Kharkiv

Russian troops launched a missile strike on the city of Kharkiv and a nearby settlement in the Kharkiv region, details of casualties are still being clarified.

The explosions occurred in Kharkiv when Russian troops attacked the city with aerial munitions.

900 devices, including laptops and tablets with unique eKidz content, will be provided to schools in 6 frontline regions of Ukraine - Donetsk, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson - to develop basic reading skills and learn the Ukrainian language.

According to the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, Russian strikes over the past three weeks are part of preparations for a major offensive that could begin in late May or early June and target Kharkiv.

Due to enemy shelling of the energy infrastructure, 500,000 consumers in the Kharkiv region remain without power, and some homes had electricity for only 6 hours a day the day before.

Due to grid restrictions, emergency power outages were introduced in 6 regions of Ukraine yesterday, and they are likely to continue today, with more than 550,000 consumers affected in Kharkiv region alone, although no power shortages are expected.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, an average of 360-400 settlements in Ukraine have been without electricity due to the fighting.

Subway traffic in Kharkiv resumed after a temporary shutdown.

Train traffic on Kharkiv subway lines is temporarily suspended.

Russians attacked Kharkiv and surrounding areas, striking civilian objects and causing casualties and destruction.

The russian federation launched 4 missile and 80 air strikes, and fired 108 times from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities during 65 combat engagements over the day.

Since the beginning of 2024, Ukrainian agricultural producers have received more than UAH 30 billion in bank loans for development and modernization, including UAH 11 billion in support for 2,525 farms under the government program "Affordable Loans 5-7-9".

Ukraine's Air Force informs of possible ballistic missile strikes on Dnipropetrovs'k, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Poltava regions.

Explosions were heard again in Kharkiv: the Ukrainian Air Force warned of a missile threat to the region, and local authorities reported loud explosions in the city.

Russian troops shell Kharkiv again, residents are urged to stay in shelters.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the activity of enemy tactical aviation in Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

The Russian army strikes at Kharkiv, explosions are heard, and residents are urged to take shelter.

Zelenskyy instructed diplomats and the military to urgently strengthen the air defense of Kharkiv, Sumy, and southern regions of Ukraine.

Two German companies, Knauf and WKB Systems, are supplying Russians with construction materials to rebuild occupied Mariupol, despite the fact that Knauf is actively present in Ukraine.

Russians shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery and drones, damaging communications networks, leaving nearly 5,000 customers without gas, 3,000 without water, and more than 12,000 without electricity, although services were later restored.

The head of Ukrenergo believes that the only way to protect Ukraine's energy system from Russian attacks is to decentralize generating capacity by building hundreds of small power plants instead of relying on a few large ones.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on NATO allies to immediately provide more air defense systems, including Patriot systems capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, and reportedly indicated that the allies have agreed to identify and send additional air defense systems to Ukraine to help protect its skies.

One person was killed and two others were injured in a Russian missile attack on an agricultural enterprise in Kharkiv region.

Ukraine's electricity imports now far exceed exports, with exports almost zero due to the recent wave of massive attacks, while imports help balance the system by allowing limited exports only during certain hours when there is excess electricity.

Russian propaganda channels spread fake information that Kharkiv schoolchildren were making voodoo dolls to put a jinx on Russians, when in fact they were attending a workshop on making traditional Ukrainian motanka dolls.

Four people were killed in Russia's nighttime strike on Kharkiv. Zelensky said that Russian terrorists will be held accountable for their actions in Kharkiv and for all acts of aggression against our people.

Today, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv district, killing a civilian man in a tractor.

An enemy drone was shot down by air defense forces in Dniprovskyi district of Dnipropetrovska oblast.

Power engineers are continuously working to restore energy facilities in all regions affected by the shelling and are already preparing for the next heating season with different scenarios.

There were explosions in Kharkiv, Ukraine.