Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, announced this on Telegram a residential building was destroyed by shelling A 35-year-old man was rescued from the rubble and hospitalized and 42 were wounded as a result of a guided aerial bomb (KAB) strike "A KAB-500 that failed to detonate was later discovered in the village Eight private homes were damaged," Syniehubov said Russian forces also launched guided bomb attacks on Bratenytsia a private house was damaged by the impact of a glide bomb striking the ground an FPV drone strike caused a fire that engulfed the roof of a summer kitchen a private home was damaged by the impact of a Russian Molniya UAV a fire broke out in an apartment on the 9th floor of a nine-story residential building While citing and using any materials on the Internet links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421 The classified "homeland defense plan" outlines how the government would respond in the immediate aftermath of a strike on British territory by a hostile foreign nation This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022 The suspension reportedly affected 11 shipments of artillery shells and weapons from Dover Air Force Base and a U.S Trump said that Russia has grown more willing to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine following a sharp decline in oil prices Poland will hold presidential elections on May 18 as the country faces key debates over social policy and national security that could shape its political trajectory The annual report said Russia is using aggressive tactics such as unauthorized airspace incursions and close encounters with NATO ships and aircraft including Iranian-designed Shahed-type drones located about 70 kilometers northwest of Donetsk remains one of the most fiercely contested sectors of the front where Russia has concentrated its main offensive efforts since March (Updated: May 6, 2025 11:41 am)Ukraine's drones target Moscow second night in a row, Russian official claims, ahead of Victory Day parade. 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About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression (Updated: May 6, 2025 9:36 am)War analysis France is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do by Daria ShulzhenkoThe aftermath of the Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast on Sept (Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram) Russian forces launched a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) attack on a residential area in the town of Derhachi in Kharkiv Oblast on the evening of Sept The strike killed a 76-year-old woman and injured at least 13 others as of 8 p.m. Eight residential houses were damaged in the attack Attacks against population centers in Kharkiv Oblast intensified after Russia launched a new cross-border offensive in the northern part of the region in May. While the push has been halted by Ukrainian troops Russian troops continue to hold a handful of settlements just across the border Earlier this morning, Syniehubov reported that in the Kupiansk district of Kharkiv Oblast, two women, aged 73 and 81, were killed in the Russian attacks Daria Shulzhenko is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent She has been a lifestyle reporter at the Kyiv Post until November 2021 She graduated from Kyiv International University with a bachelor’s in linguistics specializing in translation from English and German languages She has previously worked as a freelance writer and researcher The East Hub team of the Shelter Cluster conducted monitoring missions with Shelter Cluster partners on the 26th and 27th of November The purpose of these monitoring missions was to conduct the cluster’s core functions of monitoring and evaluation particularly focusing on meeting the needs of solid fuel of affected households The Shelter Cluster team would like to thank R2P and UNHCR for their participation in the monitoring mission 4 households that received briquettes from R2P and 3 households that were provided with firewood for heating in the winter period from Caritas Kharkiv were visited Meetings were also organized with local administrations to establish joint coordination of humanitarian assistance in particular as part of ongoing winterization activities and identification of other urgent needs Kharkiv, a city that’s 20 miles from the Russian border, is subjected to mass drone attacks from Russia and occupied territories. During those air raids, Moscow uses real and decoy drones Russians used “Molniya” for the first time in 2024; back then the explosive part was nearly three kilograms “It has similarities to a “Shahed” and first person view (FPV) drones around dozens of kilometers,” said Dmytro Chubenko the spokesperson of the Prosecutor’s Office in the Kharkiv region commenting on the first “Molniya” attack on Kharkiv the Prosecutor’s Office recorded the modified drones “Molniya-1” and “Molniya-2” attacks with the weight of explosive parts equaling 10 kilograms the last case of using a modified “Molniya” was documented in Derhachi The “Molniya” hit a private household but did not explode so it was possible to investigate its components A similar case happened this spring in Slatyne the village in the urban community of Derhachi there is no information that Russia is using modified “Molniya” in Kharkiv because these drones explode here (making) it harder to investigate,” said the regional Prosecutor’s Office “Russians are improving these drones to cause more civilian casualties during the attacks,” said Dmytro Chubenko During the day of April 22, Russia attacked Kharkiv and its outskirts with 14 drones “Geran-2,” killing one and injuring nine civilians. Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Or Register from Google Or Website materials are permitted only with an active link to “GWARA MEDIA,” not lower than the third paragraph The use of digital platform content is allowed with textual attribution Content for documentary films and integrated products is permitted The site was modernized with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy in 2023 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page the head of Derhachi military administration KHARPP fund gathers money to support communities in Kharkiv Oblast that have been most affected by Russia’s all-out war Wordsworth raised money for a car in Сharlbury to help the Slatyne district in the Derhachi community deal with the shortage of transportation options for humanitarian and administrative work Derhachi community is located in the northern part of Kharkiv Oblast and being a neighbor to Russia’s Belgorod region The most recent Russian attack there happened on April 5, when Russia hit Kozacha Lopan and Slatyne village with airstrikes, destroying houses and outbuildings in both. Viacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi City Military Administration, stated this on Telegram "The number of people injured in the strike on Tsupivka has increased to four Police officers of the community delivered a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman with shrapnel wounds to the Derhachi hospital and medical staff are providing the necessary assistance to the victims," Zadorenko wrote Search and rescue operations are underway at the scene where people may be trapped under the rubble Efforts are also ongoing to extinguish numerous fires "Such destruction has not been seen in Tsupivka since 2022," Zadorenko said Later, he added on Facebook that the strike had damaged around 30 private houses Earlier reports said that Russian forces had struck Tsupivka in the Derhachi district of the Kharkiv region with a glide bomb Two people were initially reported injured and at least ten private houses were damaged Russia started its new offensive north and northeast in the Kharkiv region in May, but Ukrainian troops have stabilized the frontline in this section since. Now, heavy battles are ongoing in and around Vovchansk (three miles from the border, 46 miles away from Kharkiv) and near Lyptsi (six miles from the border, 12 miles from Kharkiv.) According to Zadorenko, the Russians attack the territory of the community with Iskander missiles and glide bombs (KABs). They also use artillery, tanks, mortars, and FPV drones to strike border settlements. “They hit civilian vehicles, including those carrying humanitarian aid, and residents’ houses. All the settlements of our community are under fire. And the types of weapons [the Russians use] depend on the distance to the border,” said Viacheslav Zadorenko. He also added that over the past two weeks, Russians have been massively shelling cultural facilities. Among them were the House of Culture in Kozacha Lopan, a kindergarten and schools in Prokhody and Tokarivka, and a children’s educational facility in Derhachi. “They also hit residential buildings. There was a case when seven FPV drones targeted a resident’s house. She was there with her husband at the time and did not understand why this weapon was used against her,” Zadorenko explained. Russians use FPV drones to attack critical infrastructure as well, including power substations and transformers. It is difficult to hit them from a tank or artillery. An FPV drone can fly directly into a village, find the transformer, and hit it. As a result, the settlement could be left without electricity and communication, Zadorenko said. This was reported on Facebook by Head of the Derhachi Military Administration Viacheslav Zadorenko the enemy struck Slatyne with two glide bombs A 12-year-old child experienced an acute stress reaction The blast wave damaged six private houses,” Zadorenko stated the Russians also attacked Kozacha Lopan with drones A civilian vehicle was significantly damaged,” the head of the Derhachi Administration added the Russians launched a Molniya-type drone at Derhachi The drone fell in a residential area but did not detonate Russian forces shelled Borova in Kharkiv region with multiple launch rocket systems Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May. Viacheslav Zadorenko said that fires broke out at the sites of the hits. The Russians destroyed several houses and damaged more than 10 others. According to Zadorenko, the Russians shelled the village with artillery at least 14 times. As of the morning of July 11, the shelling continues. In total, the Russians damaged about 20 houses in the village of Slatyne. About 3,000 homes in the Derhachi community are left without electricity due to the shelling. There is no electricity supply in all settlements except Derhachi and Ruska Lozova. Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and air strikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May. At 6:00 p.m. in Tokarivka village, Derhachi community, the Russians dropped two grenades from a drone on a motorized tractor, injuring a 62-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man. In Bohuslavka of the Borova community, the shelling destroyed two houses and damaged the windows and roofs of 10 houses. The Russians also injured two women aged 75 and 73. In the village of Perovske, Zolochiv community, the Russian shelling injured a 44-year-old man, a 66-year-old woman and a 50-year-old woman. The Russians also damaged a house, outbuildings, and power lines. In addition, the Russian shelling injured a 31-year-old man in the village of Okhrymivka, Vovchansk community. On the afternoon of October 3, Russians attacked Kupiansk and damaged a five-story building. The morning shelling damaged the roof of a municipal institution in the town. In Kivsharivka, a garage and a car caught fire as a result of the shelling. Also, a forest in an area of 800 m2 was burning in the community. head of the Derhachi City Military Administration Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes often even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May Viacheslav Zadorenko said that the injured man was a resident of the Derhachi community He has moderate injuries: sustained a blast wound Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv Oblast governor, reported that the Russian army dropped 36 guided bombs (KABs) on the Kharkiv region over the past day, injuring about 17 people. In particular, Syniehubov said that at around 4 p.m., Russian troops shelled the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, injuring 14 people. The Russian attack damaged two buildings, 10 houses, 12 apartment buildings, a cafe, a post office, a two-story sports club, and two university buildings. Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian shelling and air strikes, often during the full-scale invasion, as Moscow targets civilian and critical infrastructure in the region. The Russian attack on Kupiansk also destroyed a house, Syniehubov said. An 84-year-old man sustained an explosive injury in the village of Hlushkivka, Kurylivka community, as a result of shelling on the afternoon of November 17. In addition, the Russians damaged a house in Kupiansk. The roof of a warehouse building caught fire in Ruska Lozova, Derhachi community, due to the fall of two Shahed drones’ debris. In the Zolochiv community, six glide bombs hit the villages of Basove, Odnorobivka, Baranivka, and Stohnii over the past day. All of them hit the open area. As of 12:43 p.m., the information about the injured are: two men, father and son, who are currently hospitalized in the intensive care unit and a 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman who were also sent to hospital with shrapnel injuries. According to Zadorenko, this is the first Russian attack on Tsupivka since this region’s deoccupation by Ukrainian forces in 2022. The scale of destruction is huge, he reports, and, during the day, emergency services were still putting out the fire. Russians attacked Tsupivka with a glide bomb around 10 a.m. today. A village with a pre-war population of over 1,000 residents now hosts 150 people. Kulik notes that up to 95% of the village was destroyed after the Russian occupation and the combat that followed. Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian shelling and air strikes as Moscow targets civilian and critical infrastructure in the region the Russians killed 2,767 people in the Kharkiv region Russian attacks also destroyed or damaged more than 70,000 objects including more than 35,000 residential buildings On November 19, the State Emergency Service (SES) in the Kharkiv Oblast reported that since the beginning of the full-scale war, starting on February 24, 2022, eight rescuers have been killed in the line of duty in the Kharkiv region. For the Derhachi community of the Kharkiv region one of the primary tasks remains helping people who suffered as a result of the full-scale invasion helping people who have suffered from the war This is the reconstruction of multi-story buildings destroying the critical infrastructure in our community,” he emphasized the community is currently one of the most successful in Kharkiv Oblast in terms of reconstruction “Thanks to the Office of the President a large number of projects from various directions are being implemented our community is rebuilding at a powerful pace Of the 45,000 population that lived before the invasion there are settlements that have been destroyed by 80-90% or even more There is simply nowhere for people to turn It is this percentage that is now in the territory of other communities or in other regions which gives people the opportunity to use the funds for partially destroyed property and to buy housing in the community or outside it,” Vyacheslav Zadorenko noted Cooperation with international partners is also important in the reconstruction process Derhachi CMA has concluded more than 200 memorandums of cooperation with partners from Europe and the US multi-apartment buildings are being restored in the community and financial and humanitarian aid is provided the Swiss government participated in the restoration of the hospital in Derhachi and a canteen for 120 people are currently being rebuilt at the institution the Summit of Cities and Regions plays a significant role in strengthening international ties “This is a very important event attended by international partners and our donors There is an opportunity to present our community convey current problems and find opportunities to solve them It is at such summits that we conclude agreements on cooperation with our international partners starting with reconstruction and ending with humanitarian aid for the local population,” says the head of Derhachi CMA the Summit creates conditions for finding new partners and donors