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Russian nationalists furious as Kremlin swaps more than 200 Azov prisoners for one of Vladimir Putin’s friends

Russian nationalists have accused their government of "treason" after the Kremlin released more than 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war in exchange for one of Vladimir Putin's friends.

Irish Independent

Ukraine celebrates release of over 200 captives in surprise swap with Russia

Commanders who led defence of Azovstal steelworks among those freed in exchange for Putin ally and 55 Russian soldiers

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners of war return to UK, Russia following swap deal

Five British nationals reunited with their families in London as Moscow welcomes back 55 freed troops.

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Kremlin proxies in Ukraine double down ahead of annexation votes

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Kremlin-installed officials in Ukrainian regions controlled by Moscow's forces vowed on Thursday to press ahead with polls this week on annexation by Russia, after world leaders condemned the votes and said the results would be void.

AFP

Britons held by Russian forces in Ukraine back home with families after ‘traumatic experience’

Five Britons were part of the prisoner swap

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

Ukraine has completed a high-profile prisoner swap with Russia, the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in the port of Mariupol during a months-long Russian siege

The Independent UK

Ukraine swaps Putin ally for scores of Mariupol defenders held by Russia

Ukraine has announced a high-profile prisoner swap that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege.

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Ukraine Announces Exchange of 215 Prisoners of War

Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high 215 imprisoned soldiers with Russia, including fighters who led the defense of Mariupol's Azovstal steelworks that became an icon of Ukrainian resistance. Russia received 55 prisoners including Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin accused…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia trades Azov fighters for Putin ally in biggest prisoner swap of Ukraine war

Moscow releases 215 prisoners in exchange for former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk and others

The Guardian - UK

Helicopter And Plane Belonging To Putin Ally Seized And Gifted To Ukrainian Armed Forces

A helicopter and an airplane belonging to Viktor Medvedchuk and his family have been seized by Ukrainian authorities and handed over to the Armed Forces.

Zenger

Will the war with Russia rein in Ukraine’s oligarchs?

The conflict may harm rich figures in financial terms and hand Zelenskyy victory in his battle against their influence.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian drone strikes major oil refinery inside Russia in fresh blow for Putin

Flames and a tower of black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky after an explosion close to the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia's Rostov region

Daily Mirror

The oligarch who could hold key to fate of Britons facing death sentence

Putin has a favour to ask that could be tied to the case of two men jailed in Donetsk, says Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin 'could use Brits’ death sentences to push for ally’s release'

Russia may try and use two Brits facing the death penalty in a prisoner exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk, nicknamed the Prince of Darkness, said to be an ally of Vladimir Putin in Ukraine

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Sentenced to death: Two British men fighting with Ukraine army in Donetsk

Two British men fighting for the Ukrainian army were yesterday sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Enemy tongue: eastern Ukrainians reject their Russian birth language

In towns near Russia’s border, Moscow’s influence was strong and Ukrainian was rarely spoken. The war has changed that

Reuters

Ukraine files treason case against Putin ally

Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation has completed a pre-trial investigation into pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is accused of treason, and it has filed the case to court, the law enforcement agency said on Thursday.

AFP

Ukraine warns only diplomacy can end war

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory can end Russia's war on his country, while pushing its case for EU membership.

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Ukraine's Zelensky warns only diplomacy can end war

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine live news: Russian forces hit east, south regions

Russia strikes Ukraine’s east and south, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air attacks and artillery fire.

The Independent UK

Ukraine cracks down on 'traitors' helping Russian troops

Ukrainian authorities are cracking down on anyone suspected of aiding Russian troops under laws enacted by Ukraine’s parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Feb. 24 invasion

Daily Mirror

Russia publishes list of 100 Brit 'mercenaries' supposedly fighting in Ukraine

The Russian pro-war Telegram channel Rybar has published a list of 99 British men and one woman who are supposedly part of the “International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine”

Daily Mirror

Brother's hope for captured British soldier Aiden Aslin as Russian forces demand swap

Nathan Wood said he has “hope” after a video this week showed Aiden Aslin and fellow Brit Shaun Pinner, 48, asking to be exchanged with a pro-Russian politician held in Ukraine

Zenger

Kyiv-Versailles: Palace Of Putin Ally Shows Life Of Luxury He Led Before Arrest

The video shows a golden stallion and fur coats inside the luxurious mansion, in the neighborhood of Pushcha-Vodytsia.

The Guardian - UK

‘They’ve gone through hell’: fears for British prisoners of war in Ukraine

Exclusive: friend of Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner says UK minister’s claim they were in Ukraine illegally is ‘completely false’

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