Day 707 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Zelensky Abandoned His Attempt To Fire Zaluzhnyi

Day 707 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• New exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine
• Russia will face Serbia in their first match against a European team since the start of the war
• Damage to two residential blocks in Kharkiv after Russian drone strikes
• Zelensky has abandoned his attempt to fire General Valerii Zaluzhnyi
• MEPs warn that there are more of their colleagues serving the interests of Russia
• In Russia: Property confiscated for spreading fake news about the army
• Russia considers NATO exercises a threat and is taking measures, the Kremlin said
• Russian anti-war presidential candidate Nadezhdin said he had collected enough signatures to participate in the elections
• Five European leaders called for a "redoubled effort" to provide military aid to Ukraine

New exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war. It comes just a week after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down a plane carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers.

Russia's defense ministry said 195 of its soldiers had been released. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the return of 207 people to Ukraine.

Russia will face Serbia in their first match against a European team since the start of the war

Russia will host Serbia in a friendly in Moscow in March. This will be the first match for the team against a team from Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine in...