Kharkiv Oblast

Russia destroyed more than 200 gas stations in Ukraine’s frontline regions

Russia has destroyed more than 200 gas stations in Ukraine’s frontline regions in recent months, but the country has so far avoided a fuel crisis, the Financial Times reported on July 31.

1 August, 02:18 AM

Russian drones destroy Kharkiv Oblast dairy plant

The Bohodukhiv dairy plant in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast has suspended operations indefinitely following the latest in a series of Russian drone attacks, the company said. The drone strikes caused significant damage, Interfax-Ukraine reported on July 30.

30 July, 01:51 PM

Kharkiv prosecutors charge two captured Russian troops with war crimes against civilians

Two Russian soldiers captured in Kharkiv Oblast in May 2026 have been charged with cruelty to civilians after holding a man captive in inhumane conditions, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported on July 28.

29 July, 01:27 PM

Official denies claim that all gas stations on Kharkiv-Poltava highway have been destroyed

Reports that no working gas stations remain on the Kharkiv-Poltava highway are false, Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram on July 28.

28 July, 07:00 PM

Russian agents planned to poison dozens of Ukrainian troops at ‘charity’ party – SBU

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s military counterintelligence unit detained two alleged FSB agents who were trying to kill dozens of Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv Oblast by organizing what they presented as a “charity” party, the agency reported on July 27.

27 July, 06:26 PM

Russian forces strike Naftogaz production facility in Kharkiv Oblast

Russian forces carried out large-scale drone strikes on a Naftogaz production facility in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of July 17, the state energy company reported.

17 July, 01:29 PM

Six civilians, including 11-year-old child, wounded in Kharkiv drone attack

Six people, including an 11-year-old child, were injured in the village of Solonytsivka in Kharkiv Oblast following a Russian drone attack, local governor Oleh Synehubov reported on Telegram on July 14.

14 July, 01:18 PM

T-34 tank stolen from memorial cemetery in Kharkiv Oblast, graves damaged

Police in Kharkiv Oblast are searching for individuals who stole a T-34 tank model from a memorial complex at a cemetery in the village of Oskil and damaged burial sites on July 11, according to the Main Directorate of the National Police in the region.

13 July, 07:25 PM

SBI detains Skelia Regiment soldier over alleged assaults on fellow troops

Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation said it had detained a serviceman from the 425th Skelia Assault Regiment on suspicion of assaulting two fellow service members, including a military chaplain and a lieutenant colonel, in Kharkiv Oblast in 2025.

10 July, 04:37 PM

Russian forces launch Shahed strikes on Balakliya, six people wounded

Russian forces launched Shahed drone strikes on Balakliya in Kharkiv Oblast overnight, injuring six people, including two children, City Military Administration chief Vitaliy Karabanov reported on June 16.

16 June, 09:35 AM

NABU uncovers alleged $8.7M military property theft scheme

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the alleged theft and resale of military property from a unit in Kharkiv Oblast, NABU reported on June 10.

10 June, 10:07 PM

Ukrainian drones now autonomously intercepting Shaheds, DM Fedorov says

Ukrainian drones are already autonomously intercepting Shahed attack drones, and the Defense Ministry is scaling up a new generation of interceptors, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported on June 8.

8 June, 07:55 PM

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

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