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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and National Police have identified and exposed a resident of the Kharkiv region who collaborated with Russian forces during their 2022 occupation of the Kupiansk district.
Russian forces launched attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Derhachi, Pavlohrad, and Kramatorsk, resulting in at least one death and multiple injuries, including a child. Concurrently, Ukrainian drones and missiles struck Russian border regions like Belgorod and Yaroslavl, causing power outages and two fatalities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed retaliation after accusing Ukraine of striking a student dormitory in Starobilsk, Luhansk Oblast, a claim Ukraine's General Staff denied, stating the target was an elite Russian military unit. This accusation comes as Putin faces increasing domestic and international scrutiny, including a record 196-day absence from visiting Russian regions.
Images from Ukraine's Kharkiv region depict the stark contrast between soldiers returning from the front lines and rescuers responding to new attacks in the city.
A Russian ballistic missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Pryluky has reportedly killed two people and injured 17 others. This incident is part of ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine.
Russia's Ministry of Defense reported the capture of two villages in the Kharkiv region, indicating ongoing military operations in the area.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have regained control of the village of Odradne and its surrounding areas in the Kharkiv region.
Andriy Yermak, former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been charged in a corruption and money laundering investigation, with prosecutors seeking his pre-trial detention. Authorities have clarified that President Zelensky is not a target of the ongoing probe.
Five people sustained injuries in Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region over the past day. This marks a continuation of hostilities in the area.
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and 17 other settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack, resulting in ten people injured, including three children.
Jūlija, a woman from Ukraine's Kharkiv region, was awarded the 'Mrs. Inspiration' title at the 'Mrs. Latvia 2026' competition.
Russia conducted widespread missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, with air defenses downing many UAVs but still resulting in casualties and damage in regions like Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. Concurrently, Ukrainian attacks were reported to have significantly impacted Russian oil refinery production, bringing it to a 17-year low.
Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing accusations of losing control of his party and not taking the threat of antisemitism seriously enough, as headlines highlight 'terror on our streets' and 'UK antisemitism 'out of control'. This comes amidst broader scrutiny of his leadership and the party's direction.
Russian forces launched a strike on the city of Chuhuiv in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, resulting in the immediate death of one man and serious injuries to another who later succumbed in the hospital.
Multiple military strikes have been reported across Ukraine and occupied territories, including Russian drone attacks on agricultural enterprises in the Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions. Separately, Ukraine claimed to have hit a Russian naval traffic center in occupied Sevastopol, where explosions were also heard.
A court has sentenced an FSB agent to 15 years in prison with property confiscation for providing the enemy with locations of Ukraine's Defense Forces near Kharkiv and advocating for renewed strikes on a local thermal power plant.
Russian forces shelled the Kharkiv region, striking railway infrastructure and the city of Izium with multiple launch rocket systems. The attacks resulted in injuries to three civilians.
Russian forces conducted shelling and drone strikes across multiple Ukrainian regions, including Kherson and Kharkiv, over the past day. These attacks resulted in at least 13 injuries to civilians and caused damage to residential buildings and warehouses.
The Kharkiv Region Defense Council has expanded the mandatory evacuation zone for families with children to include 23 more settlements in the Kupiansk district, amidst ongoing conflict.
Russian forces have dropped six guided aerial bombs on the dam of the Pechenezkyi Reservoir, one of the largest reservoirs in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
Five settlements in Ukraine's Kharkiv region came under Russian fire over the past day, April 12, resulting in reported casualties.
Russian forces shelled 19 settlements in the Sumy region more than 70 times over the past 24 hours; there are casualties.
A Russian attack on Balabyne in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region has resulted in one confirmed death and an injury toll that has risen to four.
The death toll from recent Russian strikes on the Korabelny district of Kherson, Ukraine, has tragically risen to four. The attacks continue to impact civilian areas.
Russian attacks across Ukraine have killed 9 people and injured 95 over the past day. Separately, Russian drone strikes damaged residential buildings in Odesa, injuring at least 3.
A Russian network known as 'The Company' reportedly attempted to spread disinformation through online media and social networks in Argentina to discredit President Javier Milei between June and October 2024.
