The return of the wounded Ukrainian fighters. Photo: GUR MO Ukraine On Wednesday, the largest exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine from the beginning of a full -scale war took place. According to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, 144 Ukrainian fighters were returned to their homeland, among them 95 defenders "Azovstal", of which 43 are Azov fighters.

The trilateral memorandum is signed. Photo: NATO.int Türkiye agreed to support the entry of Finland and Sweden in NATO. Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Finland and Sweden signed a memorandum of mutual obligations. Finland and Sweden pledged not to support the Kurdistan working party (PKK), the Party of Syrian Kurds "Democratic Union" and Fetö - the movement of supporters of Fethullah Gulen, to fight terrorism in accordance with NATO policy.

Madrid summit. Photo: NATO.int The leaders of the NATO countries at the summit in Madrid agreed on the new strategic concept of the alliance. In the document, Russia is called the main threat to collective security. The previous concept was adopted in 2010. "The Russian Federation is the most significant and immediate threat to the security of the allies, as well as the world and stability in the Euro -Atlantic region.

The consequences of a missile strike on the Kyiv high -rise building. Photo: Dmitro Sanin/@defenseu The last shelling of Kyiv, Kremenchug, the Dnieper, Nikolaev, Odessa and other Ukrainian cities were clearly timed to the meeting of the Grand Seven in Munich and the NATO summit in Madrid. As a result, dozens of dead and wounded civilians. In a shopping center in Kremenchug alone, the Russian rocket killed at least 20 people, dozens are listed as missing.