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, something Ukrainian officials dismissed as “dirty games” from the Kremlin.

Ukraine denied Russian allegations on Saturday that it had indefinitely postponed prisoner swaps, accusing Moscow of "playing dirty games" after overnight Russian missile and bomb strikes on Kharkiv left three people dead and 22 injured.

A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine – the only concrete outcome of peace talks – was thrown into doubt on Saturday local time after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of delaying and thwarting the swap.