Russian troops can conduct reconnaissance with the help of drones in the rear areas of Ukraine due to the lack of air defense in Ukraine.
Russian troops attacked Kharkiv at night with S-300s and drones, damaging the district administration building and a residential building. Over the day, 2 people were killed and 9 injured in the region due to Russian shelling.
About 200-300 people may remain in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and nearby southern villages.
The Pentagon reiterates that weapons provided by the United States to Ukraine must be used on Ukrainian territory.
All 20 enemy "shaheds" were destroyed in the airspace of Kharkiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions by Ukrainian air defense forces.
Pro-russian social media outlets are spreading disinformation that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are allegedly seizing kindergartens and hospitals in Kharkiv region, but this information is not true, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces comply with international law and do not use any facilities for military purposes.
Since the beginning of the day, 114 combat engagements took place, 5 of them are ongoing. The situation remains under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite intense enemy shelling in many areas.
The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported the rocket attack on Kharkiv.
A fire broke out in the Osnovyansky district of Kharkiv, the number of victims is being assessed, and the mayor warned of continued attacks on the city.
A fire broke out in the Kholodnohirsk district of Kharkiv due to a hit, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
Kharkiv is being attacked by Shahed drones, explosions are heard in the city, Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said. The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleg Sinegubov, urged residents to take shelter and emphasized that air defense was working.
A series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The Air Force warns of possible drone strikes in Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
Russian troops lack the strength and means to achieve a strategic breakthrough in the Kharkiv region, said Supreme Allied Commander Europe Christopher Cavoli.
Russia may be preparing for a large-scale offensive in the coming weeks by amassing small units near the Sumy region of Ukraine.
russia is trying to expand the war, claiming that it wants peace, but russia must be forced to a real, just peace by all means, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.
The President of Ukraine emphasizes that counterattacks continue in other districts in the Kharkiv region. According to him, there should be more results in repulsing the assaults and destroying the occupier.
Ukrainian troops stopped an active Russian offensive in Kharkiv region and regained more favorable positions in some areas, although the front line has not yet stabilized.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 2,800 people have been killed by the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region, including 82 children, the youngest of whom is 5 months old, with the actual number of victims likely higher due to unexplored mass graves.
Ukrainian special forces are defending the border town of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region from Russian invaders, destroying them with precision strikes.
Zelenskyy discussed with Polish Prime Minister Tusk Ukraine's urgent need for air defense to protect Kharkiv and the security agreement, as well as plans to work on an ambitious bilateral security agreement between the historic partners.
Six men aged 28 to 50, including an intern, an anesthesiologist, drivers and civilians, sustained explosive wounds of varying severity as a result of hostile shelling of the village of Buhaivka, Kharkiv region.
Russian invaders continue to increase their efforts in the Pokrovsk sector, the number of combat engagements there has increased to 30, while Ukrainian soldiers are holding the line and responding to the invaders' actions.
Russian occupants, with the support of aviation, are trying to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops near Vovchansk, attacking near the village of Liptsy in the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian troops continue to resist the enemy invasion, destroying 14 units of enemy equipment in the Kharkiv sector and inflicting losses on the occupiers.
Six people, including the head of the Vovchansk city military administration, were wounded as a result of Russian cluster shelling of the village in Kharkiv region.
The Ukrainian military is engaged in intense fighting and counterattacks around Vovchansk, repelling enemy attacks and rocket attacks in the Kharkiv region.
President Zelenskyy met with soldiers of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade defending Kharkiv region, presented them with state awards, and visited the hospital where wounded defenders are being treated during his visit to the region.
President Zelenskyy visited a hospital in Kharkiv to meet with wounded soldiers, present them with awards and thank them for defending Ukraine from Russian aggression.
Defensive structures are being built all over Ukraine, including in regions far from the front line, such as Odesa, as part of a planned effort to prepare for all possible scenarios and provocations and to ensure greater security.
On May 16, intense fighting continued along almost the entire frontline, with 58 combat engagements recorded, with the Russian occupiers being most active in the Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors, and Ukrainian troops taking measures to prevent their advance.