russian troops shelled Kupyansk with multiple rocket launchers, killing two civilians and damaging residential buildings and a car.
Due to the security situation, forced evacuation of children was introduced in four settlements of Donetsk region. It is noted that a total of 28 children are to be evacuated with their parents or other legal representatives.
In Kharkiv region, the authorities decided to forcibly evacuate 161 children with their parents from 18 settlements of the Velykoburlutska and Vilkhuvatska communities due to Russian shelling of civilian areas.
russian federation is spreading a fake that Ukraine plans to deport Kharkiv residents on the eve of the city's defense, while Ukraine has only evacuated civilians from dangerous areas and does not plan forced evacuations in Kharkiv itself.
Russian troops continue to advance in six areas of the eastern front, with 76 combat engagements taking place on the Ukrainian front over the past day. In particular, the occupants carried out 18 attacks under the cover of aviation in the Novopavlivka sector and another 20 in the Avdiivka sector.
Yesterday, Russian troops fired artillery and mortars at about 20 settlements in Kharkiv region, damaging educational institutions and killing one person.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 86 combat engagements, 4 missile attacks, 106 air strikes and 154 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems by russian troops over the past day.
russian troops dropped cluster bombs with explosive elements in the Sumy region. Authorities urged local residents to be careful with any unexploded ordnance.
A 67-year-old woman died during the shelling of Kurylivka village in Kharkiv region by Russian troops.
A woman who was injured during the Russian shelling of a village in Kharkiv region on February 15 died in hospital from her injuries.
The Russian army shelled a village in the Bohodukhiv district of Kharkiv region during the unloading of humanitarian aid. One person was wounded in the region as a result of hostile attacks.
According to the General Staff's report, 74 combat engagements took place on the frontline over the past day.
On Monday, Ukrainian troops repelled 63 Russian attacks in six sectors, most of them in Avdiivka.
Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region was attacked for the first time with a cluster bomb.
Russians intensified air strikes in the Luhansk region, hitting villages in the Kupyansk and Lyman directions.
Several settlements in the Kharkiv region were subjected to artillery and mortar attacks by Russia, which also carried out air strikes, damaging buildings and infrastructure.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled over 70 attacks by Russian troops along the contact line.
In the Novopavlivka sector, enemy attempts to break through Ukrainian troops' defenses were repelled 27 times. There were 68 combat engagements over the last day.
A 60-year-old man was wounded and a private house was damaged as a result of the morning shelling by Russian forces in the village of Petropavlivka, Kupyansk district, Kharkiv region.
Over the past day, the Russian military shelled more than 15 settlements in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine with artillery and mortars, damaging buildings, including residential buildings and an educational institution, with no casualties reported.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops repelled 71 enemy attacks in various parts of the frontline as Russia continued to advance.
The 55-year-old volunteer was wounded by shrapnel from an enemy strike, allegedly by a KAB on the outskirts of Kupyansk.
Russian forces shelled several settlements in Kharkiv region overnight, damaging infrastructure and killing one person.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 82 combat engagements took place over the day, in which russia launched 9 missile strikes, 100 air strikes and fired 161 times at Ukrainian troops and settlements from multiple launch rocket systems.
Russians focused their military efforts primarily on the Avdiivka and Novopavlivka frontlines, conducting more than half of all attacks in these areas.
According to the spokesperson for the Khortytsia operational and strategic grouping of troops, there are more than 122,000 russian troops, of which almost 100,000 are in the Liman and Kupyansk directions, as well as more than 4,000 pieces of military equipment.
Several settlements in the Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russian troops, causing damage to infrastructure and injuries among the civilian population.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 83 combat engagements took place over the past day: russia launched 3 missile strikes, 91 air strikes and 142 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration announced that families with children living in 18 frontline villages in the Velykoburlutsk and Vilkhuvata communities will be forcibly evacuated due to the danger from constant Russian shelling.
russians attacked the village of Shcherbynivtsi in Bakhmut district. The Russian air strike wounded three people and damaged residential buildings and outbuildings.