Relatives show photos of missing soldiers who came back from Russian captivity during an exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, May 25, 2025. (PHOTO / AP) KYIV/MOSCOW – Ukraine's Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Saturday denied Russia's claim that Kyiv is delaying a prisoner exchange agreed on Monday. "Today's statements by the Russian side do not reflect the reality and previously reached agreements," the agency said in a statement.

According to the statement, Ukraine has handed over to Russia the list of prisoners designated for the exchange, including those seriously wounded and ill. However, Russia has submitted different lists that "do not meet" the agreed parameters of the swap. The agency said Ukraine has given Russia relevant comments and the next move is expected from the Russian side.

ALSO READ: Ukrainian mayor says Kharkiv under fiercest Russian attack Earlier Saturday, Russia accused Ukraine of indefinitely delaying a planned swap of prisoners and the handover of fallen soldiers' bodies. Russian Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky said in a Telegram post that Russia has handed over the first list of 640 prisoners to Ukraine and begun transferring bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers, but Ukrainian negotiators did not arrive at the exchange site. He urged Ukraine to "strictly adhere to the schedule and all agreements reached, and to immediately begin the exchange."

Meanwhile, the Russian military conducted group strikes using long-range precision weapons and drones against targets in Ukraine, the Russian defense ministry said Saturday. READ MORE: Trump says it may be better for Russia-Ukraine conflict to last longer According to the ministry, the strikes targeted enterprises of Ukraine's military-industrial complex, including workshops assembling attack drones, facilities for the maintenance and repair of weapons and military equipment, and ammunition depots. "The objective of the strike has been achieved.

All designated targets were hit," the ministry said in a statement. Ukraine's Air Force said Saturday that Russia raided 10 Ukrainian locations in an overnight attack while wreckage from downed aerial targets fell in seven others.