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Russia and Ukraine had agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners and most recently had their biggest swap yet with over 390 soldiers and civilians each. Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, there have been dozens of smaller-scale exchanges, but none that involved this many civilians.

Also in the programme: Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a heavy drone attack overnight in Kyiv, our correspondent in Ukraine joins us for more; and we hear from the director of the film 'My Father's shadow', the first Nigerian film to feature in the Cannes Film Festival's official selection.
Joining presenter Paul Henley are Sari Bashi, an American-Israeli human rights lawyer and former Programme Director at Human Rights Watch and Shaun walker, Guardian correspondent for Ukraine and Russia.
(Picture: A Ukrainian soldier recently released from Russian captivity is reunited with his family on his arrival in Chernigiv Oblast, Ukraine, 23 May 2025. Photo by MARIA SENOVILLA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)