saying: 'Russia strikes dwellings when Ukrainians are in their homes when they are putting their children to bed' Ukraine war briefing: Russia attacks Kharkiv with drone barrage, injuring 46 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power." 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 analysisFrance is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21 A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 by Anna FratsyvirA war crimes prosecutor from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office examines debris from a Russian drone following a May 2 (Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office/Telegram)Russian forces used drones armed with thermobaric warheads in a mass attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv that injured at least 51 people Ukraine’s regional prosecutors said on May 3 The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the strike late on May 2 involved at least 15 loitering munitions igniting numerous fires across Ukraine’s second-largest city Investigators found that Russian drones carried thermobaric munitions, a type of weapon known for generating powerful blast waves and high-temperature clouds, causing severe destruction and posing extreme risks to civilians Prosecutors said their use may constitute a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law "There were not and could not be any military targets," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 2 "Russia is hitting residential buildings at the very time when Ukrainians are at home when they are putting their children to bed Only tyrants can give such orders and carry them out." The injured included two children, aged 11 and 16. The attack damaged residential buildings, educational institutions, businesses, vehicles, and shops. At least eight victims were hospitalized The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor’s Office has launched pretrial investigations into war crimes under Ukrainian criminal code Article 438 Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said 12 locations were struck across the city Firefighters and emergency crews worked through the night to extinguish fires and assist residents While Moscow continues to publicly express readiness for peace talks, Ukrainian officials have dismissed such rhetoric as manipulation, pointing to intensifying attacks across the country Kharkiv has faced repeated airstrikes throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion Zelensky renewed calls for Ukraine’s partners to urgently strengthen air defenses "While the world is delaying decisions almost every night in Ukraine turns into a horror that results in the loss of lives Ukraine needs strengthened air defenses," he said In March, 164 Ukrainian civilians were killed and 910 injured, according to UN data — nearly all in areas under Kyiv’s control and primarily due to missile and drone strikes. Russian forces have ramped up aerial attacks in recent weeks on cities including Kryvyi Rih Anna Fratsyvir is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent with a background in broadcast journalism and international affairs she worked as a TV journalist at Ukraine’s public broadcaster Suspilne covering global politics and international developments Anna holds a Bachelor's degree in International Communications from Taras Shevchenko National University and is currently an MA candidate in International Relations at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Nighttime strikes in four districts prompt fresh appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to boost air defences injuring 46Nighttime strikes in four districts prompt fresh appeal from Volodymyr Zelenskyy to boost air defences Russia launched a mass drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv late on Friday, hitting a high-rise apartment block, triggering fires and injuring 46 people, officials said. There were strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city, the mayor, Ihor Terekhov, said on Telegram. Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounced the attacks saying dozens of drones had been launched and issuing a fresh appeal to beef up Ukraine’s air defence capability nor could there be any,” the Ukrainian president said on Telegram “Russia strikes dwellings when Ukrainians are in their homes when they are putting their children to bed.” Terekhov said a house had also been hit in the city 30km from the country’s north-eastern border and an 11-year-old child was among those hurt The attacks came hours after Russian strikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia wounded more than 20 people The US state department has approved the potential sale of F-16 training and sustainment as well as related equipment to Ukraine for $310m, the Pentagon said. Friday’s move comes just days after Ukraine and the US signed a much-discussed agreement to share proceeds from the sale of Ukrainian minerals and rare earths and fund investment in Ukraine’s reconstruction Ukraine has previously received F-16 jets from US allies under a jet transfer authorised by former president Joe Biden’s administration while Trump paused all Ukraine-related military aid shortly after taking office Ukraine’s parliament will hold a vote on 8 May to ratify the minerals deal suggested the agreement would help Kyiv with air defences “This agreement will allow us to better defend our country here and now – to better protect our skies thanks to American air defence systems,” Shmyhal said at the governmental meeting Ukraine’s internal security agency accused Russian intelligence of orchestrating an attempt to assassinate a prominent Ukrainian blogger accusing a 45-year-old woman of carrying out the failed hit The attempt to kill internet personality Serhii Sternenko took place on Thursday The SBU security agency said on Telegram on Friday that the woman – whom it did not name – had fired several shots with a pistol The blogger said there was no danger to his life The woman’s lawyer said in court that she did not contest the facts of the case Russia’s FSB security service and its military intelligence agency did not immediately reply to Reuters requests for comment Four people were injured in a Russian joint drone and artillery attack on localities east of Nikopol in south-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region a village resident died when a fallen drone exploded as he was trying to carry it away from a house the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar region was struck in a “massive attack” from Ukrainian forces Three apartment blocks in Novorossiysk were damaged and according to a preliminary toll four people were injured Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday its forces were continuing to create a “security strip” in border areas of northern Ukraine’s Sumy region after driving Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region Ukraine says its forces still have a foothold in Kursk but it is concerned about a possible Russian advance into Sumy said Russia was developing an offensive from Zhuravka to Bilovody People from the west African nation of Togo have been captured and detained by Ukrainian armed forces after taking part “in military operations alongside Russian armed forces” had left Togo under alleged scholarships offered by structures claiming to be based in Russia” alerted authorities in March to the case of a Togolese student captured on the battlefield and imprisoned in Ukraine US officials have finalised new economic sanctions against Russia to intensify pressure on Moscow to embrace Donald Trump’s efforts to end its war on Ukraine according to three US officials and a source familiar with the issue Reuters reports the targets include state-owned Russian energy company Gazprom and major entities involved in the natural resources and banking sectors But it was not clear if the package would get Trump’s approval Greek authorities have remanded in custody a man suspected of photographing supply convoys on behalf of Russia in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis The 59-year-old Greek man of Georgian descent was arrested Tuesday and taken before an investigating magistrate for a hearing on Friday A police source alleged to Agence France-Presse that the suspect was targeting military convoys to Ukraine according to footage retrieved from his mobile phone But during Friday’s hearing the suspect said he had “done nothing illegal” Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open You are visiting us because we have something you value Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism An account is an optional way to support the work we do. 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RUSSIAN DRONE STRIKES on Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv wounded 47 people late yesterday while Russian officials reported a “massive attack” by Ukraine on the Krasnodar region “Hostile attacks on Kharkiv resulted in 47 injured civilians,” police in the Kharkiv region wrote on Telegram Kharkiv governor Oleg Synegubov previously said that around 50 people had been wounded in the strikes civilian infrastructure and cars have been damaged” in the drone strikes Kharkiv lies close to the Russian border and has been relentlessly attacked throughout Moscow’s invasion wrote on Telegram that the “Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar region was subjected to a massive attack by the Kyiv regime” “The most serious consequences are in Novorossiysk where three apartment blocks have been damaged four people were injured — two adults and two children,” he wrote Russia and Ukraine have continued to launch attacks on each other in recent weeks despite the United States talking with both sides in a bid to end Moscow’s three-year invasion The latest assaults come just days after Kyiv and Washington signed a landmark deal for extraction of minerals in Ukraine Russia has announced a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next week that coincides with World War II celebrations in Moscow Kyiv has denounced it as a “manipulation” that is “just for a parade” that the Kremlin holds on Red Square every year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today also dismissed the three-day truce coinciding with Moscow’s World War II commemorations but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire Ukraine won’t be “playing games to create a pleasant atmosphere to allow for Putin’s exit from isolation on 9 May” when some international leaders are expected in Moscow Zelenskyy told a small group of journalists He also said Trump’s views had begun evolving after their Vatican encounter last month, their first meeting since a clash at the White House “I am confident that after our meeting in the Vatican President Trump began to look at things a little differently - © AFP 2025  Create an email alert based on the current article A Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s second-largest city wounded 47 people Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations in the city late Friday Buildings were hit by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk in southern Russia on Saturday the city’s mayor Andrey Kravchenko reported