who will contribute to the restoration and support of Ukrainian communities See more in the video at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0SyVuGM5k A Russian ballistic missile attack on northeastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed dozens of Western military instructors, state media reported on Tuesday “[An] Iskander-M missile defense system launched an attack on the temporary deployment point of instructors and mercenaries from Western countries in the locality of Derhachi Kharkiv region,” the state-run TASS news agency quoted an unnamed defense ministry source as saying The city of Derhaci is located around 12 kilometers northwest of the Kharkiv region’s capital city about 50 foreign instructors were killed,” the source added without specifying when the attack took place It was not immediately possible to verify the claim and there was no immediate comment from Ukrainian authorities about the reported attack In March, Moscow claimed its forces had killed nearly 6,000 foreign volunteers fighting on the side of Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 Shortly after Russia launched the invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the creation of an international territorial defense legion consisting of foreigners fighting on behalf of Kyiv Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has designated The Moscow Times as an "undesirable" organization criminalizing our work and putting our staff at risk of prosecution This follows our earlier unjust labeling as a "foreign agent." 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But to continue our work, we need your help please support us monthly starting from just $2 and every contribution makes a significant impact independent journalism in the face of repression A man rides past a destroyed house in the village of Derhachi north of Kharkiv (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) When I hitch a ride to the newly liberated villages east of Kharkiv — now the target of Putin’s latest offensive — my companions are surprisingly upbeat a suburb of Kharkiv most destroyed by the war “This is a special territory,” another passenger jokes “you can listen to songs in Russian on the radio.” He puts on a scratched CD and the car is filled with raspy Russian prison chanson this is a land that lives by its own rules Mud and road signs are painted over to confuse Russian forces Out of the fog emerges a checkpoint with a silhouette of a soldier we see that the soldier isn’t human — it’s a mannequin in a soaked uniform he glances at the “VOLUNTEERS” sign on our car and waves us through many Ukrainians initially fled to villages as they instinctively seemed safer than cities villages bore the brunt of the first months of occupation the Russians were swiftly driven out of the Kharkiv region dozens of villages emptied out in Ukraine every year The reasons are the same as in the entire post-Soviet bloc: isolation As we pull up to the first village on their list the volunteers are the only chance for food but even that helps when the only food available is what grows in the garden Several elderly people and middle-aged women wait under a concrete bus stop unaware of what was happening on the front lines and in the world news still can only be heard if you’re lucky to catch a connection or through “transmitters” — people who bring news the Russian army provided little humanitarian aid and candy… there was no medicine,” says one resident are reluctant to talk about the occupation one family claims they lived in their basement and didn’t see any Russians while others rented out their rooms to enemy soldiers “They destroyed our home; they killed my son He was at the checkpoint…” Another grandmother and complains about the Russians: “I remember the Second World War I was 15 then… But I’ve never seen soldiers like [the Russians] They took everything… They took telephones motorcycles…” But she is also critical of Kyiv’s response echoes her sentiments: “If a private house falls apart Building materials have become more expensive There are no hardware stores in the villages “The village still has nothing,” he adds later Villages were dying out even before the war Near the village sits an abandoned Russian artillery position the landscape breathes with strength and beauty trees and hills verdant against the scars of battle the remnants of the Russian world — shells They wiped his village off the face of the earth We still can’t bury him… But this work helps me to stay sane I don’t know how we could have survived all this.” referring not only to the renewed Russian offensive but to the growing sense of fatigue in the West While a number of the villages now have electricity and internet connection “Our credit cards are over drafted,” she says an elderly aid recipient from one of the villages we visited: “How are we living Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Please click here to view our media pack for more information on advertising and partnership opportunities with UnHerd Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The Russian aerial bomb destroyed at least two houses and damaged about a dozen private houses and 68 experienced an acute stress reaction but refused hospitalization it is likely that a KAB (guided weapon) shelled the city The attack created a 4-meter (13-ft) deep crater The consequences of the shelling are being repaired on the spot The KAB-500S-E “drop-and-forget” guided aerial bomb with satellite guidance equipment and a HE warhead is