Kupiansk

In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian counterattacks continue, reinforcing areas such as Vovchansk and the border areas under the command of Brigadier General Mykhailo Drapaty, destroying Russian infantry and equipment.

Ukrainian military shoots down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet in Donetsk region.

Local authorities in the Kharkiv region have decided to forcibly evacuate 113 orphans and children deprived of parental care from border settlements in connection with a new Russian offensive in the region.

Some civilians who left the Kharkiv region due to mandatory evacuation are trying to return temporarily to plant gardens, despite the ongoing offensive by Russian troops in the region.

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.

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.

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.

Russian attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense have been halted, but fierce fighting continues in the Kharkiv region along the border with Russia.

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.

Over the past day, 155 combat engagements took place, with russia launching 13 missile attacks, 118 air strikes and 120 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

President Zelenskiy said that defensive operations are underway in Kharkiv region, while the situation in Donetsk region remains tense, with more than 30 military clashes daily, as Ukraine thwarts Russian offensive plans.

The situation in the Kupyansk district remains difficult but under the control of the Defense Forces, and critical infrastructure such as water and electricity supply is functioning normally despite constant Russian assaults and shelling.

Dozens of settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian artillery and mortar fire, resulting in civilian casualties and destruction of residential areas, and Vovchansk was heavily shelled.

Over the past day, russia launched 7 missile strikes, 108 air strikes and 120 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in various regions.

The northern areas of Kharkiv region are a "gray zone" where active hostilities are taking place, allowing Russian troops to infiltrate certain areas during the fighting, but Ukrainian troops have successfully repelled a new wave of Russian counteroffensive in the region.

On the night of May 10, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kharkiv. As a result of the enemy attacks, one person was killed and four were injured, including an 11-year-old child.

Over the past day, 95 combat engagements took place, during which the enemy launched 6 missile and 80 air strikes, and fired 127 times at Ukrainian positions and localities from multiple launch rocket systems.

Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 76 combat engagements along the frontline over the last day, with the enemy conducting most of its attacks in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka sectors, trying to improve its tactical position with the support of aviation, but suffering heavy losses.

On May 9, Russian troops shelled Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, wounding a 48-year-old woman and killing a 51-year-old man, which led to an investigation into war crimes and premeditated murder.

7 people, including 4 children, were injured in the shelling of a school in Kharkiv.

Over the past day, 146 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline, during which the enemy launched 60 missile attacks, 90 air strikes and 107 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities.

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 121 combat engagements in various sectors of the frontline, with the enemy conducting the most attacks in the Avdiivka and Bakhmut sectors and intensifying their activities in the Orikhivsk sector, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure.

Russian forces attacked several settlements in the Kharkiv region with artillery, mortars, and drones, damaging residential areas, but no casualties were reported.

On May 7, the Russian occupation forces conducted 64 combat engagements, launching 1 missile, 40 air strikes and 72 rocket attacks, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure, while Ukrainian troops repelled numerous attacks in many directions.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops shelled several settlements, damaging residential buildings and injuring civilians, including a 16-year-old girl.

Over the past day, russia launched 2 missile attacks, 83 air strikes and 101 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems at Ukrainian positions and localities in different regions.

On May 6, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 87 combat engagements along the frontline, in particular in the Bakhmut, Novopavlivka and Avdiivka sectors, with the enemy launching 2 missile and 69 air strikes and using multiple launch rocket systems 52 times.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian forces shelled several settlements, damaging buildings and injuring civilians, including a 59-year-old woman in Zolochiv, where a boiler room and residential buildings were destroyed, an 88-year-old woman in Monachynivka was killed.