A planned exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war failed to take place on Saturday, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of postponing the swap at the last minute, which Ukrainian officials dismissed as more “dirty games” from the Kremlin.

Russia claims Ukraine indefinitely postponed the release while Kyiv maintains it has been delayed until next week.

Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early yesterday, killing at least five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack by Kyiv on air bases days earlier. The Kremlin has accelerated its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks,