Kharkiv

Russian troops continue their offensive in the Vovchansk direction amid active firefights on the northern outskirts of the city, while Ukrainian forces are working to stabilize the situation and destroy the enemy.

About 200 civilians remained in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and their evacuation is ongoing, in cooperation with police and volunteers, until all people are evacuated, says the RMA head.

A newly formed northern group of Russian troops attacked Ukraine's Kharkiv region, taking control of several villages and targeting the border town of Vovchansk in an attempt to divert Ukrainian resources and threaten Kharkiv.

Russian resources in the Kharkiv sector are limited, but in the coming days they will use everything they have, said the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

Ukrainian intelligence officers in the Kharkiv region are effectively destroying Russian military equipment and personnel using drones and reconnaissance equipment.

The russian offensive in the Kharkiv region is an information operation aimed at creating chaos and panic in order to force Ukrainian groups to withdraw from the eastern regions and destabilize the situation inside Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy want to discuss with U. S. Secretary of State Blinken the most important issues, including accelerating the military aid package, strengthening air defense with Petriots for Kharkiv region, security guarantees, and gaining broad international support for the Peace Summit.

The head of the DIU pointed out that the Russians had been planning an operation in Sumy region from the very beginning.

The active phase of the Russian border operation in the Kharkiv region continues, but the Russians have not achieved significant success, the situation remains tense but is stabilizing due to efforts to drive the enemy out of Ukraine.

The situation in the JFO area on Khortytsia remains difficult, with fierce defensive battles continuing, Russian troops trying to break through the Ukrainian defense, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are controlling the situation, preventing breakthroughs and inflicting losses on the enemy, while the situation is changing dynamically and Ukraine is regaining ground in certain areas.

The U. S. expects Russian troops to try to advance in the Kharkiv area, but does not expect major breakthroughs.

In the first four months of 2024, 30,904 sole proprietorships ceased operations, with the largest number of businesses closing in Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro regions, primarily in retail, computer programming, and wholesale trade.

A Russian strike on Kharkiv damaged 7 residential buildings, a school, two garages and civilian cars, smashing 615 windows and forcing 4 people to seek medical attention.

Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Budanov commented on Russia's attacks in Kharkiv region and what the Russians might do next.

7,023 people were evacuated from Chuhuiv, Kharkiv and Bohodukhiv districts of Kharkiv region due to constant shelling and enemy attempts to advance in the area.

Four people, a 52-year-old man and three women aged 66, 56 and 38, were injured as a result of a D-30 UMPB strike on Kharkiv this morning.

A residential area in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv was shelled, no casualties have been reported so far, experts are examining the site of the shell's impact.

An explosion has occurred in Kharkiv, and authorities are investigating whether it was in the city or on the outskirts.

The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration ordered the publication of a report on the construction of fortifications in the region to respond to accusations of sabotage of defense measures and the lack of fortifications.

More than 6,700 residents, including 535 children and 128 people with disabilities, were evacuated from the border settlements of Kharkiv Oblast due to active hostilities.

Ukraine's Armed Forces repelled 148 enemy attacks in various parts of the frontline, including Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, Vremia and Prydniprovsky, improving tactical positions in some areas despite intense enemy fire.

According to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, more than 30,000 Russian troops are conducting an offensive in Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian troops repel russian attempts to seize Vovchansk, killing more than 1,000 occupants since the start of hostilities, while the russians change tactics and advance in small groups.

On May 13, about 140 combat engagements took place on the frontline, 13 of them in the Kharkiv sector, where Ukrainian troops inflicted fire damage on the enemy, strengthening their positions and evacuating civilians from the affected settlements.

The Ukrainian military is thwarting Russia's attempts to expand the war by conducting counterattacks in Kharkiv region, destroying Russian infantry and equipment, and responding to enemy activity such as sabotage groups and shelling in Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian counterattacks continue, reinforcing areas such as Vovchansk and the border areas under the command of Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty, destroying Russian infantry and equipment.

Kharkiv will allocate additional funds for the needs of the Defense Forces, which are defending the city and the region in the face of a new Russian offensive in northern Ukraine.

Russian snipers fired at an armored police car that was evacuating people from Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, but the car saved the lives of three law enforcement officers, no one was injured.

The Center for Countering Disinformation explains that defensive fortifications in the Kharkiv region have been built, but due to the threat of enemy shelling, they are located outside the "gray zone.

Russians are holding civilians in the basements of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, threatening them with execution and forced labor, which constitutes war crimes and a violation of the Geneva Convention, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights reports.