Kharkiv

Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 enemy attacks near Avdiivka, and combat engagements took place in several frontline areas.

The old sign of the Pushkinska station was removed in the Kharkiv subway as part of de-Russification.

The Ministry of Energy hopes to restore the power system of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region after significant damage to local power generation and transmission facilities during the week.

Over the past month, Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have caused billions of hryvnias in damage.

Despite Russia's massive attacks on Ukraine's energy system, no large-scale restrictions or emergency electricity imports were required the day before, although the system remained difficult but stable due to significant damage to the generation and transmission systems.

Russian troops shelled populated areas of Kharkiv region, damaging private homes and wounding two civilians, one of whom was hospitalized with a stomach wound.

Zelenskiy called on allies to provide more advanced air defense systems to protect Ukrainian cities from Russian attacks, saying this would reduce Russia's ability to wage terror and force it to seek peace.

Consumers' electricity needs were covered by own generation and commercial imports without emergency assistance, but there were restrictions in Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih, and more than 260 consumers in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.

Two civilian drivers were wounded in a drone attack on a truck in Vovchansk, and a kindergarten in Vovchanski Khutory was shelled by a drone in Kharkiv region.

Over the past day, 71 combat engagements were registered along the contact line, during which the enemy launched 31 missile and 46 air strikes, and fired 23 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

A 52-year-old civilian truck driver was seriously injured when an enemy drone hit his truck near Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.

The seven men paid 6-9 thousand euros to a local resident to smuggle them across the Ukrainian-Romanian border in an old UAZ car, but border guards intercepted and detained them.

The situation on the contact line escalated after the US decision to provide military assistance to Ukraine: the enemy army significantly intensified its activities in the Kupyansk sector and launched numerous attacks that were repelled by Ukrainian forces.

A Russian S-300 missile hits a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv, injuring patients and staff.

The body of a man was found under the rubble of a private house in the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region after a morning Russian shelling. It was also reported that two S-300 missiles hit a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv.

In Balakliya, Kharkiv region, a local resident cooperated with the Russian occupiers, voluntarily working as the "chief accountant of the education department" during the occupation.

Russian occupants attacked a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv with two S-300 missiles, wounding one person and damaging buildings, including the food service, wards, and boiler room.

Over the last day, 94 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 12 missile attacks, 76 air strikes and 83 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

A medical complex in Kharkiv with more than 1,000 people was nearly hit by Russian missile strikes, causing one person to be lightly injured and damaging buildings and infrastructure.

Several explosions occurred in Kherson as the Russian army attacked from the temporarily occupied left bank, with the coastal zone coming under fire, according to the mayor, who called on residents to move to safer areas.

Russians attacked a psychiatric hospital in Kharkiv, wounding one patient and damaging buildings housing 65 people.

Today, on the last Saturday of April, all pet owners can thank the people who keep their pets alive and healthy and join the celebration of World Veterinary Day.

A middle-aged woman, a patient at a Kharkiv hospital, was injured by shards of glass when Russian missiles struck the Saltiv district, shattering windows in the medical facility.

Russian occupants shelled Kharkiv, damaging a medical facility and breaking windows, but there were no casualties.

Explosions were heard in Kharkiv when the city came under enemy fire, and the head of the regional administration and the mayor confirmed the attack and urged residents to stay in shelters.

Two metro stations and about 370 place names associated with Russia will be renamed in Kharkiv, including renaming streets and metro stations in honor of Ukrainian figures and removing Russian references.

A dog named Richard refused to eat or drink after a Russian airstrike destroyed his owners' home in Kharkiv region, mourning the loss of his home and warmth, reminding us that the Russian invasion hurts everyone, even animals.

Police Colonel Oleksandr Ivanov died in hospital after being seriously injured during a Russian Shahid drone attack on Kharkiv on April 4.

The amount of microgrants for citizens starting their own business in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region will be doubled to UAH 500,000 per person.

Two volunteers and their son were injured when an enemy drone hit their car in the village of Sotnytsia Kozachok, Kharkiv region, after delivering humanitarian aid.