Key facts
- Ukraine repatriated 103 prisoners of war in an exchange with Russia.
- Russian drone strikes killed at least 17 people and injured 54 across Ukraine in the past day.
- A drone strike on a minibus in Kherson killed four and injured five.
- Two police officers were killed and at least 20 injured in a drone strike on police headquarters in Zhytomyr.
- Ukrainian drones reportedly targeted an oil refinery in Ufa and other sites in Russia.
Ukraine repatriated 103 prisoners of war from Russian captivity on August 19 in the latest exchange between the two nations, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the return of 103 Russian service members. The released Ukrainians included soldiers who defended Mariupol and fought on various front lines.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continued attacks across Ukraine. A drone strike on a minibus in Kherson's Korabelnyi district killed four people and injured five. In Zhytomyr, a Russian drone strike on the regional headquarters of Ukraine's National Police killed two officers and injured at least 20.
Across Ukraine, Russian attacks over the past day resulted in at least 17 deaths and 54 injuries. The strikes targeted critical infrastructure and residential areas. Ukrainian drones were also reportedly used to strike an oil refinery in Ufa, Russia, and other locations in Tula and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts. Additionally, Ukrainian forces damaged facilities at the Progress rocket and space center and an aircraft maintenance plant in Russia's Samara Oblast.