Kharkiv

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the murder of a woman he had been in love with since high school after she rejected his romantic advances.

Russian troops intensified shelling along the entire frontline, with the number of combat engagements increasing to 108, and fighting is currently ongoing in 18 areas.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for allowing Ukraine to attack Russian military targets on Russian territory with Western weapons to neutralize the sources from which missiles are launched against Ukraine.

In Kharkiv, rescuers are still dismantling the rubble of the hypermarket attacked by Russia, with 20% of the building remaining. Work is also still underway to identify the victims - their relatives have already donated DNA.

The couple who miraculously survived the Russian air strike on the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv appealed to the police: the woman was lightly injured, but the man was not.

An explosion occurs in Kharkiv. An air raid alert has been declared in the city and region.

According to the defense minister, Russia is preparing to open a new front in the north, deploying more troops and equipment, aiming to use all its manpower and firepower against Ukraine.

Russian occupants continue shelling near Staromayorske: three attacks were repelled, Ukrainian troops control the situation.

Russian occupants shelled the Kyiv district of Kharkiv, causing a fire in the civilian infrastructure, no casualties were reported.

Two military clashes continue near Lyptsi in Kharkiv region as Ukrainian troops strengthen their defenses and actively resist the Russian occupiers.

The remains of the 18th victim were found in the Kharkiv Epicenter hypermarket, which was attacked by Russia on May 25.

Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna discussed Ukraine's urgent military needs, including air defense systems, F-16 aircraft, ammunition and long-range artillery with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg answered why it is now right to lift restrictions on Western weapons to hit targets inside Russia, citing Ukraine's right to self-defense.

More than 2300 hectares of forests are burning in Kharkiv region, and rescuers are extinguishing 18 forest fires under constant enemy shelling and difficult conditions due to mined areas and unexploded ordnance.

The Russian army struck a settlement in Kharkiv district, causing a fire on the territory of a farm, the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration said.

Numerous explosions were heard in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the head of the local military garrison reported enemy drones over the city.

On May 25, a Russian air strike on the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv killed 17 people - 12 employees and 4 visitors were identified. Two people are still missing.

A film about Ukrainian writers of the Executed Renaissance who lived in Kharkiv, The House of Slovo: An Endless Novel has grossed almost 13 million hryvnias in its three weeks of release.

Oleksandr Martynenko, founder and head of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, died on Tuesday at the age of 63 in Kyiv.

The enemy is particularly active in the Pokrovsk sector: 15 combat engagements have been registered there since the beginning of the day, five of which are still ongoing.

The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration warned of unidentified persons spreading false information on behalf of the Kharkiv RMA regarding fees for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and stated that it had not sent out any such documents.

About 50% of the rubble in the Epicenter in Kharkiv has been cleared, with 17 fatalities reported so far, and the debris is expected to take several more days to clear due to the large amount of debris.

The court ordered the state to return a land plot of more than 103 hectares worth more than UAH 645 million near the border with Russia in Kharkiv region for the needs of defense and the Border Guard Service.

Estonia's defense minister calls for increasing the training of Ukrainian troops to 100,000 and sending more ammunition to Ukraine amid escalating pressure from Russia.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala supported Ukraine's right to use Western weapons to strike at Russian territory, calling this position "simply logical" as Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression.

Border guards do not observe any other areas of Kharkiv region where the enemy could launch an offensive similar to Liptsy and Vovchansk, but active actions are being taken in these areas to prevent the enemy from advancing deeper into Ukraine.

Sweden allocates SEK 650 million for an energy package to help Ukraine maintain basic public services and rebuild its energy infrastructure.

Since the beginning of the day, 45 combat engagements took place in the frontline, with the most tense situation in the Pokrovsk sector.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski did not rule out the deployment of Polish troops in Ukraine to end the war, saying: “No option can be ruled out.

Most of Vovchansk is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while the enemy attacks in small groups in the area of Lipki, losing about 250 people in the last day in the Kharkiv region.