Rescuers have already retrieved the bodies of 15 people from under the rubble of a three-story residential building destroyed by Russia in the Saltivsky district of Kharkiv.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes the Russian Federation cannot be trusted, and talks with Russia can be held only after Russian troops are withdrawn from all the temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.
In the information space, Russia is making efforts to create a ‘reputation crisis’ for Ukraine in order to reduce the volume of arms supplies provided by Western countries.
A total of 17 civilians have been killed in Russia’s late night and early morning missile strikes on the city of Kharkiv. Two more civilians were killed in Russia’s missile strike on the city of Krasnohrad.
Jaroslav Nad', Slovakia's defence minister has stated that the Government of Slovakia will not stop providing military support to Ukraine despite all Russia’s efforts to influence public opinion in his country on this matter.
The EU and 42 countries have called on Russia to immediately withdraw its military forces from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and all of Ukraine.