Day of mixed emotions in the war: Russia launched the biggest drone attack, hours before the historical exchange of prisoners

Almost 500 drones fired on the Russian side at dawn. In the early afternoon, the exchange of prisoners began under 25 years.

The Russian attack on Monday’s Ukraine that NATO starting to operate in Polish airspace in the morning involved a record number of drones launched against Ukrainian territory since 2022, according to the Ukrainian authorities.

They were almost 500 drones Those fired on the Russian side, plus 20 aerial missiles: one of the biggest attacks since the beginning of the war, and happened near the Poland border.

The damage recorded, however, were minimal, confirms Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenses will have intercede and destroyed hundreds of drones and missiles.

The record attack happens on a day that was preparing to be positive, within the possible, in the end of endless war scenario between the two countries. This is because Moscow and Kiev started this Monday Exchange of War Prisoner Less than 25, under the agreement reached a week ago in Istanbul’s talks, the Russian government announced.

The ministry did not specify the number of soldiers exchanged, according to France-Presse (AFP) news agency, but “the exchange started today [segunda-feira] And it will take place in several phases in the coming days, ”explained President Zelenskyy on social networks, adding that the process was“ quite complex ”and that negotiations between the two parties continued“ practically every day ”.

“Russia is intensifying the war and has no intention of stopping it”Said Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s main counselor. “Any climbing can only be locked with strength.”

The large -scale invasion, which began in February 2022, continues not to show signs of resolution, despite the ongoing international efforts to mediate peace, including two recent rounds of negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegates in Turkey.

During the weekend and before confirming the start of the operation today, the two parties accused each other to delay the fulfillment of the commitment achieved in Istanbul.

The strategy of Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly counted on mass attacks with drones and missiles to press the Ukraine infrastructure and morale. However, Russia reports that Ukrainian drones have reached Russian military facilities.