Time.news – A new exchange of prisoners, the third since the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, which reached its 46th day, led to the release of 26 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians “on the orders of President Zelensky”, as announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged in Kiev, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, to supply Ukraine with new tanks and missiles. These are 120 armored vehicles and new systems for hitting ships; already yesterday, the UK announced the supply of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles, as well as drones for precision strikes.
The Ukrainian nuclear operator has sounded an alarm about the increase in radiation in the area around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant where Russian troops, before retreating, dug the ground to build trenches and defensive constructions.
Five civilians were killed and another 5 injured by Russian bombing of two cities in the Donetsk region. The data was provided on Telegram by Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. Four of the victims died in Vugledar, the fifth in Novomikhaylovka.