There were 95 prisoners who returned from Russia in another hostage exchange. Among them is Maksym Butkevych, an activist accused of being a British spy.
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A factory in Russia will burn after the Ukrainian attack
An electronics factory will burn in the Russian city of Bryansk after an attack with Ukrainian drones that occurred last night, according to Russian and Ukrainian media cited by The Kyiv Independent.
It is one of the largest microelectronics factories in Russia and produces components used in the country’s defense production, including Iskander missile systems.
The factory is located more than 100 kilometers north of the border with Ukraine and had already been attacked at least once, in August 2023.
Russia announced that last night air defense intercepted 13 Ukrainian drones in the Bryansk region, six in Belgorod, two in Rostov and one in Belgorod. During the morning, he added, another four drones were intercepted in Bryansk.
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Azov soldiers and group activists returned to Ukraine in prisoner exchange
Ukraine and Russia carried out a prisoner exchange on Friday the 58th that includes 190 people (95 from Ukraine), according to The Kyiv Independent.
Among the detainees released in Ukraine is activist Maksym Butkevych, a 45-year-old Ukrainian citizen arrested by the Russian army whose family, in July 2022, called for his release because they mistaken him for a British spy.
The Ukrainian activist was accused of being a British spy. Family asks for help for his release
Also released were 34 soldiers of the Azov battalion, who defended Mariupol during the attack on the city and the Azovstal metallurgical complex. Soldiers from Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Kherson regions also return to Ukraine.
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Source: Observadora
