Russia, Ukraine Carry Out Second Phase of Prisoner Swap as Kyiv Recovers From Overnight Drone Attack

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Russia launches missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian capital, hours after prisoner swap begins | CNN

The nighttime attack came after Russia and Ukraine completed the first phase of what is expected to be the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war. Over 600 Russian and Ukrainian servicemen were released Saturday as part of the second phase of the agreed prisoner exchange. Videos released by the Ukrainian Coordination Center for Treatment of Prisoners of War showed the hundreds of released men, most with shaved heads and draped in Ukrainian flags, hugging each other and calling their loved ones on the phone. Almost 800 people were released on Friday during the first phase of the swap.

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Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds more prisoners, hours after a massive attack on Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s defense ministry said each side brought home 307 more soldiers on Saturday, a day after each released a total of 390 combatants and civilians. “We expect more to come tomorrow,” Zelenskyy said on his official Telegram channel. Russia’s defense ministry also said it expected the exchange to be continued, though it did not give details. Hours earlier, explosions and anti-aircraft fire were heard throughout Kyiv as many sought shelter in subway stations as Russian drones and missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital overnight.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russia ‘executed Ukrainian prisoners more than 150 times’

Russia launched dozens of attack drones and ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight in one of the biggest combined aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital of the three-year war, damaging several apartment buildings and injuring 15 people. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post it had been a “tough night” for Ukraine, and called for new international sanctions to pressure Moscow into agreeing to a ceasefire. The Kyiv city military administration and the police reported damage in six districts of the Ukrainian capital, and a total so far of 15 people wounded.

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Ukraine says 15 people hurt in ‘massive’ Russian attack on Kyiv

Reuters witnesses saw and heard successive waves of drones flying over Kyiv, and a series of explosions jolted the city.

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Russia hits Kyiv with massive drone and missile attack

The assault came amid a prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kyiv. Russia and Ukraine on Saturday completed a significant prisoner exchange of hundreds of soldiers and civilians after Friday’s first stage of the deal was reached following talks last week in Istanbul. #EuropeNews

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Russia launches one of biggest drone attacks on Kyiv since start of war

Attack occurs hours after Russia and Ukraine begin prisoner exchange in deal seen as first step towards ceasefire

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Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack

Ukraine's capital comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack. Debris of intercepted missiles and drones fell in at least four city districts of the Ukrainian capital. Six people required medical care after the attack, and two fires were sparked in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv.

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Russia launches major aerial attack on Ukraine capital

Russia launched 250 drones and 14 ballistic missiles against Kyiv. One of the biggest combined aerial assaults on the city since the war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "The cause of prolonging the war lies in Moscow" The barrage came hours after Russia and Ukraine took part in a prisoner swap agreed after talks in Turkey.

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Kyiv hit by Russian strikes as largest prisoner swap of war begins

Russia launched large drone and missile attack on Kyiv early Saturday. At least 17 people were injured as buildings and infrastructure was damaged. Next stage of a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is set for today. 390 people already freed and up to 1000 inmates expected to be released.

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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Air Assaults Amid Major Prisoner Swap

Russia and Ukraine engaged in large-scale dueling air assaults overnight Saturday. The attacks came as both sides were carrying out the war’s largest prisoner exchange. The hourslong raids, involving hundreds of drones, were a reminder that any diplomatic resolution to the conflict remains far off.

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 780 soldiers and civilians in biggest swap

Ukraine and Russia exchange 390 soldiers and civilians for 1,000 prisoners. The deal is the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022. The prisoners were taken to Belarus for medical checks and treatment. The exchange is part of a deal agreed in Istanbul a week ago.

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Putin launches huge blitz on Kyiv with 250 drones just hours after prisoner swap

Dozens injured after Russian forces launched 250 drones and 14 Iskander-M ballistic missiles in one of the biggest combined aerial attacks to date. Emergency workers and Kyiv's fire teams were seen working to rescue people from the targeted sites. The air blitz came just hours after Russia and Ukraine began the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war.

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Kyiv under attack as Ukraine, Russia begin major prisoner swap

At least eight people wounded in drone and missile attack on Kyiv, city authorities say. Russian military says Ukraine has targeted it with 788 drones and missiles since Tuesday. Attack comes hours after Russia and Ukraine completed first stage of prisoner swap. If completed, it would be the biggest swap since the start of the conflict.

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Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city

Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack with explosions heard throughout city. Debris of intercepted missiles and drones fell in at least four city districts of the Ukrainian capital. Six people required medical care after the attack and two fires were sparked in the Solomianskyi district of Kyiv.

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Ukraine and Russia swap 800 prisoners in biggest exchange of war yet

Ukraine and Russia swap 800 prisoners in biggest exchange of war yet. First phase brought home 390 Ukrainians, including soldiers and civilians. Further releases expected over the weekend that will make it the largest swap of the war.Kyiv and Moscow agreed in Istanbul last week to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side.

