Tatiana came to today’s POW exchange hoping for news about her husband — but never expected to see him among the freed defenders.

“I didn’t know... but I had a dream I’d meet him on the road. Yesterday we were waiting there, but the guys didn’t come,” she said.

Today, her dream came true.

A Russian vehicle tried to flee the village of Pisky in Donetsk region — but was swiftly intercepted by a Ukrainian drone.

⚡️BREAKING: EU may buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine — Bloomberg

Amid Trump’s reluctance to back Kyiv and Europe’s limited stockpiles, EU leaders are considering purchasing American arms to supply the Ukrainian military.

🇺🇦Zelensky: Another 307 Ukrainian defenders returned home today as part of the ongoing POW exchange. Most are from the Armed Forces, with others from the National Guard and Border Service.

In total, 697 have been freed over two days. The goal: bring everyone back. Tomorrow is the third stage

💥 A Russian BMP-1 was blown to bits on the Toretsk front.

🇺🇸 Trump tried to take credit for Ukraine’s biggest POW swap — before it even began, Politico reports.

Kyiv had kept the operation secret for safety. “Then Trump woke up in Washington,” said one official. Fortunately, his post didn’t derail the delicate exchange.

🇺🇦 During a recent air raid, a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 crew successfully shot down a Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone mid-flight.

🚀🇺🇸 Trump claims Russia "stole hypersonic missile tech" from the U.S. during the Obama era:

"We were the developers. They stole it... the Russians. Something bad happened. But now we’re building them again — in large numbers."

Another day, another delusion?

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Russian monitoring channels report of UAV danger in several regions including the Tula an Moscow regions. Round five tonight? 🙃

Panic in Yelets, Russia. The city is under UAV attacks again. Possibly the 'Energia' military plant which was targetted by Ukrainian drones in the last few days is subject to more attacks tonight.

Be aware. Russian strategic bombers have gone airborne from Olenya Air Base in Murmansk. Missile launches are possible in the next few hours..

According to Russian monitoring channels, a Ukrainian naval drone group is reportedly moving through the Tarkhankut Peninsula toward occupied Sevastopol.

The "Ivan Franko Group" staged a fiery night attack in the Ukrainsk-Hirnyk-Tsukuryne sector using Sternenko drones. Destroyed: an ammo truck, motorcycles, several Bukhankas and URALs, and a Bukhanka stopped at the Hirnyk checkpoint—taken out along with the checkpoint and personnel.

🚨 Up to 8 Tu-95MS bombers are airborne, heading toward launch zones near Engels, Saratov region (ETA ~02:00) and the Caspian Sea (~03:00-03:20). Meanwhile, 2 Russian missile carriers are active in the Black Sea, and explosions have already been reported in Odesa.

⚡️ In Urazovo (Belgorod region), unknown drones struck a substation earlier today leaving 14 nearby settlements without power.

Good night, sleep well. See you tomorrow. Be aware of air alarms overnight.