A Russian drone struck a residential building in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, causing a fire and injuring three women.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia to agree to a mutual halt on strikes against energy infrastructure, citing the global energy crisis exacerbated by the Middle East conflict and signals from partner countries.
Over the past 24 hours, nine settlements in the Kharkiv region came under enemy attack, leaving six people wounded.
Russian forces shelled a hospital in the village of Shevchenkove in Ukraine's Kupianskyi district of Kharkiv region, resulting in injuries to three people.
Russian forces damaged two schools in the Shevchenkove community of the Kupiansk district in the Kharkiv region over the past weekend.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have attacked 12 settlements in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, resulting in two people being injured.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested an agent in the Kharkiv region, described as a 'mole' within Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, who was allegedly spying for both Russian and Belarusian intelligence services.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Russia's spring offensive has failed, noting that Russian forces are struggling to advance with military equipment and are now resorting to small group attacks, indicating Russia has no intention of ending the war.
Soldiers of the 77th Separate Airmobile Naddnipryanska Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stormed a position held by Russian invaders in Bohuslavka, Kharkiv region; four of them surrendered.
Russian troops carried out nearly 120 strikes on 40 settlements in Ukraine's Sumy region over the past 24 hours, resulting in two deaths and one injury.
A Russian drone strike on residential areas in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, resulted in one fatality and at least two injuries.
Thirteen people, including two children, were injured in the Kharkiv region over the past day as a result of ongoing Russian attacks.
Russian forces attacked the Derhachi community in the Kharkiv region with Molniya drones, injuring a civilian.
Russian troops attacked two settlements in the Vovchansk community in the Kharkiv region with drones. As a result of the enemy attack, two civilian men, aged 81 and 61, were killed. Another woman and a man were injured.
A 64-year-old woman was killed in the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district in the Kharkiv region as a result of Russian shelling.
Kharkiv and 12 other settlements in the Kharkiv region came under Russian attack yesterday, March 2, resulting in two people wounded.
Russian troops attacked settlements in the Kharkiv region with drones, injuring a woman and damaging an educational institution, a cemetery, and a private house.
Russia launched a nighttime attack on a gas production facility belonging to the Naftogaz Group in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.
On February 27, five people, including two children who suffered acute stress reactions, were injured in an enemy attack in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian forces are preemptively stopping attempts by small infantry groups of Russian invaders to advance toward the villages of Bohuslavka and Nova Kruhliakivka in the Kharkiv region.
Sixteen-year-old Veronika from Zlatopil in the Kharkiv region remembers the horror of February 24, 2022 – the day Russia launched its...
Kharkiv regional administration head, Oleh Syniehubov, reported that 175 'combat clashes' were recorded.
Russian media outlets have spread false claims alleging that women in Ukraine's Kharkiv region are being forcibly mobilized into the army, threatening them with imprisonment or loss of social benefits, despite no such actions occurring in Ukraine.
Ukraine has claimed responsibility for striking a major Russian oil pumping station located approximately 200 km from Moscow, with the SBU stating it supplied Moscow Oblast. Ukrainian officials have indicated preparations for further attacks on Russian targets.
Russian forces reportedly attacked an agricultural enterprise in Velyka Babka, Kharkiv region, on May 21, marking another strike on the facility.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held discussions with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations and the potential resumption of free trade zone negotiations. Vučić also reported on an upcoming visit by a Ukrainian delegation.
Russian forces are reportedly shelling the town of Bohodukhiv in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, resulting in injuries and damage.
Russian military forces have reportedly taken control of the settlements of Borova and Kutkivka in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, according to Russia's RIA news agency, citing the Ministry of Defense.
Law enforcement authorities have identified and notified a Russian serviceman of suspicion in connection with the torture of a judge from a local court in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kharkiv region in 2022.
Russian forces have conducted strikes in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, injuring two people in Shevchenkove and hitting the previously damaged Skovoroda Museum with a drone. These attacks continue to impact civilian areas and cultural sites.
