Ukraine & Moscow swap prisoners of war, Russian strikes on Kharkiv

After 346 days of war, Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to Ukraine. The Ukrainian President's Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, said 116 Ukrainians had been returned, while Russian news agencies cited Moscow's Defence Ministry as saying 63 Russian POWs had been freed.

Another big POWs swap. We managed to get back 116 of our people. Those are the defenders of Mariupol, Kherson partisans, snipers from Bakhmut vicinities, and other heroes of ours. pic.twitter.com/DQFtjPC4E6

— Andriy Yermak (@AndriyYermak) February 4, 2023

Meanwhile,Canada is sending its Leopard tank to Ukraine. Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand shared photos of the first Leopard 2 main battle tank being loaded on a plane to bring it to Ukraine.

First Leopard tank leaves Canada on its way to Ukraine.

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand on Feb. 4 shared photos of the first Leopard 2 main battle tank being loaded on a plane to bring it to Ukraine.pic.twitter.com/o8XoIvD2Zx

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

In a fresh air strike by the Russian forces, at least 5 injured in Kharkiv. According to information, the strike was carried out on Sunday morning with two S-300 missiles, an air defense system frequently used by Russia in an inaccurate but devastating ground attack function.