Russia and Ukraine argue about deliberate prisoner change | EUROtoday

In Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine had agreed to change prisoners. This now appears to be delayed. Both sides blame one another. In the night, the Russian navy once more dropped sliding bombs through Kharkiw.

The change of prisoners of conflict and fallen troopers agreed through the peace talks in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine in the interim. The Ukraine “unexpectedly postponed the corporation and the exchange of prisoners of war,” mentioned Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinski in on-line providers.

According to Medinski, Russia introduced the corpses of 1,212 killed Ukrainian troopers to the “exchange area” in refrigerated autos. In addition, Moscow despatched an inventory of names from the 640 Russian prisoners of conflict to Kiev, which ought to be exchanged. “We ask Kiev to strictly adhere to the schedule and all agreements made and to start the exchange immediately,” added Medinski.

Ukraine accuses Russia of “dirty games”

Ukraine rejected the allegations. “Today’s explanations of the Russian side correspond to neither reality nor earlier agreements on the exchange of prisoners or the return of corpses,” writes Andriy Kowalenko from the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to Telegram. Rather, Russia had set the handover of the useless with out settlement on an appointment. Moscow ought to cease taking part in “dirty games” and returning to constructive work in order that the prisoner change could be carried out within the coming days.

The Ukrainian coordination headquarters for the remedy of prisoners of conflict mentioned that there was no particular date for the return of the corpses. The record of prisoners that Moscow allegedly launch didn’t correspond to the circumstances of the settlement.

In Istanbul on Monday, the negotiator of Ukraine and Russia had suggested for the second time since mid -May. They agreed to an change of prisoners between the ages of 18 and 25, the severely wounded or severely unwell prisoner and the change of 6,000 corpses of Ukrainian and Russian troopers. The change was introduced for the weekend.

Massive assaults on Kharkiw and Cherson

Russia in the meantime moved over the Ukrainian cities of Charkiw and Cherson with large air raids. According to Ukrainian info, no less than 5 individuals died. Three individuals had been killed in Charkiw and 22 others had been injured, mentioned Mayor Ihor Terechow within the Telegram on-line service.

According to the mayor, 53 drones, a rocket and 4 sliding bombs, based on the mayor, fell in numerous places within the nation’s second largest metropolis. As a results of the assaults that lasted within the early morning, a number of fires broke out.

In the early night, Russia continued the assaults and as soon as once more threw sliding bombs within the Charkiw metropolis heart. A 30 -year -old girl was killed, mentioned navy governor Oleh Synjehubow close to Telegram. In the night, a 62 -year -old man within the hospital died of his accidents, he mentioned. Accordingly, there have been greater than 40 accidents, as President Wolodymyr Selenskyj mentioned.

Two buildings of a youngsters’s railway, practice wagons and two personal homes had been broken, Synjehubow mentioned. It is a well-liked place the place households spend their free time on Saturdays.

“Strongest attack since the beginning of the war”

“Charkiw is currently experiencing the strongest attack since the beginning of the war. In the past few hours and a half, at least 40 explosions have been heard in the city,” mentioned Terechow. 18 blocks and 13 personal homes had been broken. There had been extreme destruction on the buildings in photos – with many uninhabitable residences.

“For Charkiw, which is very close to the Russian border, it is much more difficult than for Kiev in the center of the country to ward off such attacks,” mentioned Tobias Dammers, ARDCorrespondent in Kyiv. “Charkiw is particularly exposed and was hit hard that night.”

In Cherson, two individuals died in Russian air strikes, as Governor Oleksandr Prokudin introduced. Numerous individuals had been injured, together with youngsters.

Also assaults in different areas

According to Ukrainian info, Russian drone and missile assaults additionally existed within the Odessa, Donetsk and Dniprotetrovsk areas. Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha spoke on platform X of Russian terror in opposition to civilians. Energy infrastructure was additionally broken. “In order to end Russia’s killing and destroying, more pressure on Moscow and more steps for strengthening Ukraine are needed. Russia is a terrorist and must be called such,” mentioned the minister.

Russia had already lined Ukraine with large air raids on Friday night time. Moscow spoke of a response to the Ukrainian drone assaults to Russian navy base factors during which quite a few Russian navy plane had been destroyed.

According to the authorities, a number of Ukrainian drones have as soon as once more been shot down in Moscow. In the Moscow space, two individuals had been injured by particles shreds, it mentioned.