"Russia's Recent Advances in Northeast Ukraine and Prisoner Swaps with Ukraine"

Russia has announced that its troops have advanced three kilometers along the Kupiansk front in northeast Ukraine over the past three days, as part of its ongoing military offensive to regain lost territories. The city of Kupiansk and surrounding areas were previously liberated by Ukrainian forces but have now come under renewed assault by Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry claims to have improved its position along the front line and is repelling Ukrainian counterattacks. Both sides have engaged in attacks, with Russia carrying out multiple waves of assaults and Kyiv targeting bridges in its occupied territories.