What happened on the day of May 15th. The main thing

Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange under the "205 for 205" formula. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the Russian government on economic issues. The Russian army liberated the settlements of Charivnoye in the Zaporizhia region and Chaikovka in the Kharkiv region. All the details and other news are in the Izvestia digest.

Exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russia had returned 205 soldiers from Ukrainian captivity, and in return, 205 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were transferred. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) acted as intermediaries. In addition, Russia handed over 526 bodies of dead servicemen to the Ukrainian side, and 41 bodies of Russian soldiers were received from Ukraine. Later, a plane carrying Russian soldiers who had returned from Ukrainian captivity landed in the Moscow region.

Putin held a meeting on economic issues

Putin held a meeting with members of the government on economic issues. The Head of state noted that Russia's GDP increased by 1.8% in March, and also stressed that the country maintains a minimum unemployment rate of 2.2%. The President added that consumer activity also accelerated in March. Thus, wholesale trade grew by 8%, and retail trade by 6.2%.

The Russian leader drew attention to the positive statistical data in the Russian economy during the March period. He also asked the government to give priority attention to supporting economic growth. Putin stressed the need for economic growth to cover more and more industries and sectors, so that it becomes more solid and sustainable.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated two settlements in the free zone

Russian units have liberated the settlements of Charivnoye in the Zaporizhia region and Chaikovka in the Kharkiv region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry, during the week, the Russian military defeated the forces of 11 units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including mechanized, assault and amphibious assault brigades. The losses of the Ukrainian formations in the area of responsibility of the Vostok group amounted to over 1,940 military personnel. 21 armored combat vehicles, 60 vehicles and six field artillery guns were also destroyed.

In addition, during the period from May 12 to May 15, the Russian Army carried out massive and two group strikes on targets in Ukraine. The strikes were carried out with high-precision long-range weapons, aeroballistic hypersonic missiles "Dagger", as well as attack drones. In addition, UAV assembly, storage and launch sites, ammunition depots, fuel depots, temporary deployment sites for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries were destroyed.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Ryazan with drones

The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Ryazan region with 99 drones at night. Later, Pavel Malkov, the governor of the region, said that three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. He noted that residents are being evacuated and damaged structures are being dismantled. According to the Ministry of Health of the Ryazan region, the number of victims of the Ukrainian attack increased to 28. In schools and kindergartens of the Oktyabrsky district of the city, classes were canceled and educational institutions were temporarily closed after the attack by Ukrainian drones. A regional emergency regime has been introduced in Ryazan.

The court granted the Central Bank's claim to Euroclear for €200 billion.

The dispute between the Central Bank of Russia and the European depository Euroclear over frozen Russian assets ended in the first instance in favor of the regulator by a decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court. Representatives of the European depository Maxim Kulkov and Sergey Saveliev told reporters that Euroclear considers the proceedings in this lawsuit unfair. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation, in turn, stated that the regulator considers the court's decision satisfactory. The central bank also noted that it would continue to challenge the illegal blocking of sovereign Russian assets in European courts.