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Archive image accompanying BelTA's report on the Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange in Gomel

Russia Says It Exchanged 270 Prisoners of War With Ukraine

Russia says it returned 270 Ukrainian prisoners of war in exchange for 270 Russian servicemen on October 23. The returned Russians are in Belarus; the sources reviewed did not include Ukrainian confirmation

October 23, 2026

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Vladimir Putin takes notes at a desk during the meeting on improving information security at Novo-Ogaryovo

Putin Convenes Security Chiefs on Digital Security After Drones Hit Yandex

Three days after a drone attack halted Yandex's Vladimir data center, Putin met security chiefs, the central bank governor and Sberbank's chief executive on digital security. The Kremlin published only his opening

October 14, 2026