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Russia and Ukraine on Jan. 11 agreed a new prisoner swap during rare talks in Türkiye during which they also discussed the creation of a "humanitarian corridor" in the war zone.

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets met his Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova on the sidelines of an international conference in Ankara attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

With drones marked "Happy New Year", Russia attacked Kyiv on New Year's Day

The day after one of the largest Russian air strikes since the outbreak of the war in February, according to the Governor of the Kyiv area, Russia performed drone attack.
The warning by the city authorities of Kyiv was issued to the citizens slightly after two hours after midnight through their channel application telegram, while the sirens echoed throughout the city.

The message refers to the importance of "direct dialogue" between Moscow and Kyiv. Embal revealed this at a joint press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv, a day after the meeting with Putin.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Air alert across Ukraine, Russian strikes in a number of areas

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was taken to a shelter as the sirens sounded while he was meeting his counterpart, Dmitry Kuleba, at the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Greek Foreign Minister and the Greek delegation were safely taken to a shelter in the Ukrainian capital.

Early this morning, explosions also resounded in the hometown of the Ukrainian president, Kryvyi Rih, and local residents were warned that "missiles are coming".
Also, air raid sirens sounded this morning in more than half of Ukraine's regions: in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Odesa regions.

Russian-launched "kamikaze drones" attacked Kiev early on Oct. 16, the Ukrainian presidency said, describing the strikes as an act of desperation nearly eight months into a war that has claimed thousands of lives.

Air raid sirens sounded in Kiev shortly before the first explosion at around 6:35 am (0335), followed by sirens across most of the country.

According to the first information, three powerful explosions caused by drones, most likely of Iranian production, were heard first. The explosions were heard consecutively around 6:35, 6:45 and 6:58 local time.
The mayor of Kyiv, Vitalii Klitschko, announced around 7:30 a.m. that Kyiv had been attacked again.

He stated that it is most likely a kamikaze drone attack and that rescue services are on the ground, reports Interfax Ukraine.