Russia and Ukraine each release 270 in latest prisoner swap
Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest round of prisoner exchanges on Friday, with 270 people from each side released and returned home.
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Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest round of prisoner exchanges on Friday, with 270 people from each side released and returned home.
The White House announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a partial ceasefire in Oleshky, which is under Russian control, to deliver humanitarian aid to the area and allow residents to evacuate.
The White House announced that, facilitated by First Lady Melania Trump, Russia and Ukraine reached a partial ceasefire agreement on Russian-controlled Oleshky, effective October 29, to deliver humanitarian supplies and allow residents to evacuate.
After Special Envoy Witkoff held separate meetings with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine agreed on October 21 to hold technical-level talks among Washington, Moscow and Kyiv.
According to a report by X account @__Inty__ on October 20, 2026 Beijing time, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said that the United States has not changed the deployment posture or scale of its personnel in Kyiv. Regarding the Ukrainian side's claim that it received no warning before Russian forces struck Kyiv last night, he said he was not aware of the specific details, and mentioned that the early warning system had experienced a software malfunction a few days ago, and that the U.S. European Command had participated in an investigation and submitted a report.
In an interview published by the X account @clashreport, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that if a general election were held during the war, he would run, calling it his responsibility and saying he must defend the country with all his might from the beginning to the end of the war.
On October 19, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky bluntly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "killer" in a public statement. Zelensky said that although such remarks might seem impolite and might not meet Trump's expectations of him, he would rather have an honest and transparent partner than someone who is a killer even while smiling. The remarks drew international attention.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had asked SpaceX and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to enable Starlink services inside Russia, so that Ukrainian forces could strike Russian ballistic missile launch sites. Zelensky noted that Starlink services had previously been switched off inside Russia, and that the speed at which Ukrainian forces can use them in the relevant areas is currently being throttled. He believes this is not a technical failure but a deliberate speed restriction.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Shahed drones fly at speeds of 450 to 550 kilometers per hour or even higher, and that Ukraine urgently needs equipment with comparable speed to destroy them. However, Ukraine currently faces technical limitations: its existing equipment has a maximum speed of only 161 kilometers per hour, making it impossible to effectively intercept and destroy these high-speed targets.
In his remarks, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that US Senator Lindsey Graham and his friends, senators and representatives, had invested a great deal of support in the relevant bill, but unfortunately the bill is not currently working, and he expressed hope that other American politicians would continue to support the bill.
On October 19, 2026, Ukrainian President Zelensky called on the United States to return and restore Ukraine's Starlink service. He said that even without Starlink, Ukraine would survive and continue to defend itself, but that he did not understand the US reasons for restricting Ukraine's self-defense and believed it was a mistake.
According to a report by Radio France Internationale (RFI), Ukrainian President Zelensky stated publicly on October 19, 2026, that the United States has resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move intended to help Ukraine guard against the threat of airstrikes by Russian forces.
According to a Bloomberg report, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview that despite the good personal relationship between former U.S. President Trump and Putin, Trump is currently unable to force Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky was responding to discussions about the possible impact Trump could have on the Russia-Ukraine situation if he were re-elected.
According to Bloomberg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when discussing the repair of bilateral relations with the US, stated that when Ukraine faces potential risks like a tsunami, intervention should occur while the storm is still mild. He also pointed out that the stakes currently involved far exceed the diesel agreement itself.
According to a Bloomberg report, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about the U.S. presidential election in an interview, saying that the political environment during the election period is very intense and is currently in a state of "agony." He believes that after the election ends, the situation will return to calm and life will go on. These remarks reflect Ukraine's concern about political uncertainty during the U.S. election cycle.