The Kharkiv region has delivered a batch of pickup trucks to soldiers of the 92nd Assault Brigade and the 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian forces conducted a series of attacks, including drone strikes, across Ukraine's Kharkiv, Sumy, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. These assaults resulted in at least four deaths and dozens of injuries, along with damage to infrastructure.
Russia launched widespread missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, hitting railway infrastructure, industrial facilities, and causing casualties and gas supply disruptions. Simultaneously, Ukraine conducted massive drone strikes deep into Russian territory, targeting oil refineries and military complexes.
Both Ukraine and Russia launched extensive drone attacks, with Russian drones causing casualties and damage in Ukrainian regions like Kherson and Sumy, while Ukraine targeted Russian air defense systems. Ukrainian air defenses reportedly intercepted a large number of incoming Russian drones.
Drone attacks have been reported in both Russia's Voronezh region, where two helicopters were struck, and Ukraine's Kharkiv region, where a village was hit, injuring three people. These incidents highlight the ongoing use of drones in the conflict.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged a series of deadly strikes, resulting in multiple casualties and damage to infrastructure on both sides. These attacks intensified around the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
Russian drone and missile attacks have targeted multiple regions across Ukraine, including Kherson, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Zaporizhzhia. These strikes have resulted in at least four deaths, dozens of injuries, and damage to civilian infrastructure and farms.
The European Union moved to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Hungary's Viktor Orbán lifted his veto, marking a significant development in EU financial aid to Kyiv.
Russian drones have reportedly targeted industrial facilities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region, causing damage and raising concerns about civilian safety.
Ukraine's SvitloDIM government program has received more than 2,500 applications in Kyiv and the Kyiv region since its launch, and the initiative has now been expanded to include the Kharkiv region.
Five people were reported injured in Ukraine's Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian strikes.
Russian forces conducted multiple attacks across Ukraine, including drone strikes in Sumy Oblast that killed a truck driver and wounded police and medical workers, and airstrikes in Kharkiv Oblast that injured several civilians. Additionally, a railway strike in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast led to the evacuation of 500 passengers.
Explosive ordnance disposal experts in Ukraine's Kharkiv region have successfully recovered and destroyed 43 pieces of World War II-era ammunition.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces shelled seven settlements in the Kharkiv region, resulting in one fatality and one injury.
Agents of the "ATESH" partisan movement conducted two simultaneous acts of sabotage on a railway section between Stary Oskol and Urazove in the Kharkiv region, disrupting Russian supply lines in the Kupiansk sector.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have regained control of a small section in the Kharkiv region between the villages of Ambarne and Milove, while Russian troops continue active operations in other sectors.
Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia's Leningrad region, with Russia claiming to have shot down 19 drones. The incident caused significant disruptions to air traffic in the St. Petersburg area, leading to the rerouting of flights.
For the first time in two-and-a-half years, Russia's army recorded no territorial gains on the front line in Ukraine during March, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
A Russian An-26 military transport aircraft reportedly crashed over occupied Crimea, resulting in the deaths of all 29 people on board, with Russia's defense ministry attributing the incident to a likely technical malfunction, as confirmed by Russian sources.
Mihajlo Cemeris, a Ukrainian soldier, lost both legs above the knees during combat in the Kharkiv region near Vovchansk last August, but despite his severe injuries, he expresses no regrets.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again stated that the US is conditioning strong security guarantees for Ukraine on Kyiv ceding the entire eastern Donbas region to Russia, a demand Ukraine firmly rejects, asserting it will not give up territory.
Russian forces attacked State Emergency Service rescuers in Velykyi Burluk, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, as they were extinguishing a fire in a non-residential building previously hit by a Russian drone.
Russian forces have attacked nine settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours using guided aerial bombs and drones, resulting in one woman being injured.
The man died in the village of Murom across the border from eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, authorities said.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained a Russian informant in the Kharkiv region who was collecting data to prepare a repeat Russian air attack on one of Ukraine’s largest thermal power plants (TPP).
Near the village of Chervona Khvylia in the Kharkiv region, two emergency medical workers were killed as a result of enemy shelling, and another was injured.
