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Vovchansk under Ukraine's control despite critical situation, governor says

The situation in the frontline Ukrainian town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast is "critical" due to "constant Russian shelling that has almost completely destroyed the town," Governor Tamaz Hambarashvili said on national television on May 14.

14 May 2024, 07:30 PM

Evacuation alert for Sumy's 10-km border as Russian shelling intensifies

Residents have been advised to evacuate the 10-kilometer zone near the border in Sumy Oblast due to constant shelling by the Russian Federation, regional governor Volodymyr Artyukh announced on national television on May 14.

14 May 2024, 07:05 PM

Russian forces advance: Vovchansk gripped by destruction, fires, and shelling, reports The Telegraph

The renewed Russian offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast brought a “sense of weary déjà vu” to the remaining 4,000 residents of the town of Vovchansk and nearby villages, who spent six months under enemy occupation in the early stages of the full-scale invasion, The Telegraph wrote on May 12.

13 May 2024, 11:57 AM

Over 4,000 evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast in past 48 hours, says regional governor

Approximately 4,073 people have been evacuated from Kharkiv Oblast in the past two days amid an intensifying Russian offensive, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram on May 12.

12 May 2024, 06:35 PM

Vovchansk situation deteriorates, nearly destroyed, says Ukrainian police officer

Situation in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, deteriorated significantly: town is almost destroyed due to constant shelling, most of local residents evacuated, National Police patrol officer Oleksiy Kharkivsky reported on Facebook on May 12.

12 May 2024, 05:55 PM

Nearly 2,000 evacuate Kharkiv Oblast following Russian assault, says regional governor

Over the past day, 1,775 people were evacuated from Chuhuiv, Kharkiv, and Bohodukhiv districts of Kharkiv Oblast due to intensified Russian shelling, reported regional governor Oleh Synehubov on Telegram on May 11.

11 May 2024, 11:27 AM

Vovchansk evacuation underway as 20% of locals stay amid major Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast

Up to 20% of local residents still remain in the town of Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, spokesperson for the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office, Dmytro Chubenko, said on May 10, on Kyiv24 TV channel.

10 May 2024, 07:21 PM

Film about destruction of Ukrainian town Maryinka wins two major awards at New York Film Festival

Documentary White Angel - The End of Maryinka about war in Ukraine by German TV channel ZDF won both Gold Award and Grand Prix at NYF 2024 awards in Docudrama category, Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on April 23.

24 April 2024, 05:42 PM

Major Russian oil refinery shuts down following Orsk dam burst

One of Russia’s most important oil refineries and the only one in Orenburg Oblast has been temporarily shut down due to “abnormal flooding” after a dam burst in the city of Orsk, the Orsknefteorgsintez PJSC’s press service reported on Telegram on April 7.

7 April 2024, 03:41 PM

Why 875 residents won't leave Chasiv Yar?

About 875 individuals are choosing to stay in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, despite the severe circumstances caused by persistent Russian bombardment, regional governor Serhiy Chaus told Radio Liberty on April 3.

3 April 2024, 05:49 PM

Russia continues terrorizing Kharkiv

Russian military are attacking Kharkiv on April 1, Kharkiv regional governor, Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram.

1 April 2024, 04:41 PM

More than 1000 miners trapped underground amid blackouts in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts

Several mines in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts lost power after a massive Russian drone and missile attack on March 22, leaving 1,060 miners trapped underground, the Energy Ministry reported, adding that there was no threat to their lives.

22 March 2024, 01:29 PM

Belgorod authorities decide to evacuate 9,000 children amid repeated shellings

The authorities of Russia’s Belgorod Oblast decided to take about 9,000 children to other oblasts due to regular shelling, Belgorod Oblast governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said, according to the Russian propaganda agency RIA Novosti.

19 March 2024, 04:41 PM

Russian army bombed the center of Velyka Pysarivka village in Sumy Oblast

The Russian army has bombed the center of the border village Velyka Pysarivka in Sumy Oblast, reported the head of the Velyka Pysarivka community, Lyudmyla Biryukova on Facebook on March 17.

17 March 2024, 06:50 PM

Hundreds, including children, evacuated in Sumy Oblast municipality as Russian shelling intensifies

A total of 190 people, including 26 children, were safely evacuated from the border municipality of Velykopysarivske in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine’s Internal Affairs Ministry reported on Telegram on March 16.

16 March 2024, 06:35 PM

Russia destroys bridge in border village, residents to evacuate

Police evacuated 16 people from the village of Lugovka, Sumy Oblast after Russian occupiers destroyed a bridge over the Vorskla River, which is located near the village and connects it to automobile roads, reported the press service of National Police on March 14.

14 March 2024, 06:52 PM

Pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer fighters launch liberation operation in Belgorod and Kursk

The Russian authorities are obstructing the evacuation of civilians from Belgorod and Kursk oblasts, which have been raided by pro-Ukrainian Russian volunteer fighters, the Ukrainian Main Intelligence Directorate’s (HUR) spokesman Andriy Yusov told NV on March 14.

14 March 2024, 06:07 PM

No children will be evacuated from Kupiansk as all parents refuse to evacuate

The parents of hundreds of children currently living in Kupiansnk have refused mandatory evacuation, said Andriy Besedin, head of the Kupiansk Military Administration (MVA), on national TV on March 3.

3 March 2024, 04:25 PM

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