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Official: Russia won't swap Mariupol defenders for Medvedchuk.

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According to Dmitry Peskov, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's spokesman, pro-Kremlin lawmaker Viktor Medvedchuk is a civilian, which means he can't be exchanged for Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast.

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Drone warfare has become one of the defining technologies of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent's Kollen Post and Nick Allard spent a night with a drone team from Nemesis, one of Ukraine’s elite drone units, as they carried out bombing missions against Russian positions.

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