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The Kharkiv region in Ukraine remains a focal point of intense conflict through 2026. In recent developments, Ukrainian drone operators from the 57th Brigade successfully targeted Russian artillery near Nova Tavolzhanka, Belgorod region. Despite attempts by Russian forces to reposition artillery, these measures have not shielded their equipment from the precise strikes by Ukrainian drones. Additionally, the region faces humanitarian challenges; a prominent animal shelter in Zadonetske is at risk of closure, potentially leaving 400 dogs and nearly 40 horses without refuge. In Kupiansk, 'Skelia' fighters from the 425th Separate Assault Regiment recount their arduous 95-day battle to reclaim a key hospital stronghold from Russian control. The escalating conflict has seen repeated artillery strikes in residential areas, resulting in numerous civilian casualties and widespread destruction.
What is the current situation in the Kharkiv region?
The Kharkiv region is experiencing ongoing military operations, with multiple drone and artillery strikes reported. Ukrainian forces are actively engaging Russian troops, resulting in significant equipment losses. Civilian areas are also affected, with numerous casualties and infrastructure damage.
How are animal shelters in Kharkiv coping during the conflict?
The conflict has strained animal shelters, particularly in Zadonetske, where closures threaten to leave hundreds of animals without homes. These shelters previously provided refuge to animals evacuated from combat zones, underscoring the broader humanitarian impacts of the war.
What significant battles are occurring in Kupiansk?
Kupiansk has been a battleground for the 'Skelia' fighters of the 425th Separate Assault Regiment. They have played a critical role in recapturing key positions like the central hospital from Russian forces, facing prolonged engagements that are pivotal for control in the region.
How have civilian areas been affected by the conflict in Kharkiv?
Residential districts in Kharkiv, including places like Chuhuiv, have been heavily targeted by artillery strikes, leading to fatalities, injuries, and extensive damage to homes and public infrastructure. This has compounded the humanitarian crisis in the region.
What tactics are Ukrainian forces using in the Kharkiv region?
Ukrainian forces, including drone operators from specialized brigades, are employing precision strikes to target and destroy Russian military assets. These tactics have proven effective against both mobile artillery units and entrenched positions, despite ongoing challenges.
How are people in Kharkiv responding to the ongoing conflict?
Residents in Kharkiv are enduring frequent attacks and coping with limited resources as damage to infrastructure and the ongoing threat of artillery fire affect daily life. Local authorities and aid groups are striving to provide essential support under challenging conditions.
What measures have been taken against Russian operations in the region?
Ukrainian military forces have mounted significant defensive efforts, including thwarting assaults and eliminating numerous enemy assault groups. These efforts aim to maintain territorial integrity and repel ongoing advances by occupying Russian forces.
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Rescue operations have been completed following Russian Federation’s missile attack on Pechenihy. PHOTOS Emergency and rescue operations have been completed at the site of the Russian missile strike in Pechenihy, in the Kharkiv region. 2 910 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Zelenskyy on shelling of Pechenihy: Enemy struck busy crossroads, we will certainly respond. PHOTOS This morning, the Russians launched a brutal attack on a busy crossroads in Pechenihy, in the Kharkiv region – a location home to a post office and shops, surrounded solely by residential buildings. 5 434 23 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Registered 27 Starlink devices for ruscists: SSU detains Russian agent in Kharkiv region. VIDEO+PHOTO A Russian agent who was registering Starlink terminals for the invaders has been detained in the Kharkiv region. 3 391 13 Previously in trend: Use of Starlink by Russian drones
Russian forces struck Izium: 5 people wounded, including child. PHOTO Five people, including a 9-year-old boy, were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region. 673 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russian drone attacks agricultural enterprise in Kharkiv region: 800-square-metre fire breaks out – SES. PHOTO On the morning of 17 August, Russian forces attacked an agricultural enterprise in Kolomak, Kharkiv region, with a drone. The strike caused a warehouse building to catch fire. 700 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Consequences of Russian Federation’s strike on Izium: number of injured has risen to 5, with 15 houses damaged. PHOTOS Five people were injured as a result of Russian attacks on Izium. 802 1 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia struck Sumy and Kharkiv regions with drones, KAB bombs and artillery: there are fatalities and injuries. PHOTOS Russia has attacked border areas in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Buildings, cars, and civilian infrastructure have been damaged; there have been fatalities, injuries, and fires. 939 8 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of Sumy region
