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Ukraine and Russia traded fallen soldiers’ remains in a grim exchange—Ukraine got 501 bodies, Russia 31—highlighting how Russia’s battlefield advances have crippled Ukraine’s ability to recover its dead since the invasion began in February 2022. In Kyiv, Sergii Koretskyi, former head of Naftogaz, was confirmed as prime minister with 289 votes, narrowly surpassing the threshold, though defense and foreign ministers remain under presidential control. Tensions flare within Ukraine’s war command as the ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov accuses General Oleksandr Syrskyi of sabotaging drone-driven modernization efforts, calling the military dysfunctional under Syrskyi’s leadership. Fedorov’s push to replace Syrskyi failed, and President Zelenskiy declined to weigh in on the rift. Meanwhile, Ukraine grapples with a critical shortage of infantry and the social backlash against mandatory conscription, underscoring deeper fractures in the nation’s war effort.

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