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Istanbul: The war between Russia and Ukraine is still going on. However, meetings are also being held continuously from both sides regarding the ceasefire. Meanwhile, the delegations of both the countries have once again met in Turkey on Monday. This is the second direct peace talks between the two countries in the last two weeks. The meeting between the delegations of the two countries lasted for about an hour. In this meeting, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange the bodies of 6000 soldiers killed in the war. Zelensky said in Vilnius, Lithuania that the two sides “exchanged documents through Turkey and we are preparing for the exchange of prisoners of war afresh.”
Turkey’s Foreign Minister chaired the meeting The Ukrainian delegation was led by Defense Minister Rustam Umerov, while the Russian delegation was led by Vladimir Putin’s close aide Vladimir Medinsky. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan chaired the talks at the city’s Ciragan Palace and delivered the opening address. Recent comments by senior officials from both countries indicate they are far apart on key conditions to prevent war. Zelensky said 1,000 prisoners from both sides were swapped after the last round of talks on May 16. Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelensky’s office, said Ukraine also handed Russia an official list of children it said were forcibly deported and should be returned.
Attacks from both sides
Meanwhile, fierce fighting continues along the nearly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line. Both sides are constantly attacking. Ukraine’s security service said more than 40 Russian aircraft were destroyed inside Russia in a Ukrainian drone attack on Sunday, while Moscow attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. On the other hand, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that its air force shot down 162 Ukrainian drones over eight Russian regions as well as the (occupied Ukrainian) peninsula Crimea during the night. On the other hand, Ukraine’s air force said it destroyed 52 of the 80 drones sent by Russia overnight.
Ballistic missile attack on Ukraine
Let us tell you that the mayor of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv said that two ballistic missiles attacked a residential area of the city on Monday morning. One of these missiles fell near a school. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said in a statement that one missile fell near an apartment building, while the other fell on a road near the school. He published a picture of a large crater. Terekhov wrote, “Standing next to the crater, you realize how terrible it all could have been. A few more meters, and it would have hit the building. A few more minutes, and cars, buses would have been on the road.”
