Kharkiv

Two forest fires broke out in Kharkiv region due to Russia's massive shelling of frontline settlements in the Kupiansk district.

As a result of Russian shelling of the village of Slatyno, Dergachiv district, Kharkiv region, a local resident was wounded and several residential buildings and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Ten civilians, including an ambulance driver, were injured as a result of hostile shelling by Russian troops in various villages in Kharkiv region.

The enemy shelled and damaged energy infrastructure in Kharkiv region. Due to network constraints, the transmission system operator's lines in the region are subject to outage schedules.

Two civilians, a man and a woman, were killed when Russian troops shelled and destroyed a private house in the village of Vesele, Kharkiv region.

Ukrainian air defense destroyed all 10 kamikaze drones launched by Russia on the night of April 14.

Russia could launch a large-scale offensive in late spring or summer to seize more territory in Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as a potential assault on Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian and Western officials.

An attack by Russian shahids caused a power outage in some parts of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Two explosions occurred in Kharkiv, Ukraine, amid an air raid alert and reports of Russian drone strikes in the region.

Kharkiv is being attacked by Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drones, says Mayor Igor Terekhov.

By the end of July, Ukraine plans to open 22 more recruitment centers, bringing the total number of such centers to 32 across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of contract soldiers to 4,000-5,000 per month.

Russian troops attacked several villages in the Kharkiv region, injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings, including dropping a drone munition that wounded the driver of an emergency medical team.

Electricity consumption was limited in Kharkiv region and for industry in Kryvyi Rih, renewable electricity production was also restricted, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.

On April 12-13, about 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, including Kupiansk, Vovchansk, and others, were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling by russian troops, resulting in 9 civilians being injured, 1 killed, and many buildings and vehicles damaged.

Over the past day, 97 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 2 missile and 91 air strikes, as well as 160 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and settlements in different regions.

Ukraine expects to receive additional Patriot air defense systems and missiles soon after talks between Dutch Prime Minister Rutte and other leaders.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to cut taxes for businesses operating in Kharkiv region to support economic potential and job creation during the war with Russia.

During the discussion of changes in housing policy, it was suggested that the dormitories of the shrinking educational institutions be used as social housing and that international donors be involved in financing housing programs.

The European Investment Bank and the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine have signed an agreement to provide an additional €5 million grant to modernize Ukrainian hospitals and repair war damage.

A man was injured in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, as a result of a drone attack on a car, a forest fire broke out in the village of Kolisnykivka due to enemy artillery fire, and there were casualties and injuries in Monachynivka and Kupyansk-Kuzlove due to enemy fire.

Russia's goal is to achieve a complete blackout in Ukraine through massive attacks on the energy system, but they have not yet achieved this, as the system is working steadily despite significant damage.

There have been no emergency power outages in Kharkiv, and electric transport is operating at 90% capacity as the authorities seek to avoid unplanned outages in the city.

More than 2,000 Ukrainians have received new apartments and houses under the e-Restoration program, with the most frequent purchases in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Chernihiv regions.

This year, regions close to the war zone will receive UAH 2. 5 billion from the state budget to build shelters in schools.

The Ukrainian government has allocated an additional UAH 3. 88 billion for the further construction of defense borders, primarily in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, including UAH 1.7 billion for Kharkiv and UAH 1.5 billion for Sumy.

Kharkiv region has begun forced evacuation of families with children from 47 frontline settlements near the Russian border for security reasons.

99 fallen Ukrainian defenders, including 77 from Donetsk, 20 from Zaporizhzhia and 2 from Kharkiv sectors, were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts involving various Ukrainian agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Since the beginning of this year, Russia has launched nearly 1,000 missiles, about 2,800 drones and about 7,000 guided bombs into Ukraine, targeting civilian infrastructure and causing significant damage to energy facilities.

Ukraine is limiting electricity consumption in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, importing and exporting electricity to neighboring countries, and repairing the effects of enemy shelling of energy infrastructure.

About 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region were shelled, resulting in injuries and material damage, but no attacks on Kharkiv itself were recorded.