In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Kharkiv Zelenskyy said that Moscow’s announcement of a 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II is merely an attempt to create a “soft atmosphere” ahead of Russia’s annual celebrations “so that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s guests on Red Square feel comfortable and safe.” He said that Ukraine cannot provide security assurances to foreign officials planning to visit Russia around May 9 warning that Moscow could stage provocations and later attempt to blame Ukraine Zelenskyy said that some governments had approached Kyiv seeking safety reassurance while their delegations are in Russia “Our position is very simple: we cannot take responsibility for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation,” he said “They are the ones providing your security and we will not be offering any guarantees.” Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry to advise against visiting Russia during this period “We must tell those who approach us: we do not recommend visiting the Russian Federation from a security standpoint don’t ask us — it’s your personal decision.” The Ukrainian leader reiterated that Kyiv’s military actions will remain “mirror-like,” responding to Russia’s moves He acknowledged that implementing a complete front-line ceasefire without robust international monitoring remains nearly impossible but emphasized that the 30-day window offers a credible start He confirmed ongoing efforts to convene the next round of negotiations with the U.S He also expressed hope that it could happen in Ukraine saying it was a “positive sign” that such a gathering is under discussion despite recent personnel changes in Washington Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that he had “unequivocally threatened the world leaders who are planning to arrive in Moscow on May 9.” deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council said Saturday that nobody could guarantee Kyiv’s safety if Ukraine attacked Moscow celebrations on May 9 “In the event of a real provocation on Victory Day no one will guarantee that May 10 will come in Kyiv,” he wrote on Telegram Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Russia expects Kyiv to take steps to de-escalate before Victory Day actions aimed at de-escalating the conflict during the holidays,” Peskov told journalists were meant to “test Kyiv’s readiness to find ways for long-term sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine.” Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations across the city late Friday The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office said that Russian forces used drones with thermobaric warheads it said thermobaric weapons create a powerful blast wave and a hot cloud of smoke The prosecutor said its use may indicate a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law nearly every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare Strong and real decisions are needed from our partners — the United States all our partners who seek peace,” Zelenskyy wrote on X Russia fired a total of 183 exploding drones and decoys overnight Russia also launched two ballistic missiles Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down 170 Ukrainian drones overnight The ministry said eight cruise missiles and three guided missiles were also intercepted were injured in a drone strike on the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk overnight Associated Press writer Dmytro Zhyhinas contributed to this report Russian drone strikes on Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv wounded 47 people late Friday while Russian officials reported a "massive attack" by Ukraine on the Krasnodar region "Hostile attacks on Kharkiv resulted in 47 injured civilians," police in the Kharkiv region wrote on Telegram Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov previously said that around 50 people had been wounded in the strikes civilian infrastructure and cars have been damaged" in the drone strikes Kharkiv lies close to the Russian border and has been relentlessly attacked throughout Moscow's invasion wrote on Telegram that the "Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar region was subjected to a massive attack by the Kyiv regime." "The most serious consequences are in Novorossiysk where three apartment blocks have been damaged four people were injured — two adults and two children," he wrote Russia and Ukraine have continued to launch attacks on each other in recent weeks despite the United States talking with both sides in a bid to end Moscow's three-year invasion The latest assaults come just days after Kyiv and Washington signed a landmark deal for the extraction of minerals in Ukraine Kyiv has denounced it as a "manipulation" that is "just for a parade" that the Kremlin holds on Red Square every year 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." These actions are direct attempts to silence independent journalism in Russia The authorities claim our work "discredits the decisions of the Russian leadership." We see things differently: we strive to provide accurate We, the journalists of The Moscow Times, refuse to be silenced. 