a precision-guided weapon and is designed to destroy stationary ground and surface targets such as warehouses military industrial facilities and ships at anchor Derhachi (until 1943 – Derkachi) is a city in Ukraine near the border with Russia in the Kharkiv district of the Kharkiv Oblast and until 2020 the center of the Derhachi district is located on the territory of the Derhachi City Council The settlement has many industrial enterprises including the production of refrigeration and brewing equipment The city is the center of the community of the same name in the north of Kharkiv region with a population of about 44,000 before the war Since the beginning of the full-scale war on February 24 the Derhachi community has become the epicenter of active hostilities – part of it was a gray zone Slatyne and Prudyanka and other settlements were under Russian occupation until the Kharkiv counteroffensive in September 2022 ISW: Russian troops drop over ten aerial bombs FAB-1500 in Kharkiv Oblast. The Institute notes that Russian forces have increased the number of air strikes in the Kupiansk sector and claims that on February 2, Russian troops dropped more than 10 FAB-1500 aircraft bombs on Ukrainian positions near Ivanivka and Kyslivka. The video, published by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne shows Derhachi District Mayor Vyacheslav Zadorenko embracing his mother after he pulled up in a car in a moving scene in a liberated village of Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Zadorenko's tearful mom is seen in the video overwhelmed with joy as she repeatedly hugs her son and other members of Ukraine's armed forces upon their arrival. "The day I waited for the most in my life - meeting my dear mother!" Zadorenko said in a caption to the clip that was posted to his Facebook page on Tuesday. The tear-jerker video also shows Zadorenko and other Ukrainian soldiers greeting and hugging other residents in the town. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have recaptured large swaths of territory from Russian control in the Kharkiv region Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukrainian forces have reclaimed more than 2,300 square miles of territory from Russian occupation since the beginning of this month. "Thank you to everyone who is really ready to fight against Russian terror!" Zelenskyy said. "We bring victory closer every day." Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in February and since the war began thousands have been killed on both sides Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the village of Tokarivka Druha in the Kharkiv region. Due to the enemy shelling, one person was killed, and others were injured, Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reports. The official reported on the morning of April 7 about the enemy strike using guided aerial bombs on a settlement in the Derhachi territorial community Two women experienced an acute stress reaction," the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration reported Syniehubov also stated that the aggressor country "does not stop terrorizing the civilian population of the Kharkiv region." The village of Tokarivka Druha is located on the left bank of the Tatarka River It is a small village with a population of 34 people (according to the latest available data) The settlement is located in the Derhachi urban community of Kharkiv district Cities and villages in the Kharkiv region are almost daily subjected to strikes by Russian troops who attack populated areas with various types of weapons The areas suffering the most from these attacks are those located near the border with Russia Russian forces hit a multi-story building in Kupiansk with a guided aerial bomb Also, on March 30, Russian troops struck the center of Kupiansk with a guided aerial bomb, and several people were injured in that attack as well There's perhaps no bigger fear as a parent than sending your child off to war. The weeks and months of waiting for them to return can be excruciating. But one Ukrainian mom's wait is over after her town was liberated and she was reunited with her son. Derhachi District Mayor Vyacheslav Zadorenko posted the video to his Facebook overcome with emotion at the sight her son we see Zadorenko drive up to his home with several other soldiers His mother runs swiftly toward the vehicle overcome with emotion as she wraps her son in a warm embrace which was swept up in the Battle of Kharkiv and had been under Russian control in recent weeks Ukraine has launched an impressive counteroffensive and liberated the town The breakdown of the conversation, which takes place in Russian, was translated by Zoya Sheftalovich, a contributing editor for Politico. According to Sheftalovich, who is based in Syndey but was born in Ukraine, Zadorenko's mom says the following I thought the war would end when my flower bloomed.” Zadorenko then tells his mother how much he has missed her his mother wonders if he and his fellow soldiers might be hungry how about I feed all you?” As they hug repeatedly her son lets her know that it's ok and there will be plenty of time to eat Other town residents also gather around the tear-jerking scene letting the soldiers know how much their hard work is appreciated The wide smiles and warm embraces are contagious with Zadorneko's mother showing how faith and hope can be rewarded Here's what they're saying (almost all in Russian, the mum just uses the Ukrainian word for ‘boys'). 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