Russia's claims that Ukraine is delaying exchange of soldiers' bodies are untrue, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, urging Moscow to stop "playing dirty games" and return to constructive work. Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Saturday that Ukraine had unexpectedly postponed exchanging prisoners of war and accepting the bodies of killed soldiers for an indefinite period.

Russia's military released the statement after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the early hours of Friday and that three people had been killed.

A Ukrainian drone attack last weekend likely damaged around 10% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet and hit some of the aircraft as they were being prepared for strikes on Ukraine, a senior German military official said.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine's second-biggest city Kharkiv with drones, missiles, and KAB guided bombs, local officials said.

President Trump spoke with Russia's Vladimir Putin yesterday, who vowed strong retaliation for Ukraine’s drone attacks deep inside Russia. NBC News’ Keir Simmons reports more. Igor Novikov, former Advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy,

By Dmitry Antonov, Andrea Shalal and Andreas Rinke MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia will respond to Ukraine's latest attacks as and when its military sees fit, the Kremlin said on Thursday, accusing Kyiv of state terrorism as U.