On May 23, Ukraine and Russia initiated the largest exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) since Russia's war began in 2014. Ukraine also confirmed a strike on an industrial zone in the Russian city of Yelets, located in Lipetsk Oblast, among other developments. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-81/
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Kyiv under direct attack by deadly Russian drones
Kyiv is currently under direct attack by deadly Russian drones.
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At least 4 cars and shop windows damaged in Kyiv by Russian drone
At least 4 cars and windows of the nearby building have been damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack on Kyiv this evening, officials say.
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Ukrainian defender returns from Russian captivity
"The main thing is that you've heard from me. Now you can sleep easy knowing that I'm home."
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 23 mai 2025
This is Anton, a Ukrainian Defender from Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, who returned from Russian captivity today. He called his mother and girlfriend, who had been waiting for him… https://t.co/dWnNqskhSY pic.twitter.com/GReQYjFnOi"The main thing is that you've heard from me. Now you can sleep easy knowing that I'm home." This is Anton, a Ukrainian defender from Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, who returned from Russian captivity today. He called his mother and girlfriend, who had been waiting for him.
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Ukraine’s record drone strikes hit Russian factories, airports, energy, internet
Ukraine deploys record numbers of drones against Russian arms factories, airports and energy facilities that also killed mobile internet for dozens of Russian cities and towns and stranded tens of thousands of air travelers. https://
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270 Ukrainian soldiers freed in largest prisoner exchange of war
On 23 May, 270 Ukrainian soldiers returned home in the first stage of the largest prisoner exchange since the start of Russia’s full-scale war Among the freed are defenders of Kyiv captured in the first days of the 2022 invasion https://
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Troops knew about hobbits, kept silent for secrecy.
17/ " As soon as they saw a dugout or a cellar with a characteristic plate, they immediately galloped there. The old men say that the troops had known about the hobbits for a long time. But everyone kept silent. Because of secrecy.
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Russian warblogger claims North Koreans love chocolate, foreign films, and stolen goods.
1/ North Korean "hobbits" are "passionately fond of chocolate, foreign films and pictures of naked women," have trouble telling Russians and Ukrainians apart, and have a habit of stealing and vandalising things, according to a Russian warblogger.
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Explosions in Kyiv during Russian drone attack, debris falls.
Explosions heard in Kyiv amid Russian drone attack. Explosions were heard in Kyiv amid a Russian drone attack on the capital around 10 p.m. on May 23. Drone debris fell in the Holosiivskyi district, according to Kyiv city officials.
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Family reunion after Ukraine defender’s release from captivity
"I started crying, he said: 'Don't cry, everything will be fine, wait for me.' "
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 23 mai 2025
After almost two years of waiting, the family of the Ukrainian Defender who returned from Russian captivity will soon be able to see and hug him again.
📹: TSN https://t.co/dWnNqskhSY pic.twitter.com/MsG6pUnLCv"I started crying, he said: 'Don't cry, everything will be fine, wait for me.' " After almost two years of waiting, the family of the Ukrainian Defender who returned from Russian captivity will soon be able to see and hug him again. : TSN