SOFREP Morning Brief: Ukraine, Russia Swap Prisoners, Failed Ship Launch Angers Kim Jong Un, Runway Lights Not Working Properly Before San Diego Crash

Welcome to Sunday, May 25, 2025. In a weekend of geopolitical whiplash, Russia and Ukraine pulled off their largest prisoner swap yet, Kim Jong Un’s prized warship flopped like a beached whale, Syria’s new leader cozied up to Turkey just as sanctions lifted, and a jet crash in fog-choked San Diego tragically exposed the cost of failing airport systems.