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Russian forces launched drones and glide bombs on Kharkiv, hitting a hospital and wounding seven, as Zelenskyy seeks Tomahawk missiles from Trump amid falling European military aid.

Russian drones, missiles target Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv, killing 3, say officials

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russia struck with 215 missiles and drones overnight, and Ukrainian air defences shot down and neutralized 87 drones and seven missiles

Russian Drone Strikes Claim One in Kyiv, Hit Kharkiv Apartment Block | N18G

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed one person, injured two, and set multiple houses on fire. Explosions and air defence activity were reported overnight as air raid alerts lasted for hours. In Kharkiv, a drone struck an apartment block, causing damage but no casualties. A resident described the attack as deliberate terror. Ukraine’s air force reported shooting down 110 of 177 drones, with 66 redirected using electronic warfare. Russia has not commented on the strikes. The war, ongoing since 2022, has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, with Ukrainians bearing the brunt of the conflict.

Ukraine evacuates civilians from Kupiansk as Russian forces press closer

For Yuliia Baibak the decision to evacuate came following a strike by a Russian bomb in her Kupiansk apartment. The evacuation came as Ukrainian officials declared mandatory evacuation from people's homes in Kupiansk. "Either we evacuate or we will be killed here,” Baibak told her parents. Her mother-in-law and her husband were killed in Kupiansk. Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of a key city and three other localities in northeastern Kharkiv region October 15 as Russian forces press closer and officials face difficulties in providing services through the winter. Kharkiv Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, speaking near an evacuation centre in Kharkiv, said the evacuation order was mandatory.

Russian strikes on Kharkiv kill four, including child, Zelensky urges stronger air defence

Russian strikes in Kharkiv killed four people, including a 14-year-old girl at a playground. President Zelensky urged allies to enhance Ukraine's air defences as relentless bombing continues in the region.

Russia attacks Ukraine's two largest cities, Kyiv and Kharkiv

More than 28 months into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces maintain regular attacks on Ukrainian cities as well as on energy infrastructure.

Russian Strike on a Crowded DIY Hardware Store Kills 14 in Kharkiv | Death-toll Rises

The death toll increased on Sunday following a Russian strike on a busy DIY hardware store in Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials reported. The attack, which occurred on Saturday, May 25, also injured dozens of people. Local authorities stated that at least 120 individuals were inside the Epicentr hypermarket when two guided bombs hit, igniting a massive fire. Surveillance video captures the moment the bombs struck.

Putin says Russia wants buffer zone in Ukraine's Kharkiv but has no plans to capture the city

Speaking to reporters Friday on a visit to Harbin, China, Putin said that Moscow launched attacks in the Kharkiv region in response to the Ukrainian shelling of Russia's Belgorod region.

In Pics: Recent attack on Ukraine by Russian drones and its aftermath

Ukraine's presidential office said August 1st morning that at least 12 civilians had been murdered and 104 people had been injured in the previous 24 hours.

Missile hits Kharkiv apartment building, one dead: Governor

A Reuters picture from the scene showed fire engulfing part of a residential building. Synehubov said the strike took place in the city's central Kyiv district.

Russian missiles hit infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv - officials

Russia, which invaded last February, has been pounding Ukraine's vital energy infrastructure with missiles and drones since October, causing sweeping blackouts and disruptions to central heating and running water as winter bites.

Ukraine continues to consolidate its control in Kharkiv area, UK says

Russian forces have largely withdrawn from the area west of the Oskil River, the British Defence Ministry said in its daily intelligence bulletin on Twitter.

Hasty Russian retreat leaves a devastated Ukrainian village

Only about 30 people remain, living in basements and gutted buildings in this small village southeast of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, according to resident Anatolii Klyzhen.

Ukraine pushes to retake all land from Russia, calls for Western arms

Since Moscow abandoned its main bastion in northeastern Ukraine on Saturday, marking its worst defeat since the early days of the war, Ukrainian troops have recaptured dozens of towns

Ukraine breaks through front line in east, nearing key town

The British Defense Ministry in an online briefing said it believed the Ukrainians had advanced as much as 50 kilometers (30 miles) in the advance south of Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

At least five dead as Russian shelling hits central Kharkiv

Igor Terekhov added that seven people were also wounded on his Telegram account.

Russia bombarding Kharkiv to keep Ukraine from using forces elsewhere: UK

Kharkiv, some 15 km (9 miles) from Russian front lines, has been consistently shelled since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it is within range of most Russian artillery, it said in a daily intelligence bulletin.

Total of 17 dead in two attacks on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv: Official

Three civilians were killed and 17 wounded in a pre-dawn rocket strike on Thursday, the local emergency service said. That followed a Russian attack on Kharkiv on Wednesday, in which the emergencies service initially said 12 people were killed.

One dead, 18 wounded in morning shelling of Ukraine city Kharkiv, regional governor says

"At the moment, there are 18 wounded, among them two children, one person died," Synehubov wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

6 killed, 16 wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv: Authorities

President Volodymyr Zelensky said a block of flats was "totally destroyed" in the attack, which he said "had no justification and shows the powerlessness of the aggressor".

Six weeks of ‘hell’: Inside Russia’s brutal Ukraine detentions

Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, mainly men, have gone missing in the five months of the war in Ukraine, detained by Russian troops or their proxies

Video: Ukrainian students return to the ruins of their school for graduation dance

In a Ukrainian city destroyed by Russian shelling, a group of students returned to the ruins of their school to mark their graduation.

Ukraine thwarts Russian forces at river, sees long fight ahead

Ukrainian forces have driven Russia from the second-largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in their fastest advance since Kremlin troops pulled away from Kyiv and the northeast over a month ago to focus their offensive on the Donbas region bordering Russia.

Ukraine pushes back Russian troops in counter-offensive near Kharkiv

Ukrainian troops in recent days recaptured four settlements north of Ukraine's second-largest city, said Tetiana Apatchenko, a press officer with the main Ukrainian force in the area.

Blasting techno music, Ukraine youth brave bombs to deliver food in Kharkiv

Russian rockets pound Kharkiv -- home to nearly 1.5 million people before the war -- almost every day, its northern and eastern districts particularly affected.