Ukraine's Defense Ministry: Russia has recruited more than 1,000 Syrian mercenaries to fight in Ukraine.

From the base, Iskander missiles could reach the front lines or rear Ukrainian cities "in a matter of minutes," Special Operations Forces said.

"The chatbot will be completely reorganized in the near future," the Yellow Ribbon wrote.

"The aim of the meeting is to improve the situation of Hungarians in Zakarpattia Oblast and to support their ability to remain in their homeland," Peter Magyar said.

"It is evident that the Russian side will cynically use this political and legal episode to justify the occupation of Crimea and the exploitation of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territory by Russian citizens," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told media.

"We condemn all actions that help fund Russia's illegal war effort and circumvent EU sanctions, and remain ready to target such actions by listing individuals and entities in third countries if necessary," a European Commission spokesperson said, according to Euronews.

As part of the exchange, Poland released Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who had been detained over illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Damage in two districts of the capital was caused by drone debris shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

Tuapse has faced intensified strikes in recent days, including strikes on an oil refinery on April 20 and April 16, leaving multi-day fires burning in the Russian town.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly condemned Israel, which he accused of buying grain stolen by Moscow from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

Russian forces launched 123 drones against Ukraine overnight, of which about 80 were Shahed-type ones, the Air Force said on April 28. It reported downing 95 of them.