The Russian Ministry of Defense said soldiers have advanced into the Dnipropetrovsk region in south-central Ukraine.

Zelensky vowed to continue prisoner swaps, warning Russia’s delays harm peace efforts. Russia pushes into central Ukraine amid rising tensions over the dispute.

Russia claimed Sunday that its forces are for the first time pushing into the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, an area it has been trying to reach for months, in a move that could create new problems for Kyiv’s much-stretched forces.