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Russia, Ukraine swap fallen soldiers’ bodies, amid strikes
Updated On: 18 September, 2026 08:43 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
Near-border strikes prompted neighbouring Poland to scramble fighter jets and suspend flights
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A police officer inspects damage at a shopping mall following an aerial strike in Kharkiv, on Thursday. PIC/AFP
Russia and Ukraine exchanged fallen soldiers Thursday, returning 252 Ukrainian and 23 Russian bodies.
Meanwhile, a Russian attack injured at least 19 people around Kyiv and damaged dozens of sites, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed retaliatory strikes at a Russian oil refinery and a military airfield inside Russia.
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