Conflict & Security
Russia and Ukraine exchange overnight drone strikes on energy and logistics sites
November 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
Russia and Ukraine traded overnight drone attacks on each other's infrastructure, wounding civilians on both sides.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said its drones struck a Nova Poshta postal hub outside Kharkiv, a substation in the Dnipropetrovsk region and a cargo ship off Odesa in the Black Sea.
- Ryazan Governor Pavel Malkov said over 200 Ukrainian drones attacked his region overnight, causing fires, damaging power lines and injuring one person.
- Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russian drones injured six people, including a child, across the city and 17 settlements.
- Belgorod Governor Alexander Shuvaev said Ukrainian drone attacks killed five civilians, including a child, and injured 13 over the past day.


