Kharkiv

Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region injured several civilians, including three women and a man working in an outpatient clinic, and caused destruction of civilian infrastructure.

Some Russian infantry groups have entered Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and heavy fighting continues.

Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that there is no question of evacuating civilians from the city, as Kharkiv is hosting people fleeing active hostilities, accommodating more than 6,000 IDPs in dormitories.

President Zelenskyy held a conference call to discuss the situation in Kharkiv region, the deployment of additional forces and intelligence on enemy movements, and the postponement of international events in response to the situation.

Since the beginning of May 15, 41 combat engagements have taken place on the frontline, with intense fighting continuing in the Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivsk sectors. The defense forces inflict significant losses on the Russian-terrorist forces.

Kharkiv is securely defended, but Russia is doing everything it can to sow fear and panic among the civilian population with rocket and bomb attacks.

According to presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, russia's talk of "peace" and "truce" is a facade for restoring and redeploying forces, while continuing to attack Ukrainian cities and civilians.

In the Kharkiv region, two people died as a result of Russian aggression, including a 47-year-old civilian man shot dead by Russians in the village of Starytsia, and two policemen were among the wounded.

In some areas near Lukianets and Vovchansk, Ukrainian troops moved to more favorable positions to save lives and avoid losses from Russian fire and assault, while preventing the enemy from gaining a foothold and launching counterattacks.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage due to a sharp cold snap, requiring record imports, emergency EU aid, and controlled blackouts for households and industry.

Ukraine asks the White House for permission to use U. S.-supplied weapons to strike Russian military targets in Russia to counter the Russian offensive in the Kharkiv region.

Russian troops have slowed their offensive operations in the Kharkiv region, using a new tactic of using small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian positions and create a "buffer zone" near the border instead of advancing deeper.

The russians are transporting tanks through Mariupol by rail, probably using the newly built Mariupol-Rostov railroad line on the temporarily occupied territories.

Zelensky canceled his visit to Portugal and Spain due to the serious internal situation in Ukraine, including the situation on several front lines, which makes it inappropriate for him to travel abroad at this time.

Russia is playing up the topic of "negotiations" as a bargaining tactic, but the truth is that Russia lacks the men and equipment for a major offensive, and their main hope is to stretch Ukrainian forces and advance in the East, while Ukraine's key task is to survive, Russia needs negotiations only to pause and gather strength.

Volunteers and law enforcement officers have evacuated more than 3,100 people from the northern districts of Kharkiv region, where active hostilities are ongoing, including about 1,100 people from Vovchansk and villages located directly on the contact line.

One person was killed and 24 injured in a series of shelling by Russia in Kharkiv region on May 14. Residential buildings, an educational institution and civilian vehicles were damaged.

More than 7,500 civilians, including more than 760 children, have been evacuated from the border areas of Kharkiv region since the beginning of active hostilities in the area.

U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken sang Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" in a Kyiv bar during his visit to show support for Ukraine's fight for freedom.

Since the beginning of the day, 145 combat engagements took place along the entire frontline, during which the enemy fired 3 missiles, over 320 sorties of kamikaze drones and over 2,400 attacks on Ukrainian positions, actively using aviation and dropping almost 70 guided aerial bombs on Ukraine.

A series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv, Ukraine, leading to an air raid alert, and the head of the regional military administration urged residents to take shelter.

The number of victims of a Russian strike in Kharkiv on May 14 rose to 21, including 7 men, 11 women and 3 children, and damaged residential buildings, an educational institution, garages and cars.

Explosions sound in Kharkov. Residents are asked to go to shelters and not disturb the air defense system.

On May 14, 130 combat engagements took place on the contact line, during which the enemy intensively attacked Ukrainian positions, using its superiority in manpower and equipment, launching 2 missile strikes, 65 air strikes and 74 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

President Zelensky said that the situation in key combat areas such as Donetsk and Kharkiv regions is tense but under control, Chief of the General Staff Syrsky is working with brigades in combat positions, and soldiers are destroying the advancing Russian occupiers.

the Russian military carried out airstrikes on residential areas of Kharkiv, as a result of which 20 civilians were injured, including 3 children, and numerous buildings were damaged.

People are being evacuated from the areas of Kharkiv Oblast where the fighting is very active. As of today, the city has already received more than 5 thousand people

Seven explosions occurred in Kharkiv, injuring 18 people, including three children, with a rocket hitting a high-rise building in the city center.

At least 17 people, including a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, were wounded in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, with one civilian in serious condition and 11 others with moderate injuries.

Today, 140 people were evacuated from the frontline areas of Kharkiv region, the evacuation is still ongoing, according to local police.