured six and damaged buildings throughout the city when the next stage of the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia was set for today, with 390 people have been released and up to 1,000 prisoners are expected to be released in the future days.

Russia fired 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 and 250 Drone Shahed ballistic missiles, mostly targeting KYIV. The Ukraine Air Force said it shot in six missiles and 245 drones.

At least 17 people were injured in Kyiv, with damaged residential buildings and infrastructure in various districts.

Elsewhere, Russian shootings in the Kherson region for everyday kill two people and injured 13, damaged critical and social infrastructure, along with three apartment buildings and 12 private homes. Russian troops also killed four and injured eight in the Donetsk region on Friday.

In Russia, Ukraine drone attacks overnight and on Saturday morning injured three people and targeted industry locations in the Lipetsk and Tula areas. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that 94 drones were deployed more than six regions.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) said Russian troops had executed more than 150 Ukrainian troops captured since the start of the Russian full scale invasion in February 2022, describing it as part of the intentional campaign by Moscow’s leadership.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for stronger sanctions against Russia, said the purpose of Moscow was to extend the war by rejecting a ceasefire proposal.

The exchange was prepared after bilateral peace talks in Istanbul last week.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday that after the exchange was completed, Russia would submit the draft “which outlines the conditions to reach a sustainable, long -term, comprehensive settlement agreement,” according to the Russian state media.

Ukraine Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Friday that Ukraine was committed to a ceasefire and called the exchange as the “first stage.”

“We reached 1,000 for 1,000. After this, if it would succeed, as I said first was the exchange, the second was a ceasefire,” he said.

Such exchanges have occurred throughout the 3-year-old Russian invasion, even though the exchanges have finished being the largest to date. Detention exchange is one of the few fields where Moscow and Kyiv can reach an agreement during the conflict.