On Friday, Ukraine and Russia had each handed over 390 soldiers and civilians in the biggest prisoner exchange since Russia launched its full-scale assault in February 2022. Both countries have each agreed to swap 1,000 prisoners, with another exchange expected on Sunday.

Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack overnight into Saturday, just hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner exchange. At least 15 people were injured across multiple districts in the city,

Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv's military administration, said two fires had broken out in the city's Sviatoshinskyi district.