RT News - January 08 2023 (20:00 MSK)

Moscow says 600 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in what it describes as a retaliatory attack for Kiev's deadly New Year strike on Russian troops. 50 Russian soldiers return from Ukrainian captivity in a prisoner swap deal, which sees the same amount of Ukrainian troops released following talks. Russia's Defense Ministry says the men were in 'mortal danger.' 'British intelligence' spies on Russian forces on behalf of Kiev, according to leaked documents reported by the Grayzone media outlet. 'A violation of free speech and the rights of journalists' - that's how Russia's Foreign Ministry describes the detention of the regional director of the Sputnik news agency by authorities in Latvia.