Photo: Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 307 prisoners of war each on the second day of a major prisoner swap due to conclude on Sunday, the Russian Defence Ministry and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday.

Novaya Gazeta Europe journalist Ilya Azar A Moscow district court has ordered the arrest in absentia of Novaya Gazeta Europe journalist Ilya Azar on charges of organising the activities of an “undesirable” pro-democracy organisation, Azar confirmed on Saturday.

Photo: Vladimir Zelensky Russia and Ukraine conducted a new exchange of prisoners according to the “307 to 307” scheme. This was reported by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation . The military, border guards and employees of the National Guard returned to Ukraine, the head of the country said. The Russian military is now in Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical care.

"Krasnodar" by Sergey Galitsky - in the same game from the first championship. A businessman from scratch created a private football club and built the best academy in Russia During the match “Krasnodar” - “Rubin”, May 3, 2025. Photo: fckrasnodar.ru The Krasnodar football club, owned by Russian businessman Sergei Galitsky, is close to the first championship of the country in history.

Russia held a massive attack by drones and missiles. Destroyed houses, wounded civilians. The consequences - in the photographs Residents and services of immediate response at the halls of the house after the massive shelling of Kyiv, Ukraine, May 24, 2025. Photo: DSNS of Ukraine On the night of May 24, Russia spent one of the most powerful combined attacks on Kyiv since the beginning of a full -scale war.

Residents clear debris at the site of a nine-storey residential building struck by a drone in Kyiv, Ukraine, 24 May 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO At least fifteen people were injured by Russian drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early Saturday morning in what city officials labelled “one of the biggest combined attacks” of the war.

More than 100 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia, a chemical worship and factory were injured Photo: Kyiv military administration Kyiv on the night of May 24 underwent a combined strike from the Russian Federation. This was reported by local authorities. In the Ukrainian capital, drones and ballistic missiles were launched. 15 people were injured, the National Police of Ukraine said .

In the Baltic and throughout Europe, “subverses” continue to occur, traces of which lead to the Kremlin. What can the West do in response? Interview with American expert Benjamin Schmitt Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova / "New Gazeta Europe" The Baltic Sea is worried again. The reason for this is new suspicions of the “hybrid attacks” that the Kremlin is taking against European countries in this water area.

The Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow arrested the special correspondent of Novo-Europe Ilya Azar in absentia. This was reported by the journalist by Novo-Europe. According to the card of the case, the meeting on the election of a preventive measure was held yesterday, May 23. Azar was arrested in absentia for one month in the framework of the case of the organization of the activities of an “unwanted organization” (part 3 of article 284.1 of the Criminal Code).

On the night of May 24 in the Kamensk-Uralsky Sverdlovsk region, the security forces and representatives of the ultra-right movement of the Russian Community held a raid to a party in the style of the 90s. This is reported by TASS and PostNews . The police said that the event was held in LGBT-Tematics, as it was attended by travek artists. During the raid, the guests were forced to lie on the floor on the rented cottage on Field Street and remove his hands behind his head.

On May 24, Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war according to the “307 to 307” scheme. This became part of the largest exchange in the “1000 per 1000” format, which the parties agreed in the course of recent negotiations in Istanbul. In total, over the past two years, hundreds of people returned home, but the fate of many military personnel and civilians are still unknown to their families.

Every Saturday, Kirill Martynov, editor -in -chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, comments on the most important news that happened in Russia and the world over the past week. In St. Petersburg, the International Law Forum was held-with aliens, “foreign agents”, a quote from Navalny and the “Dulles plan”. What crazy ideas did Russian officials share with the public? Donald Trump again talked with Vladimir Putin on the phone and realized that he did not want to end the war.

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British Pirme Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference at Northwood military base in west London, Britain, 22 May 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN / POOL British security officials are looking into whether Russia could be behind a spate of three recent arson attacks on properties linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday, citing senior government officials.