Russia mounts biggest air attack on Ukraine ahead of prisoner swap

Russian forces launched their largest aerial attack of the war overnight, striking across Ukraine and killing at least 12 people, including children. The assault, involving nearly 370 drones and missiles, targeted cities such as Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, and Kharkiv, with many homes set ablaze. Ukrainian officials reported that most of the drones were shot down. Hours later, Russia and Ukraine completed a prisoner swap, exchanging 1,000 prisoners each in a three-day operation that marked the largest such exchange since the war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the United States for its perceived silence and called for new sanctions against Russia, citing the attacks as justification.