Ukraine's Defence Ministry reports that partners can now train AI models on real battlefield data to accelerate autonomous systems development, marking a new technological phase in the war. Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi highlighted the increasing production and use of unmanned systems as crucial for victory, with high-tech systems like reconnaissance drones and ground robots playing a key role in Ukraine's defense, as witnessed firsthand in the Kharkiv region.
Six rescuers were injured in the village of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, as a result of repeated Russian strikes, with two of them hospitalized.
Russian drone attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv region have left at least four people dead. The latest wave came just ahead of a visit to address Ukrainian lawmakers by the speaker of Germany's Bundestag. DW has more.
Soldiers from the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelia” carried out a large-scale and complex operation in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, to destroy Russian strongholds.
Over the past day, Russian forces killed one person and injured ten others in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Over the past day, Russian troops attacked the regional center and 10 other settlements in the Kharkiv region, damaging railway infrastructure in two districts, an agricultural enterprise, and power grids.
A Russian drone strike in the settlement of Blyzniuky, Kharkiv region, damaged a recovery train and wounded a 30-year-old man.
The Russian army carried out a UAV strike on a critical infrastructure facility in the Chuhuiv community of the Kharkiv region, leaving one settlement without electricity and causing water supply problems in the administrative center.
Seven people were injured over the past day as a result of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region.
The State Border Guard Service showed how border guards from the Hart brigade thwarted Russian “meat” assaults in the Kharkiv region.
In the village of Pidserednie, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv region, the death toll from the Russian attack has risen to two, with rescuers recovering the body of a woman from under the rubble.
The number of enemy assaults has reportedly decreased slightly in the area of Ukraine's Kharkiv region under the control of border units.
In the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, a 59-year-old woman and her son were killed in an airstrike on February 22. Another person and two children were trapped under the rubble and sustained injuries.
A Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv region killed three children and their father, while their mother, who is eight months pregnant, survived with multiple injuries.
A Russian missile strike on the city of Derhachi in the Kharkiv district has killed two people and injured 23 others.
Russia and Ukraine have engaged in a series of drone attacks, with Russia striking a funeral procession in Sumy and oil and gas facilities in Kharkiv and Poltava, causing civilian casualties. Ukraine, in turn, claims to have struck a Russian frigate and oil infrastructure, while denying responsibility for an attack on a student dormitory in Luhansk.
Russian forces conducted strikes in Ukraine, with a drone attack in the Kharkiv region killing a truck driver. Separately, another Russian strike in Chernihiv Oblast resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
A NATO F-16 jet shot down a drone over Estonian territory, which Ukraine claimed was theirs but attributed to Russian interference. This incident occurred as Russia accused Latvia of aiding Ukrainian drone attacks and issued threats of retaliation.
Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack across Russia, including the Moscow region, resulting in at least four deaths and multiple injuries. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated that the deadly strikes were "entirely justified."
Russian forces have carried out attacks that resulted in damage to critical infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa Oblast and Kharkiv region.
Russian troops failed in their large-scale infiltration plan in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, though they maintain a limited presence and continue active attacks on the bridgehead east of the Oskil River.
Andrii Yermak, former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been named as a suspect in a corruption inquiry. The probe involves allegations of money laundering and real estate fraud, marking a significant scandal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled his readiness for peace negotiations on Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirming these signals. Putin also proposed former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as a potential mediator, a suggestion that was subsequently rejected by Germany.
The number of fatalities from a May 4 missile strike on Merefa in Ukraine's Kharkiv region has increased to eight, following the death of a seriously wounded man in the hospital.
A Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Kharkiv region has resulted in the deaths of seven people, according to local officials.
Russian forces are carrying out a psychological operation in the border areas of Kharkiv region by dropping leaflets from drones encouraging collaboration.
Aser Benjámin, a Hungarian youth, died on May 24, 2025, in the Kharkiv region on the Ukrainian front. Hungarian public media reportedly only covered his death after a recent government change.
EU leaders convened in Cyprus, where they approved a significant loan package for Ukraine after Hungary lifted its veto, and also adopted a 20th package of sanctions against Russia. Ukrainian President Zelensky attended the summit, advocating for Ukraine's full EU membership.
