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Ukraine and Russia said Sunday they carried out a new prisoner exchange on the Sunday of Orthodox Easter, with Kyiv saying 130 of its military personnel had returned home. Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine's president, said the returning prisoners of war included soldiers, sailors, border guards and others, but it was not known…

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KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as

Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine, their Slav and Orthodox neighbour, is possibly only a symptom of a bigger illness. The Russian nation, the centre of a vast empire spanning Eurasia, is self-destructing to an extent unseen in modern history.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his Orthodox Easter speech on Sunday, admitted to "serious challenges" over one year after invading Ukraine. What…

During the time of Orthodox Easter, 130 Ukrainian soldiers who had been held as prisoners of war, returned home.

KYIV, Ukraine -- More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its full-scale war more than a year ago.

In Orthodox tradition, a blue light appears at the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the day before Easter

China is willing to work with Russia to forge close strategic communications between their militaries, Chinese state media...

The Feast of the “Holy Fire”, a “miracle” Orthodox Christians celebrate in the Holy City the day before Easter, takes place under heavy police surveillance