Kharkiv Oblast
Russian troops shelled Kharkiv region, using KABs, UAVs and rockets. There are dead and wounded among civilians, houses, administrative buildings and educational institutions were damaged.
Russian invaders attacked settlements of Izyum district in Kharkiv region. Residential buildings, an educational institution and a village council building were damaged, fires broke out.
On the night of May 4, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 165 drones. Air defense forces destroyed 69 enemy Shahed-type UAVs. Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions were affected.
The Russians advanced near Lyman, Siversk, Novopavlivka, Kurakhovo and Velyka Novosilka. The Armed Forces are counterattacking in a number of areas, fighting continues in many directions.
During the day, 123 combat clashes took place at the front, 46 of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. Fierce fighting continues, Ukrainian troops are holding the line.
On the night of May 3, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles and 183 drones. 77 Shahed-type ударних БпЛА drones were shot down in the east, north, south, and center of the country.
During May 2, 216 combat clashes took place on the front. The enemy launched 1 missile and 101 air strikes, carried out almost 6,700 shellings, and involved 2,694 kamikaze drones.
The threat from Belarus will increase during exercises with the Russian Federation. In the Sumy region, the enemy has increased air strikes and the activity of sabotage and reconnaissance groups, shelling does not stop.
Due to Russian aggression, 1453 cultural heritage sites have been damaged in 18 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv. The Kharkiv, Kherson, and Donetsk regions have suffered the most.
Frosts on the ground, thunderstorms and wind gusts up to 20 m/s are expected in Ukraine this weekend. During the day, the air will warm up to +26 degrees, atmospheric pressure will jump.
Russian forces continue shelling border settlements of Kharkiv region, there are casualties. The enemy used guided aerial bombs and UAVs, destroying houses.
As a result of the Russian drone attack on a residential area of the city of Pivdenne in the Kharkiv region, the number of victims has increased to 12, including seven children. The Russians used the Shahed UAV for the attack.
Overnight on April 30, Russia attacked Ukraine with 108 drones, targeting Dnipro and Kharkiv. 50 "Shaheds" were shot down, 22 drones were lost, Kharkiv region and Dnipropetrovsk region were affected.
On the night of April 29, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones from various regions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 37 "Shahed" drones, but 47 imitators were lost. Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kyiv regions were affected.
During the day, the occupiers shelled the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region, damaging houses and garages. As a result of the shelling, a 65-year-old man was injured and hospitalized.
In the Izyum region, during mine clearance operations in ditches, a Komatsu vehicle ran over a mine. The equipment was damaged, but there were no casualties. Rescuers say that demining forests is a priority.
92 combat clashes took place at the front, 38 of them in the Pokrovsky direction. The enemy continues to shell border settlements and launches air strikes.
Three men were trying to dismantle a self-propelled gun for scrap metal near the village of Mala Komyshuvakha. During the sawing of the barrel, the projectile detonated, two men died on the spot.
At night, the enemy attacked Kharkiv region. An agricultural enterprise was damaged, 22 cows died, and another 30 were injured. There is also destruction in the Izyum and Kharkiv districts.
In the village of Mala Komyshuvakha, Izyum district, Kharkiv region, a car exploded on an unknown explosive device. As a result of the incident, three people were injured to varying degrees of severity.
69 combat engagements took place at the front on April 27. The enemy launched attacks on Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions, and also actively attacked in the Kupyansk, Lyman, and Pokrovsk directions.
During April 26, 174 combat clashes took place on the front line, 68 of them on the Pokrovsk direction. Intense fighting is also taking place in the Lyman and Toretsk directions.
On the night of April 26, 2025, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones. The Defense Forces shot down 66 "Shahed" in the east, north, south and center of the country, but there are affected areas.
Russian troops have killed one child and wounded over 30 in shelling of Ukrainian cities in the past three days. Since the beginning of the war, more than 2,546 children have been affected.
On the night of April 25, the Russian Federation launched 103 strike UAVs, 41 of which were shot down in the east, north and center of Ukraine. Kharkiv region, Sumy region, Cherkasy region, Donetsk region and Dnipropetrovsk region were affected.
Since the beginning of the day, 98 combat clashes have taken place, almost two-thirds of them in the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kramatorsk directions. The Defense Forces inflict significant losses on the enemy.
Russian troops struck Kupyansk with guided aerial bombs. As a result of the attack, dozens of houses were damaged, four people were injured, and fires broke out.
Russian occupiers launched a series of airstrikes on the village of Horokhovatka, Izyum district. Two civilians were injured, private houses, outbuildings and shops were damaged and destroyed.
State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that Russia did not adhere to the "Easter truce". Shelling and attacks on border guards continued on the border in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions.
In the Balakliia forestry in Kharkiv region, a fire engine exploded on an explosive object while extinguishing a fire. Two foresters suffered an acute stress reaction.