Russia has carried out strikes on Kharkiv and Poltava regions: people injured, homes and businesses damaged. PHOTO The Russians have carried out strikes on the Kharkiv and Poltava regions. The attacks have resulted in casualties and extensive damage to civilian infrastructure. 1 413 1 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Attack of drones on Poltava region
Enemy launched artillery strike on residential area in Chuhuiv district: 5 killed. PHOTO On 10 August, Russian forces carried out a heavy artillery barrage on the residential area of the village of Buhaivka in the Chuhuiv district of the Kharkiv region. 2 658 9 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Kharkiv under attack: high-rise block hit, upper floors destroyed, one dead, over 30 injured (updated). VIDEO&PHOTOS On the morning of 9 August 2026, Russian forces attack Kharkiv with strike drones. 6 123 10 Previously in trend: Drone attack on Kharkiv
Rescue worker was killed in second strike in Zaporizhzhia, and bus carrying children was damaged in Odesa region, - Vyhivskyi. PHOTOS The Russians are continuing to attack Ukraine with missiles and drones. A bus carrying children and rescue workers who were helping the injured was hit. 1 797 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Ukraine
172 kilograms of TNT and components for artillery ammunition: Explosives dealer detained. PHOTOS Police in the Kharkiv region have detained an explosives dealer and seized 172 kilograms of TNT and fuzes. 2 054 8 Previously in trend: Smuggling of weapons
Occupiers strike Izium: Two people killed, four more injured. PHOTOS (updated) Today, August 7, Russian troops launched an attack on Izium in the Kharkiv region, resulting in deaths and injuries. 1 301 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
SSU, State Bureau of Investigation and National Police have uncovered further four ’evasion’ schemes in various regions of Ukraine. PHOTOS The Security Service, the State Bureau of Investigation and the National Police have uncovered four new schemes to evade mobilisation and detained seven organisers of these schemes in the Kharkiv, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia regions. 1 552 9 Previously in trend: Draft evaders smuggling across the border
Russians launched strikes on Balakliia: three civilians were killed. PHOTOS On 6 August, Russian troops carried out two strikes on one of the neighbourhoods in Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast. Three civilians were killed as a result of the attack. 2 114 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia attacked two districts of Kharkiv this morning: 11 people were injured. PHOTOS On the morning of 5 August, one Russian strike was recorded in the Novobavarskyi district and another in the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv. 1 402 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv
Russia attacked Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions: one person has been killed, and homes and businesses have been damaged. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and another was injured; residential buildings, businesses, transport and civilian infrastructure were damaged. 993 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian attacks on northern and eastern Ukraine: three dead and 30 injured; enemy targets included petrol stations and energy facilities. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have continued to attack towns and villages in the north and east of Ukraine, resulting in casualties. 993 6 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of Sumy region Shelling of Chernihiv region Shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region
Russia has attacked Poltava and Kharkiv regions: critical infrastructure has been hit and people have been injured. PHOTO On the morning of 1 August, Russian forces attacked the Poltava region with drones, striking a critical infrastructure facility and a logistics terminal. Meanwhile, over the past 24 hours, Kharkiv and a further 17 settlements in the region came under heavy shelling. Six people are reported to... 1 108 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Russian attack on Poltava region
14 million in cash for bogus disability claims: law enforcement officers have arrested group of doctors in Kharkiv region and revealed bedroom full of dollars. PHOTOS A scheme involving the illegal granting of disability status to conscripts has been uncovered in the Kharkiv region. For between 5,000 and 8,000 US dollars, they were helped to obtain documents entitling them to a deferment from mobilisation. 8 432 34 Previously in trend: Fake disability among prosecutors
