Kharkiv

According to the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, about 100 people in Volchansk were captured by Russian troops, and they were not allowed to evacuate under the threat of execution.

According to the state border service of Ukraine, an offensive by Russian occupation forces in the Sumy region cannot be ruled out, as they may try to advance there in order to divert Ukrainian troops from other fronts.

Ukraine has never used Western weapons to strike Russia, but negotiations are underway with partners to get such an opportunity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The 57-year-old ex-mayor of Balakleya agreed to cooperate with the Russian invaders during the temporary occupation of the city and handed over the settlement to them, in connection with which he was charged with high treason.

The situation in the areas of military operations remains difficult, but is controlled by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, with intense fighting concentrated in the Donetsk region, especially in the Pokrovsky direction, where the enemy made 23 unsuccessful attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense line.

Although russia has opened a new offensive axis in the Kharkiv region, it continues intense attacks in the Donbas, concentrating its efforts northwest of Avdiivka to divide Ukrainian forces, British intelligence reports.

Ukrainian troops repel Russian attacks near Liptsy in Kharkiv region and try to completely drive Russian occupation forces out of Hlyboke and Vovchansk.

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police neutralized a criminal organization that massively forged and sold Ukrainian and EU documents for "legalization" abroad, detaining 9 members and exposing underground printing houses in rented apartments and houses.

Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, 1604 medical facilities have been damaged and 211 completely destroyed as a result of Russian attacks and shelling.

More than 14,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Kharkiv region due to the Russian offensive, while about 189,000 others still live near the Russian border, exposed to danger due to the ongoing fighting.

The situation in the Kharkiv region remains difficult, but the Defense Forces are stabilizing it, and the number of hostilities has halved compared to the previous day.

An FSB informant was detained in Zaporizhzhia who was tracking the movement of Ukrainian military equipment and troops to help Russian troops plan attacks and air strikes.

From 11:00 to 17:00, consumption restrictions were lifted in all regions of Ukraine as solar power plants increased production and planned imports from 5 countries, and from 17:00 to midnight, emergency power outage schedules will be in effect in all regions.

Ukrainian paratroopers have been successfully targeting the enemy in the Kharkiv sector, recently destroying about two companies of enemy personnel.

Citizens evacuated from the dangerous areas of Kharkiv region are entitled to receive payments for internally displaced persons, as emphasized by Vice Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk.

The United States provided electrical equipment to help repair Kharkiv's power grid damaged by Russian attacks.

10,776 people were evacuated from Chuhuiv, Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv districts of Kharkiv region due to intensified hostile shelling.

In Kharkiv, a nighttime drone and missile attack by Russian troops damaged 25 trucks, buses, cars and buildings, injuring 7 people, including two people who were hit by a missile at a transport company, and damaged houses in Bohodukhiv district.

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 28 of 29 Russian attack drones in different regions of Ukraine.

During the nighttime shelling of Kharkiv, enemy "shahids" struck four locations in the city, wounding four people and causing fires in private homes and a garage.

On Tuesday morning, Russian occupants attacked a transport infrastructure facility in Kharkiv, injuring at least one person.

Russia is concentrating forces on the Sumy direction to distract Ukrainian troops from other areas and consolidate near the border, according to a report by the Institute for War Studies.

In Odesa, explosions occurred during an air raid alert due to Russian attacks by Shahid drones, as reported by the mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov.

Four people were injured in drone strikes in Kharkiv, some of them suffering from acute stress reactions, and explosions were heard in Odesa amid air raid alert in the region.

Russian troops planned a May offensive to partially encircle Kharkiv, attacking from both sides of the Pechenizka Reservoir, but were stopped by Ukrainian defenses that failed to achieve their goal.

Since the beginning of the day, 95 combat engagements took place on the frontline, during which the enemy carried out 5 missile attacks, 39 air strikes, 309 kamikaze attacks, and 2910 attacks on Ukrainian positions using various types of weapons.

The United States has provided 107 generators to hospitals and schools in 5 localities in Kharkiv region to help them operate during power outages caused by russia's constant rocket attacks on energy infrastructure.

President Zelenskyy discussed the situation in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions with the military commander, saying that Ukraine maintains control everywhere despite Russia's use of guided bombs, and emphasized the need for additional air defense systems and new combat aircraft.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has recommended that higher and vocational education institutions adapt the schedule of the 2024/2025 academic year to ensure the economical use of energy resources.

The Russian occupation forces are focusing their efforts on the Pokrovske direction, conducting active offensives on several fronts, facing fierce resistance from Ukrainian troops, who are confidently holding their positions and inflicting significant losses on the enemy.