KYIV: Moscow canceled at the last minute on Saturday a planned exchange of prisoners of war, the Ukrainian officials said.
The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a message on social media that another round of swap of prisoners was scheduled today with Russia but it was canceled at the last moment at the initiative of Moscow.
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The Ukrainian body dealing with prisoners did not issue further details. Kyiv and Moscow have conducted several prisoner exchanges in the recent past.
Earlier, officials said that 12 people were killed and 64 wounded when Russia fired a fresh wave of missile strikes across Ukraine on Saturday. The strikes also hit the energy infrastructure across Ukraine.
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy said the number of those killed in the attack was likely to increase. The President made a fresh appeal to his Western partners for more arms to end “Russian terror” and assaults on civilian populations.
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