Russians attacked Kharkiv with UAV: roof of five-story building caught fire; There are casualties. PHOTOS Russian forces attacked Kharkiv with a strike drone. In the Novobavarskyi district of the city, the drone struck a five-storey residential block, causing the roof to catch fire and resulting in casualties. 1 226 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv
Russian troops advanced near Artilne in Kharkiv region – DeepState. MAP Russian forces are currently advancing in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. 5 147 3 Previously in trend: Updated DeepState maps
Network of underground tobacco workshops has been dismantled in two regions: equipment, products and cash have been seized. VIDEO&PHOTOS Prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General, in collaboration with the National Police and the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, have shut down illegal cigarette manufacturing operations in the Lviv and Kharkiv regions. 2 324 15
Consequences of Russian strikes on Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions: casualties and destruction. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out dozens of strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. The attacks left one person dead, 15 others injured, and caused damage to civilian infrastructure. 921 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region
SSU foiled terrorist attack in Kharkiv region: FSB agents lured military personnel to ’charity party’ with intention of poisoning them. VIDEO+PHOTO The Security Service’s military counter-intelligence unit, under the personal supervision of SSU Head Major General Oleksandr Poklad, foiled a series of terrorist attacks by the Russian special services in the Kharkiv region. Following a multi-stage special operation, two FSB agents who were... 6 344 32 Previously in trend: Killing of servicemen
Russia attacked Kharkiv and Donetsk regions: Sloviansk suffered heaviest strike. PHOTOS The occupying forces attacked the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions with aerial bombs, drones and artillery. One person was killed, more than 30 were injured, and homes and civilian infrastructure were damaged. 1 884 2 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia struck ’Nova Poshta’ parcel depot in Izium with KAB. PHOTOS This morning, Russian invaders launched three air strikes on Izium in the Kharkiv region; it is reported that a ‘Nova Poshta’ parcel depot was hit. 1 964 6 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia attacked Donetsk and Kharkiv regions: there are fatalities and dozens of casualties, with widespread destruction. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out heavy shelling of the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. The attacks have resulted in deaths and injuries amongst the civilian population, and damage to residential buildings, vehicles, businesses and infrastructure. 975 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region
Russians strike petrol station in Kharkiv twice: people injured, fires break out. PHOTOS Today, 22 July, Russian forces twice struck petrol stations in Kharkiv, leaving people injured. 1 149 0 Previously in trend: Drone attacks on gas stations
Russia launched massive attack on Donetsk and Kharkiv regions: seven dead, dozens wounded. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have launched massive attacks on the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. At least six civilians were killed as a result of the shelling, and a further 28 people were injured, including a child. 1 216 4 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia is attacking emergency services: rescue workers were targeted in Sumy region, and gas workers in Kharkiv region. PHOTOS In the Sumy region, the occupying forces launched a second attack on State Emergency Service rescue workers, whilst in the Kharkiv region they dropped a KAB on a gas emergency response team. No one was injured, but the service vehicles were damaged. 685 1 Previously in trend: Attack on rescuers
FSB agent detained who directed Russian strikes against airfields and AFU artillery in Kharkiv region, - SSU. PHOTO The Security Service’s counter-intelligence unit has detained another Russian agent in the Kharkiv region. Acting on orders from the FSB, the suspect used concealed video cameras to direct enemy shelling of frontline areas in eastern Ukraine. 1 782 5 Previously in trend: spying in favor of Russia
Kharkiv and Donetsk regions under attack by Russia: at least eight people killed, over 60 injured. PHOTOS The Kharkiv and Donetsk regions have come under fresh Russian attacks. Civilians have been killed and dozens of people injured. Residential areas, businesses, petrol stations and transport have been damaged. 756 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Kharkiv region
Russia attacked postal terminal near Kharkiv with three "Banderol" missiles. PHOTOS On 19 July, Russian troops launched a missile strike on a postal terminal in the suburbs of Kharkiv. According to preliminary reports, the occupying forces fired three S8000 ‘Banderol’ missiles. Four people were killed, and a further 20 were injured. 3 940 10 Previously in trend: Kharkiv region
