Following the Russian attack on the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the world to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems.
Data from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) indicate that at least 35 civilians were killed and 137 injured in the Kharkiv region after the Russian armed forces launched an offensive on 10 May.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a field meeting in Kharkiv to hear reports on the latest battlefield developments and preparations for the heating season.
A fire at an enterprise in Kharkiv caused by a rocket attack has been extinguished. Seven people were killed, and the number of injured increased to 21.
The head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Katarina Mathernova, has called for speeding up the supply of weapons and air defense systems to Ukraine after another Russian attack on Kharkiv.
Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack toward Slobozhanske in Kharkiv region while fighting is raging in the northern part of Vovchansk and in the Starytsia area.
In the Kharkiv sector, fighting continues near Starytsia and Vovchansk. The Russian army is most actively attacking in the Pokrovsk sector, with the number of combat engagements increasing to 24.