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Yesterday — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court overturned affirmative action, an Illinois medical school admits black and Hispanic students with lower average MCAT scores and GPAs than the average scores of white and Asian students it rejects, according to data shared with The Daily Wire.An analysis of the academic scores of students admitted into Southern Illinois School of Medicine from 2019-2024 reveals that blacks and Hispanics are admitted to the school with much lower scores than whites and Asians, figures obtained by Do No Harm show. These apparently different academic standards continue despite the Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to strike down affirmative action, leading to concern that the university is watering down the importance of academics in admissions.This revelation comes as school leadership promises to “resist” and “fight back” against executive actions from the Trump administration cracking down on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. A spokeswoman for the school told The Daily Wire that it was “committed to following the law and complying with the decisions of the Supreme Court.”Comparing average GPAs and MCAT scores, Do No Harm found that whites and Asians generally need to score significantly higher than blacks and Hispanics to be admitted into the school. The MCAT is the standardized test that all prospective doctors must take to be admitted into medical school.“In 2024, the average MCAT score of accepted Asians and whites (combined) was more than 4 points higher than that of accepted blacks and Hispanics (combined) — equivalent to a gap of about 14 percentile points. On GPA, accepted Asians and whites on average had 0.36 higher scores than accepted Blacks and Hispanics,” Do No Harm wrote in a summary of its analysis of the data. According to data from 2024, the average GPA score of students accepted into the Southern Illinois School of Medicine, broken down by race, was: Hispanic (3.45), black (3.50), white (3.85), and Asian (3.89). For the MCAT (best score being 528), the average scores were as follows: Hispanic (503.5 – 58th percentile), black (505.7 – 65th percentile), white (509 – 75th percentile), and Asian (512.8 – 85th percentile).“When comparing to the average scores of all accepted applicants, whites/Asians scored slightly above average while blacks/Hispanics scored significantly below average,” Do No Harm noted in its report.The 2024 data also reveal that whites and Asians who were rejected had average higher MCAT scores and GPAs than blacks and Hispanics who were accepted. The average MCAT score for whites/Asians rejected was 505.7, compared to the 505.2 of blacks/Hispanics accepted. For GPA, the average for white/Asians rejected was 3.66 compared to the 3.50 of blacks/Hispanics accepted.The data also show that 21 Asians with perfect GPAs were rejected in 2024.“Of the 24 black or Hispanic applicants admitted in 2024, 17 had MCAT scores lower than the average white or Asian rejected applicant; 13 had GPAs lower than the average white or Asian rejected applicant,” Do No Harm noted. “In 2024, no Asian admitted student had an MCAT score below 503. Meanwhile, half of black admitted students (9 of 18) had an MCAT score below 503.”These trends hold for every year from 2020 to 2024, with average rejection scores for whites/Asians being higher than average accepted scores for blacks/Hispanics, as Do No Harm noted that 2024 was “not an outlier.”“Blacks and Hispanics were admitted with lower MCAT and GPA scores than whites and Asians in each of the past five years at the school,” Do No Harm reported. “A five-year average of SIUSOM’s accepted applicants shows that there was a difference of 0.34 GPA points between the two racial groups.”The same could be found when comparing MCAT scores.Credit: Do No Harm.Paulette Dove, the senior counsel for Health Affairs for the Southern Illinois University system, said earlier this year that the affirmative action decision had a big impact on the school. “And then I just wanted to share one of the cases that had the biggest impact on SIU since I’ve been here, from a legal perspective, is the Students for Fair Admissions case that came out in 2023 and that was about looking at race and diversity and other issues in admissions and how that went about,” she said in a video shared with The Daily Wire, turning a faculty discussion on Trump’s executive actions.“And I want you to know that those lawsuits were started in 2014 and we saw an outcome from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023,” she added. “So, there is time to work through all of these issues that are coming up now, even though they feel urgent, and we will do our best to stay on top of those urgent things, but my best suggestion to you is to really stay the course for the time being.”Ian Kingsbury, the director of research for Do No Harm, told The Daily Wire that he is skeptical that the university has complied with the Supreme Court’s decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. 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But in any sane and reasonable world, they should be extremely important,” he said. “Essentially, they would have to establish that the non-academic criteria that they are using, that it just so happens that their black and Hispanic applicants are that much better than their white and Asian applicants along those criteria.” Southern Illinois School of Medicine has received millions of federal dollars, including a $3.2 million grant in 2023, to improve its facilities. The school also currently has multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health, including hundreds of thousands of dollars to study drug addictions.In January, President Donald Trump issued an executive order that directed his administration to ensure that any educational facility receiving federal dollars was complying with the Students for Fair Admission decision. Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to medical schools warning them of “unlawful” admission practices that look at race in admissions.“It appears that many medical schools may have yet to come into compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision in SFFA,” the department wrote. “Medical schools found to be out of compliance with federal civil rights law may, consistent with applicable law, be subject to investigation and measures to secure compliance which may, if unsuccessful, affect continued eligibility for federal funding.”Kingsbury said that there was a cultural problem across much of taxpayer-funded academia where they thought they were above oversight.“This is a cultural problem in higher ed broadly, where they don’t feel that they’re responsive or accountable to any democratic authority,” he said. “It really is a problem across the academy. They think they should be running themselves without any concern for what the president of the United States says or what the Supreme Court of the United States says.”