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Russia launches nearly 300 drones at Ukraine as 528 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers are returned

Euronews · May 16, 2026, 11:24 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Russian forces launched hundreds of strikes across Ukraine overnight, with direct hits by drones recorded at 15 locationsm Ukraine's Air Force said. Meanwhile, the bodies of 528 Ukrainian soldiers were returned a day after Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war.

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