New Delhi, May 25 -- The Russian Defence Ministry reportedly said on Saturday that its troops captured two settlements in the Donetsk region as well as one in Ukraine's northern region of Sumy. The development came as the two warring nations held a 'largest prisoner swap' on May 23 and May 24. Besides, Russia allegedly launched massive drone-and-missile attack on Ukraine, leaving several dead.

1. Russia has reportedly stepped up its attack on Ukraine. A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack killed at least nine people and injured dozens in Ukraine overnight to Sunday, officials were quoted by the AFP as saying.

Four people were reported dead in the western Khmelnytskyi region, four in the Kyiv region - which came under attack for the...