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

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine traded damaging overnight airstrikes Thursday as talks were set to resume in Brussels to discuss post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and security guarantees after the conflict triggered by Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago ends.The scale of the rebuilding task ahead was underscored by the latest Russian aerial barrage and ongoing efforts to hunt for people missing in piles of rubble left by a deadly airstrike in southern Ukraine on Monday.Ukraine hit back by firing hundreds of drones at Russian targets. The Russian defense ministry said that its forces shot down nearly 500 drones overnight.Rescue teams continued to search for more than 30 people believed trapped in the wreckage of a former school and nearby shelter that was hit by Russian guided bombs on Monday.The attack, which happened in Komyshuvakha near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, came as residents waited for humanitarian aid. It was one of the deadliest strike