Photo: Ukraine and Russia Conducted Their 77th Prisoner Exchange
On August 19, Ukraine and Russia carried out their 77th prisoner exchange, as a result of which Ukrainian citizens returned home. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to reports, 103 Ukrainians returned from Russian captivity. In exchange, Ukraine handed over 103 captured Russian soldiers to Russia.
“Today, 103 Ukrainian soldiers are returning home from Russian captivity. They are defenders from the Armed Forces, the State Border Guard Service, and the National Guard,” the president said.
Among those released are also soldiers who defended Ukraine in the following areas:
- Mariupol;
- Donetsk;
- Luhansk;
- Kharkiv;
- Zaporizhzhia;
- Kherson;
- Dnipro;
- Sumy.
Source: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
On the morning of August 19, Russian occupiers attacked a minibus in the Korabelny district of Kherson with a drone. Four people were killed in the strike, and four others were injured.
In some areas of Zaporizhzhia, power outages occurred following the Russian strike. Critical infrastructure facilities are being switched to alternative power sources.
In Balakliya, Kharkiv Oblast, three members of the same family were injured as a result of a Russian drone strike. According to preliminary data, Russian troops used a “Geran-2” type UAV.
On August 18, the Russian army killed one resident of the Donetsk region and wounded four others.
As a result of a Russian attack on August 18, the premises of the “Kyivguma” factory in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, sustained damage. No employees were injured, and the damage is not considered critical, according to preliminary estimates.
On the evening of August 18 and overnight on August 19, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast more than 10 times with drones and artillery. As a result of the shelling, an administrative building, a private home, and other civilian facilities were damaged, and a fire broke out. According to preliminary data, there were no fatalities or injuries.
Earlier, a Russian drone attacked a car carrying bread near Zaporizhzhia.
