Russia, Ukraine and Kharkiv
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NBC News has analyzed satellite imagery to dig into the claims being made by Kyiv and Moscow as part of a wider propaganda war being waged in parallel to the actual fighting.
Days after operation Spiderweb, Russia launched 407 drones and 45 missiles at the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, i n the early hours of Friday, June 6th. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow’s attack injured 80, killed six, and targeted “almost all” of Ukraine, listing nine regions, from Lviv in the west to Sumy in the northeast.
A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was in doubt Saturday after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of delaying and thwarting the swap.
Russia conducted its second-largest missile and drone attack on Ukraine since the start of its invasion in 2022, according to the Institute for the Study of War ( ISW) whose graph illustrate the response to Kyiv's drone barrage on Russian military airfields.
A planned exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war failed to take place on Saturday, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of postponing the swap at the last minute, which Ukrainian officials dismissed as more “dirty games” from the Kremlin.
A fragile agreement reached during the Istanbul peace talks between Ukraine and Russia is now teetering on the edge of collapse, as both sides trade
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck Ukraine with a thunderous aerial bombardment overnight, further dampening hopes that the warring sides could reach a peace deal anytime soon days after Kyiv embarrassed the Kremlin with a surprising drone attack on military airfields deep inside Russia.