Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners, hours after Moscow's largest missile-and-drone attack
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners over three days in May 2025, the largest swap of the war, with the final phase coming hours after a massive Russian attack on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people.
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