Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian commander describes heavy fighting near Kupyansk as Russia masses drones

Yuriy Butusov, a Ukrainian drone platoon commander from the 13th Khartiia National Guard Brigade, described intense fighting around Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast, warning in an interview with Radio NV on June 2 that Russian forces are massing troops and drone units in a bid to break through Ukrainian lines.

3 June, 11:45 AM

Russia launches double strike on key site in Kharkiv Oblast – Naftogaz

Russia carried out a combined double strike on one of Naftogaz’s key facilities in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast overnight into June 2, the company said, calling it a deliberate tactic meant to maximize damage to both infrastructure and response crews.

2 June, 01:47 PM

Defenders use ground robot in operation to clear village of Russian infiltrators

Soldiers from Ukraine’s 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade cleared the settlement of Novoplatonivka in Kharkiv Oblast of Russian troops who had entered it, using an unmanned ground vehicle to provide fire cover during the operation, according to a video shared on the brigade’s Facebook page on June 1.

1 June, 06:55 PM

Russia strikes Naftogaz oil and gas infrastructure in Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts

Russian forces struck Naftogaz oil and gas infrastructure in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts with drones, causing significant damage and fires, the state energy company reported on May 29.

29 May, 05:15 PM

Russian drone attack injures energy workers in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces attacked energy workers with drones in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast, injuring several people, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said on May 27.

27 May, 03:17 PM

Russian double-tap strike damages Balakliya church

A Russian double-tap strike damaged the Svitlo Yevanheliia church in one of the neighborhoods of Balakliya, Kharkiv Oblast, on May 23, Balakliya City Military Administration chief Vitaliy Karabanov said, publishing photos of the damage.

24 May, 11:50 AM

Ukraine pushes Russian troops back toward border in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrainian forces have effectively pushed Russian troops back toward Ukraine’s state border in the Velykyi Burluk sector, forcing Russia to lose two settlements over the past month, Joint Forces Grouping spokesman Viktor Trehubov said on national television on May 21.

21 May, 06:46 PM

Russia lacks forces to capture Sumy or Kharkiv – Kovalenko

Russian forces are suffering heavy losses and lack the manpower needed to capture major regional centers such as Sumy or Kharkiv despite Moscow’s aggressive rhetoric, Andrii Kovalenko said on May 21.

21 May, 03:43 PM

American illusionist David Blaine visits Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast

American illusionist David Blaine visited Ukraine and met with fighters from the Khartiia Corps, the 127th Heavy Mechanized Kharkiv Brigade, and the 72nd Black Zaporozhians Separate Mechanized Brigade, performing his trademark magic for the soldiers.

18 May, 05:15 PM

Odradne in Kharkiv Oblast liberated from Russian occupation

The 129th Heavy Mechanized Brigade has regained control of Odradne and the surrounding area in Kharkiv Oblast, the brigade announced on May 15.

15 May, 10:40 AM

Russia strikes Ukrainian infrastructure in three regions with 139-drone overnight attack

Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine overnight into May 13, striking infrastructure in Kharkiv, heavily targeting Odesa Oblast’s industrial facilities, and hitting an electrical substation in Poltava that left more than 6,500 households without power, Ukrainian officials reported.

13 May, 11:10 AM

Russia launches widespread drone attacks on Ukraine as three-day ceasefire ends

Russia attacked Ukraine with strike UAVs overnight following the conclusion of the three-day regime of silence from May 9-11.

12 May, 08:00 AM

Ninth victim dies after attack on Kharkiv region city

The death toll from Russia’s missile strike on the city of Merefa on May 4 has risen to nine people, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported.

10 May, 07:30 PM

Death toll in Russian missile strike on Merefa rises to 8 after wounded man dies

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Merefa in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast on May 4 has risen to eight after a 59-year-old man who was wounded died in the hospital, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported on May 7.

7 May, 10:50 AM

DeepState: Russian troops advance near Pishchane and Rodynske

Russian forces advanced in parts of Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, analysts from the Ukrainian battlefield monitoring project DeepState reported on May 5.

6 May, 11:32 AM

Russia kills five in Iskander strike on Merefa, injuring 19 others

Russian forces struck the city of Merefa in Kharkiv Oblast with an Iskander-type ballistic missile on the morning of May 4, killing five people and injuring 19 others, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

4 May, 12:47 PM

Fighting intensifies near Kupyansk

The situation on the Kupyansk front has deteriorated as Russian forces have stepped up offensive operations and are applying pressure to Ukrainian positions, military spokesman Viktor Tregubov said on May 1.

1 May, 08:32 PM

Ukraine’s Khartia unit conducts fully robotic operation to clear Russian position

The Lava Regiment of Ukraine’s National Guard Khartiia unit successfully conducted a fully robotic operation to eliminate a Russian infantry squad in Kupyansk, the unit reported on May 1.

1 May, 07:01 PM

Russian forces gain ground in Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts

Russian invasion forces have made tactical advances near the settlements of Petropavlivka in Kharkiv Oblast and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, the monitoring group DeepState reported on April 27.

27 April, 05:27 PM

Russian forces push toward Kupyansk through pipes

Russian forces have renewed attempts to push into Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, by sending infantry through industrial gas pipelines connected to the town, Ukrainian military spokesman Viktor Tregubov said on April 24.

24 April, 10:12 PM

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