Russia and Ukraine trade airstrikes as reconstruction and security talks resume in Brussels

CTV News · The Associated Press · 2026-11-05 15:40 UTC

Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the fighting ends.

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the fighting ends.

The latest Russian aerial barrage underscored the scale of the rebuilding task, as did the ongoing search for people missing beneath rubble after a deadly airstrike in southern Ukraine on Monday.

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones at Russian targets. The Russian Defence Ministry said that its forces shot down nearly 500 drones overnight.

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