A car carrying civilians who were trying to evacuate has come under Russian fire in the town of Vovchansk, leaving two people killed.
Source: Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office
Details: The investigation has found that four civilians tried to leave …
The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office has launched criminal proceedings in connection with the execution of a disabled person in Vovchansk by Russian forces.
Source: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram
Details: Prosecutors said they obtaine…
Russian troops have expanded the area of combat actions by almost 70 kilometres, thus attempting to force Ukrainian troops to deploy additional brigades from the reserve.
Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, on social medi…
The Defence Forces of Ukraine have managed to stabilise the situation on the battlefield as Russian troops are trying to advance in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast. The occupiers have managed to advance 10 kilometres deep into Ukraine at best.
Sour…
Russian troops can conduct reconnaissance with the help of drones deep in the Ukrainian rear due to the lack of sufficient air defence in Ukraine.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) re…
Four people were killed and 15 injured by the Russian attacks while working on the construction of defensive structures in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on the air of the Ukrainska Pravda YouTu…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has noted that Russian forces have not stopped bombarding the area of the town of Vovchansk (Kharkiv Oblast) but that Ukrainian troops are firmly holding the line.
Source: Zelenskyy’s address on 16 May
Quote: “At…
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has shared footage of fighting taking place on the outskirts of the city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Details: Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service said that the…
Russian forces attacked a village in Vovchansk hromada of Kharkiv Oblast with cluster munitions on 16 May [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]. This attack injure…
The 13th Brigade Khartiia of the National Guard of Ukraine jointly with a unit of the Rubizh Brigade repelled a Russian assault near the settlement of Lyptsi in Kharkiv Oblast.
Source: the Khartiia Brigade
Quote: “The UAV operators of the Khartiia [Bri…