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Amid Ukrainian counteroffensive, hundreds of Russian soldiers captured - President.
During the counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hundreds of Russian servicemen were taken prisoner.
That’s according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who spoke in an interview with Reuters, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"The Russians have more of our prisoners than we have the Russian military or those mercenaries who work for Russia, terrorists, etc. Our task is to replenish this (swap - ed.) fund... Our task is to have more of them. Our task is to bring back our own people. The task is to replenish this fund. I will say frankly, this operation (counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - ed.) allowed this fund to be seriously replenished. We got hundreds (of prisoners - ed.)," Zelensky said.
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At the same time, the president once again called on the Russian forces to surrender, noting that they would be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
As reported, since September 6, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine’s Armed Forces have liberated nearly 8,500 square kilometers of the country’s territory and up to 388 settlements, freeing almost 150,000 people from Russian occupation.
Ukraine's GDP grows by 5.3% in 2023 - Statistics Service
Ukraine's gross domestic product was up by 5.3% last year after dropping a staggering 28.8% in 2022 against the background of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Russia’s top spy visits North Korea
From Monday to Wednesday, Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, visited North Korea, where he discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation "in response to ever-growing spying and plotting moves by the hostile f...
Russia plotting another push in Ukraine - Zelensky
The Ukrainian forces were able to stabilize the situation at the front lines, however, it is likely that Russia is preparing another offensive in the near future.
Russian warplane downed in friendly fire over occupied Crimea’s Sevastopol.
In the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, the Russian military shot down its own warplane shortly after a takeoff from the Belbek airfield.
Man explodes on anti-personnel mine in Kharkiv region.
A resident of the Izium district exploded on a Russian anti-personnel mine, the victim was hospitalized.
Survivors of Hamas attack tell how they were ‘detained for HOURS by anti-Semitic UK airport staff’.
THE brothers who survived a Hamas terror attack say they "don't feel safe" in England anymore after being detained at a UK airport. Neira, 22, and Daniel Sharabi, 23, claim they were held at Manchester Airport for two hours after "everything chang...
Majority of Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of nationwide abortion pill ban.
The majority of Supreme Court justices appeared to be skeptical of a nationwide abortion pill ban while hearing oral arguments this morning on whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where it is still allowed. Th...
LogOn: Robots Hand Write Letters for Humans - VOANews.
Not long ago, people wrote letters by hand. But like many things eclipsed by modern technology, handwritten letters are less common than they used to be. Now, that technology has started writing those letters. VOA’s Julie Taboh introduces us to ha...
Maryland state of emergency declared after Baltimore bridge collapse.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declared a state of emergency Tuesday after a large container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest confirmed information, and Roberto Leon, an engineer...
Biden says feds should pay for Baltimore bridge collapse rebuild.
President Biden addressed the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Tuesday suggesting the federal government should fully fund the bridge's reconstruction efforts. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports from Baltimore, and Robert Sumwalt, a CBS News transpo...
Harris Faulkner: This is the line people will remember from Biden's speech.
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