Russia has freed 215 Ukrainian captives in exchange for 55 Russians and key Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk, it was announced on Wednesday. Five Brits have also been freed.
Ukraine's interior minister warned of potential Chernobyl-like tragedy at the country's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid Russian shelling. Denys Monastyrsky warned that Ukraine has to be ready for any scenario at the power plant, including evacuation from the area.
France’s president has denounced Russia’s fiery airstrike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine as a “new war crime” and vowed the West’s support for Kyiv would not waver.