Russian forces struck Izium: 20 wounded, including 1-year-old boy (updated). PHOTOS On the morning of 19 July, the enemy launched a drone attack on Izium in the Kharkiv region. 1 505 1 Previously in trend: Strike on Izium
Russia launched massive attack on Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions: three dead, dozens injured, and businesses and homes damaged. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have shelled the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions, using guided missiles, artillery, and attack drones. Three people were killed in the attacks, and at least 24 others were injured, including an eight-year-old child. Residential buildings, businesses,... 1 304 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of Sumy region Shelling of Chernihiv region
Enemy attacked Derhachi twice: five police officers were injured. PHOTO On the morning of 18 July, Russian invaders launched a double strike on Derhachi in the Kharkiv region. 1 066 5 Previously in trend: Drone attack on the Kharkiv region
Over past 24 hours, Russia has attacked Kharkiv and Donetsk regions: two people have been killed and further 28 injured, including children. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops have carried out heavy shelling of the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions. Two civilians were killed as a result of the attacks, and a further 28 people were injured, including children. 485 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Donetsk region Shelling of Kharkiv region
Kropyvnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kharkiv: Ukrainians took to streets in support of Fedorov. VIDEO+PHOTOS On the morning of 16 July, a campaign in support of the sacked Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov got underway across Ukraine’s regions. 6 266 92 Previously in trend: Fedorov’s resignation
Kramatorsk, Kharkiv region and Zaporizhzhia under attack by Russian Federation: one person killed, power sector workers among the injured. PHOTO Five people have been injured as a result of a Russian strike on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region. 905 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of the Zaporizhzhia region Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of Kramatorsk
Russian UAV strikes civilian car in Kharkiv region: driver killed. PHOTOS On the evening of July 14, a Russian drone struck a civilian car near the village of Berezivka in the Bohodukhiv district of the Kharkiv region. The 61-year-old driver was killed in the attack. 1 184 1 Previously in trend: Drone attack on vehicle
Russia struck Slatyne in Kharkiv region with KABs: one woman was killed and another wounded. PHOTOS At around 10:00 on 14 July, Russian forces carried out a strike using guided aerial bombs on the village of Slatyne in the Kharkiv district. One woman was killed in the attack, and another local resident was injured. 546 1 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Group of men damages TCR servicemen’s vehicle and uses pepper spray in Kharkiv: they are detained. PHOTO In Kharkiv, five men damaged the official vehicle of the Territorial Centre of Recruitment (TCR) servicemen and used pepper spray during a check of military registration documents. 5 681 61 Previously in trend: Conflict with TCR
Kharkiv and five districts of region came under enemy attack: 20 people were injured, including two children. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, the city of Kharkiv and settlements in the Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Bohodukhiv, Kupiansk, and Izium districts of the Kharkiv region have come under enemy attack, resulting in casualties. 916 3 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region Shelling of Kharkiv
Ruscists hit car with FPV drone in Kharkiv region: two men died. PHOTO Russian invaders killed two men with a drone in the Kharkiv region. 1 333 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Day in the Kharkiv region: Russians killed one person, seven injured. PHOTOS Over the past 24 hours, Russian occupying forces have attacked a number of settlements in the Kharkiv region, resulting in one fatality. Seven people were injured. 427 0 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Enemy UAV strikes retail facility in Kharkiv region: three people injured, shops and post office damaged. PHOTOS Russian troops shelled central Krasnokutsk in the Kharkiv region during the day on July 9, causing casualties. 879 5 Previously in trend: Shelling of Kharkiv region
Ruscists struck 5-story building in Kharkiv with missile: two dead, 20 injured (updated). PHOTOS On the morning of July 8, 2026, the enemy launched a missile at a residential building in the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv. 2 032 6 Previously in trend: Kharkiv region
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