Kharkiv
The situation in the energy sector remains consistently difficult but under control: the most difficult situation is in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region, and restrictions are in place for industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih.
Evacuation from Vovchansk is extremely difficult due to the constant presence of enemy UAVs, the reluctance of residents to leave the danger zone and the proximity of some settlements to the contact line.
In the Vovchansk sector, the Russian army is attempting to advance in the north and in the Lipetsk sector. Ukrainian defenders are holding back the enemy in these areas. About 15 enemy attacks have been repelled recently. At the same time, 30 volunteer groups are working in the relevant areas to evacuate the population.
A 1500-square-meter industrial and warehouse building caught fire in the village of Vasyshchevo, Kharkiv region, and required 10 fire trucks and 60 rescuers to extinguish the fire.
Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage for most of the day, which necessitates a consumption restriction for industrial consumers from 5 p. m. to midnight and record electricity imports from 5 European countries.
Ukrposhta will issue stamps with embroidered shirts of Crimea and Kharkiv region to support these regions.
The Vovchansk city military administration assures that "there were fortifications around the city on the border with Russia, but it was difficult to build them due to constant shelling.
Due to significant damage to energy facilities and electricity shortages, Ukraine has received emergency electricity from Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and consumption restrictions for industrial consumers may be imposed in the evening.
Enemy propagandists are "processing" the occupiers and want to justify crimes against civilians in the context of intensified hostilities in Kharkiv region, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation.
Seven people were injured as a result of a series of massive shelling of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, by Russian troops using various types of weapons on May 12.
Russian troops shelled populated areas of Kharkiv region with aircraft, multiple launch rocket systems and mortars, damaging residential buildings, private homes and civilian infrastructure, injuring several civilians and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,600 residents from frontline areas, police said.
A series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv.
russian telegram channels falsely claimed that the leadership of the Kharkiv region had disappeared due to the russian offensive, but Ukrainian officials confirmed that the regional leadership remained in Kharkiv and was fulfilling its duties.
Active hostilities continue in the Kharkiv sector, with the enemy using assault tactics, while Ukrainian troops repel attacks and inflict losses on the occupiers.
russian troops advanced near several settlements, including Verbove, Krasnohorivka, Netaylove, west of Semenivka, east of Novopokrovske, and occupied the villages of Morokhovets, Oliynykove and Zelene.
On May 12, the occupiers shot off the finger of a 74-year-old civilian resident of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Enemy forces shelled the outskirts of Kharkiv, no casualties were reported, but information on potential damage is still being established.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that the occupiers shelled the suburbs of Kharkiv twice.
An explosion has hit Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Shelling continues on the northern border of Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in fierce fighting to protect civilians and territory, and nearly 6,000 residents have been evacuated.
Fierce fighting continues on a large part of the border strip in Kharkiv region as Russian occupiers try to gain a foothold in some occupied villages for further advancement, while Ukrainian troops hold their positions and inflict losses on the enemy, President Zelenskyy's report says.
The "gray zone" in the Kharkiv region has expanded, with more and more settlements experiencing active hostilities, making stabilization of the front line a major challenge for Ukrainian forces.
Due to the scale of the situation with the Russian group and its losses, it was decided to open an additional camp for Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine as soon as possible.
Given the enemy's significant losses in the Kharkiv sector, which will only increase, surrendering or defecting to Ukraine is a reasonable alternative for the Russian soldiers there.
According to the schedule known to Ukrainian intelligence, Russian military became more active in the Kharkiv region, as expected. The Ukrainian defense forces and intelligence units took the necessary measures.
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron called Russia's offensive in the Kharkiv region "an extremely dangerous moment" and "Putin's unjustified, illegal invasion of an independent, sovereign country. "
In the south of Ukraine, there are no signs of Russian offensive groups forming or of any drastic changes in the enemy's position, and the situation in the Black Sea remains stable, with no ships or cruise missiles at sea.
Russian attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense have been halted, but fierce fighting continues in the Kharkiv region along the border with Russia.
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from areas of Kharkiv region where Russia has intensified its fighting over the past two days.
As a result of Russian shelling in 27 settlements in Kharkiv region, 3 people were killed, including a 73-year-old woman, and 6 others were injured.