Kharkiv Offensive

Russia Makes Territorial Gains in Kharkiv Offensive

Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid. Moscow's defense ministry said its troops had "liberated" five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region near the Russian ...

Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine to Assure US Support

Anthony Blinken made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to reassure Ukraine of American support amid Russia's renewed offensive in the East and incursion in the Kharkiv region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Tuesday in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to assure Ukraine of continued American support and the flow of much-needed ...

Zelensky: Russia's Surprise Offensive Is Likely to Intensify

President Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview that Russia's Kharkiv offensive will intensify. He rejected French suggestions of an 'Olympic truce' and requested more Western military support. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with AFP on Friday, warned that Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyiv would ...

Russian Shelling of Kharkiv Kills Four Civilians

Russian shelling on the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Sunday killed at least four civilians, said the governor of the region facing a new Russian offensive. Russia launched an assault in the border region on May 10 after a surge in aerial strikes. "We know about four civilians killed. At least eight people are wounded," governor ...

More Than 14,000 Displaced by Russian Attack in Kharkiv Region

More than 14,000 people have been displaced in recent days from Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv region, where Russia launched a ground offensive on May 10, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The assault has seen Russian forces achieve their largest territorial gains in Ukraine in the last 18 months. "Over the past two weeks, fighting in ...