Ukraine has repaired and reopened the damaged Druzhba pipeline, which transports Russian oil to Europe, with President Zelensky stating there are no longer grounds to block a €90 billion EU loan. This move aims to resolve a dispute that had impacted EU financial support.
Ukraine has denied reports circulating on Russian media outlets regarding the alleged capture of the settlement of Zybyne in the Kharkiv region by Russian forces.
Ukraine launched strikes on multiple Russian oil industry facilities, including refineries, an oil depot, and a Baltic Sea port, while also hitting a meat processing plant in the Kharkiv region. Meanwhile, heavy combat engagements continued, particularly in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka sectors, and Russia conducted a missile strike on central Kharkiv.
The evacuation zone has been expanded in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region, leading to the relocation of residents from over 20 settlements.
A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro resulted in the deaths of five people and injured dozens more. Following the deadly attack, a day of mourning was declared in Dnipro.
Russian forces struck the settlement of Velykyi Burluk in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast with a drone on 13 April, killing a 74-year-old woman and injuring three other people.
Russian forces shelled the village of Zolochiv in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, resulting in injuries to two people.
Budanov stated that attacks on Russian oil terminals are affecting the negotiations and strengthening Ukraine's position.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in collaboration with the FBI and Polish counterintelligence, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to neutralize Russian GRU intelligence activities spying on citizens via hacked routers.
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Over the previous day, one person died and 11 were wounded in the Kharkiv region due to Russian shelling, with one child among the injured.
A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.
A French court has sentenced Chen Zhangjie, the Chinese captain of the Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay, to one year in prison in absentia and issued an arrest warrant for failing to comply with orders during an inspection in international waters, with the vessel suspected of transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.
A Russian oil tanker has entered Cuban waters, potentially offering a lifeline to the island, as US President Donald Trump appears to relax a de facto oil blockade and states he sees 'no problem' with Russia delivering oil to Cuba.
Russian attacks have reportedly killed two people in Ukraine's Kharkiv region and caused damage to infrastructure along the Danube River.
Ukraine has reported a major Russian attack involving over 400 drones and missiles, resulting in at least three deaths and eleven injuries in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, as Ukrainian forces prepare for a new large-scale offensive.
Russian troops struck a medical facility in the village of Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region, with drones on the morning of March 22.
A Russian FPV drone attacked an emergency medical team in Hrushivka, Kupiansk district, Kharkiv Oblast, resulting in injuries to a female medic and a driver.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army launched strikes on Kharkiv and 16 other settlements in the region, injuring ten people.
A 15-year-old girl was killed and her parents severely injured in a Russian attack on a village near Chernihiv, Ukraine, which also damaged two residential buildings.
Russian troops attacked a historic building in the center of Novhorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region with a drone during the night, causing a fire and significant damage.
Russian forces attacked the Kharkiv region with drones overnight, injuring a woman, and rescuers were subsequently hit twice by repeated strikes while clearing the aftermath of the initial attack.
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In the Kharkiv region, 15 settlements were under Russian attack yesterday, and there are casualties.
Over the past day, the regional center and 19 settlements in the Kharkiv region were hit by enemy strikes; two people were killed, and seven others were injured, including a child.
Three people were killed and four others injured in the Kherson region of Ukraine over the past 24 hours as a result of ongoing Russian attacks.
Russian occupation forces attempted to break through the state border of Ukraine near Zybynе and Kruhle in the Kharkiv region, with Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralizing 17 enemy attacks.
The Russian army carried out a UAV strike on a critical infrastructure facility in the Chuhuiv community of the Kharkiv region, leaving one settlement without electricity and causing water supply…
Russian troops struck the village of Oskil in the Kharkiv region with guided aerial bombs, injuring a civilian woman.
Five people, including two children, were injured in a Russian attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv region on February 27, with the children suffering acute stress reactions.
Rescuers recovered a man's body from under rubble in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region after a Russian drone attack, with his wife also sustaining injuries.
A photo exhibition titled 'Angels of the Kharkiv Region' has opened at the National Library in Latvia, commemorating Ukrainian children whose lives were lost due to Russian attacks.
The Ukrainian military states that only a few buildings in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, remain under Russian control, housing several dozen soldiers.