Ukraine-Russia battle newest: 14 injured as Moscow launches largest missile and drone assault thus far on Kyiv | EUROtoday

At least 14 folks have been injured in one of many greatest mixed drone and ballistic missile assaults thus far on the Ukrainian capital, town’s army administration mentioned in a put up on messaging app Telegram on Saturday.

The Ukrainian air drive mentioned that Russia launched 250 long-range drones in a single day, with the goal being Kyiv.

Below you’ll be able to see the newest map of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The map has been supplied by the British Ministry of Defence, who has been publishing common intelligence updates on the state of the battle on Ukraine.

Ukraine and the US have completed establishing the US-Ukraine reconstruction fund, the core a part of the settlement to share income from new Ukrainian useful resource tasks.

Ukraine’s first deputy prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko mentioned all procedures to arrange the fund have been accomplished on Friday.

“The Fund is now officially launched,” she mentioned on X.

Read extra in regards to the fund and why it was created right here.

The Russian activist and widow of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny mentioned Trump chatting with the Russian president “like they’re equal” is making him extra highly effective.

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Earlier on Friday, US president Donald Trump heralded the Ukraine and Russia prisoner swap, earlier than it had been accomplished.

“A major prisoners swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine,” he wrote on Friday morning US time.

“It will go into effect shortly. Congratulations to both sides on this negotiation. This could lead to something big???”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted pictures of the 390 launched Ukrainian captives, all with shaven heads, celebrating their launch and wrapped in Ukrainian flags.

Ukrainian media outlet Espreso TV printed a video of the spouse of a prisoner crying tears of pleasure, wrapped in a flag on Kyiv’s Independence Square. She mentioned she had been ready for her husband’s launch since 2022, and had simply obtained the decision from Ukrainian authorities confirming the excellent news.

“We waited, hoped and fought,” mentioned the girl, whose identify was given as Victoria.

At least eight folks have been injured after Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early as we speak with drones and missiles, triggering fires, strewing particles in districts all through town, town’s mayor mentioned.

Reuters reported successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv and a collection of explosions jolting town.

Mayor Vitali Klitschko mentioned two residents had required hospital therapy and that air defence items have been in motion.

Pictures posted on-line confirmed smoke billowing from the highest of 1 block of flats and flames leaping from a part of one other as emergency crews educated water on it.

An orange-red glow lit up town as plumes of smoke wafted throughout the horizon.

Mr Klitschko mentioned fragments from one drone struck the highest ground of an condo constructing within the Solomynskyi district on the west financial institution of the Dnipro River, which bisects town. One condo constructing was on hearth within the space as was one non-residential constructing.

Russia launched 390 Ukrainian prisoners on Friday together with 120 civilians in a part of the primary stage of a prisoner of battle change with Ukraine.

Ukraine additionally returned 390 Russian prisoners, who will bear medical therapy in Belarus earlier than returning residence.

Russia must strengthen its place within the international arms market by rising exports of weapons, nation’s president Vladimir Putin mentioned.

In televised remarks, he additionally mentioned the nation’s army advanced wants extra state help to develop its potential.

“The portfolio of orders for Russian military products is now serious. It is tens of billions of dollars. And it is necessary to actively increase the volume of export deliveries,” Mr Putin mentioned.

He additionally singled out weapons that utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI).

“The future of the global arms market lies with such technology. Strong competition will unfold here, and is already unfolding, for which we must be prepared,” Mr Putin mentioned.