Kharkiv
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.
Over the past day, 78 combat engagements took place, during which russia launched 54 missile attacks, 126 air strikes and 95 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile threat in the Kharkiv region.
The Netherlands will allocate 400 million euros to support Ukraine, in addition to the more than 2 billion euros already reserved for 2024.
Russia's missile strikes on Ukraine's energy system, bombing of Kharkiv, and advances along the front line have raised concerns that Kyiv's military efforts are approaching a critical point due to a severe shortage of ammunition and manpower.
Russian troops attacked a forestry in Chuhuiv district of Kharkiv region. Two people were hospitalized, two were rescued from the rubble
Zelenskyy and Duda discussed a bilateral security agreement, Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the situation in Kharkiv, and Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.
Due to the significant damage caused by the latest Russian attack on Ukrainian power plants, Ukrenergo urged Ukrainians to reduce evening electricity consumption from 19:00 to 22:00 to maintain a balance between electricity production and consumption.
At the Three Seas summit, President Zelensky emphasized the urgent need to strengthen Ukraine's air defense with real actions, not words, as Russian threats span the entire space from Europe to Kazakhstan.
The Kharkiv Regional Defense Council has decided to forcibly evacuate families with children from 47 frontline settlements near the Russian border, affecting 182 children whose evacuation routes and temporary accommodation have already been determined.
An explosion occurred in Sumy, Ukraine.
No hits were recorded during the extreme air alert in Kharkiv region, and no one was injured.
Russians shelled civilian infrastructure in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, causing fires and damage to residential buildings.
The Security Service and the National Police detained a 46-year-old resident of the village of Kozacha Lopan, who was an "assistant" to a local gauleiter during the occupation of the village and helped Russians kidnap Ukrainians and rob their property.
The organized group embezzled almost 160 million hryvnias intended for the restoration of Kharkiv's critical infrastructure, including World Bank funds, by inflating the prices of contracts through shell companies.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv again, according to the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration and the city's mayor.