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 According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported this on Facebook. "This morning, the enemy launched MLRS strikes at forested areas of Borova community in Izium district. As a result of the shelling, fires broke out in the Borova forestry area, covering over two hectares, and in the Chervonooskil Regional Landscape Park, part of the natural reserve fund, affecting over five hectares," the statement reads. A total of 34 rescuers and nine units of SES equipment, along with two forestry vehicles, have been deployed to extinguish the fires. A total of 11 forest fires are currently being extinguished across forestry areas in Kharkiv region, five of which are directly linked to Russian shelling. SES personnel, including pyrotechnic teams, are working at the sites, along with forestry workers and equipment. As Ukrinform previously reported, drone attacks in Izium district of Kharkiv region have caused destruction and fires. In Izium, a UAV strike hit a post office building. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. Ukrainian Emergency Service via APGo Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories civilian infrastructure and vehicles were damaged in the assault The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday that Russian forces used drones with thermobaric warheads all our partners who seek peace," Zelenskyy wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all The latest wave of attacks comes after the U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources It finalizes a deal months in the making that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support in ongoing peace negotiations with Russia Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire but emphasized that it has to last for 30 days He said the proposed ceasefire could start on any date offering time for meaningful steps toward ending the war “Let’s be honest — you can’t agree on anything serious in three Zelenskyy said that Moscow’s announcement of a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II is merely an attempt to create a “soft atmosphere” ahead of Russia’s annual celebrations "so that Putin’s guests on Red Square feel comfortable and safe.” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Saturday that Russia expects Kyiv to take steps to de-escalate before Victory Day were meant to “test Kyiv's readiness to find ways for long-term sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine.” In response to a question about Britain's potential role in peace negotiations "A mediator can only be someone who has an equal distance in relation to the parties to the conflict He also said the Kremlin has no information about a potential visit by U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Moscow on May 9 According to investigation, the man killed eight Ukrainians and citizens of Uzbekistan, Lithuania, and Georgia.  The Prosecutor’s Office said that in Kharkiv of 2018, the man strucked his friend with an axe 30 times, killing him. After that, he went to Kyiv, where he committed a series of murders. “There are men and women aged from 35 to 81 among his victims. The criminal gained the victims’ trust, talked and drank with them, and killed them after they lost their vigilance. He strangled or stoned victims and took their stuff. The phone costing 1,600 hryvnias ($38), and 5,000 hryvnias ($120) in cash were his most expensive findings,” said the police. In January 2024, the police arrested the man after he killed a flower shop worker in Kyiv. In November 2024, the National Police investigators concluded a pre-trial investigation and sent the case to the local courtHolosiivskyi district in Kyiv, which, in spring of 2025, sentenced him to life imprisonment. Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Facebook Or Register from Google Register from Facebook Or All rights reserved. ©2016-2024. GWARA MEDIA. 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Read our Privacy notice A busy Kharkiv market was engulfed in flames after Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on the region At least four people were injured after the Barabashovo was struck overnight according to Kharkiv’s governor Oleg Synegubov The barrage included deadly Russian glide bombs and several drones It comes after Ukraine launched a massive drone attack against Moscow for the second night in a row as the Russian capital’s four airports were forced to close over safety concerns At least 19 Ukrainian drones were downed over Moscow after 105 were launched across Russia overnight Airports in a number of regional cities were also closed It comes after four drones were launched at the Russian capital a day earlier On the war's frontline, Ukrainian forces attacked a power substation in Russia's western Kursk region after launching an audacious second incursion into the region Last month, Russia's top general said that Ukrainian troops had been ejected from Kursk, ending the biggest incursion into Russian territory since the Second World War Moscow says Ukraine launched around 105 drones at Russia overnight At least 19 of these were downed over Moscow with the rest targeting other Russian regions Moscow’s four airports were forced to close Russian drone attacks on Sumy and Odesa killed four people was engulfed in flames following a Russian barrage of drones and missiles suspected of charging men about $15,000 (£11,000) each to get them out of the country to dodge the military draft The group helped about 30 people leave Ukraine which has imposed a ban on most men aged between 18 and 60 leaving the country following Russia's invasion The scheme was started by a border guard officer and a businessman in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region who then recruited a second border guard and other accomplices Ukraine has halted its offensive in Pokrovsk and “seized back the tactical initiative” in some areas Russian forces have been attacking the town for months and the area has seen some of the most intense fighting of the 38-month-long war said: “We've been able to stabilise the situation in this zone of operations.. and in some places have seized back the tactical initiative." The town is a logistics hub in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk It is surrounded on three sides by Russian forces despite months of intensive Russian attacks If Russia were to seize or encircle Pokrovsk it would advance its aim of seizing the remaining part of Donetsk region that is not controlled by Moscow some people living in Ukrainian-controlled parts of the region said they were considering leaving anticipating that Moscow would take Pokrovsk since the start of this year there have been only incremental changes in the front line around Pokrovsk US President Donald Trump said Moscow and Kyiv want to settle the war in Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more inclined towards peace after the recent fall in the price of oil “I think Russia with the price of oil right now The price of oil - which drives the Russian economy - has fallen around $15 a barrel since the start of the year Three civilians were killed and seven injured after Ukraine’s attack on Kursk Ukraine's military confirmed its forces were engaged in fighting inside the Russian region over the past 24 hours But Russian troops managed to retake most of the territory as US support dwindled under US president Donald Trump Russia has attacked the north-eastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine with drones overnight The attack has caused a huge fire and widespread damage in the Barabashovo market Dismissing Vladimir Putin’s offer of a brief ceasefire in May as yet “another attempt at manipulation” is an understatement. The Russian president is – according to the former head of MI6 – intent on taking much more than just Ukraine Far from being worried by recent mini-threats from Donald Trump to increase sanctions or stung by the US president’s irritation at Russia’s stalling over a ceasefire Putin is cupping his ears in a pantomime of attention and carrying on doing as he pleases Such behaviour chimes with the uncharacteristically stark message from ex-spy chief Sir Alex Younger who after a lifetime in the shadows of espionage has a simple message: “If you don’t stand up to him he comes back for more – how many more times do we need to be told this?” President Donald Trump greeted Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina and esthetician who was held in a Russian prison for over a year, at the White House Mr Trump met with Karelina, 34, in the Oval Office yesterday, shaking her hand and telling her it’s “an honour.” When the 34-year-old responded that it was her honor to meet him, Mr Trump, speaking to the people she had arrived with, said: “Now I know why you fought so hard to get her out of there.” Ms Karelina was born in Russia and immigrated to the US more than 10 years ago, building a life in Los Angeles as an esthetician at a spa and obtaining citizenship in 2021. But Karelina was arrested in January 2024 while visiting her parents and sister in the southern Russian city of Yekaterinburg. At least one person was killed after a Russian drone attacked Odesa oblast yesterday, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Several houses were damaged in Odesa oblast as a result of the attack, the official said. "The body of a deceased person was found in one of the houses. Additional information about the victims is being verified," he said. At least three residents were killed and seven others were injured in a separate attack by Russian forces on a village in Sumy oblast in Ukraine’s north on Monday. The European Union will publish plans today to ban new Russian gas deals by the end of the year, and phase out existing contracts with Moscow by the end of 2027, three EU officials told Reuters. The European Commission will publish a "roadmap" of how it plans to end Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027, the officials said. The roadmap will include a commitment to propose, in June, a ban on new Russian gas import deals and spot contracts by the end of 2025, the officials said. The roadmap will also include a commitment to make a legal proposal to ban Russian gas and liquefied natural gas imports under existing contracts by the end of 2027, said the officials, granted anonymity to discuss the confidential plans, which could still change before they are published. and in some places have seized back the tactical initiative.\" Firefighters work at the site of the Barabashovo market hit by Russian drone strike in Kharkiv A firefighter works at the site of the Barabashovo market damaged heavily due to a Russian drone attack A firefighter tries to bring the blaze at the Ukrainian market under control A vendor sits at the site of the Barabashovo market hit by Russian drone strike Dismissing Vladimir Putin’s offer of a brief ceasefire in May as yet “another attempt at manipulation” is an understatement. The Russian president is – according to the former head of MI6 – intent on taking much more than just Ukraine Far from being worried by recent mini-threats from Donald Trump to increase sanctions or stung by the US president’s irritation at Russia’s stalling over a ceasefire Such behaviour chimes with the uncharacteristically stark message from ex-spy chief Sir Alex Younger who President Donald Trump greeted Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina and esthetician who was held in a Russian prison for over a year, at the White House Mr Trump met with Karelina, 34, in the Oval Office yesterday, shaking her hand and telling her it’s “an honour.” When the 34-year-old responded that it was her honor to meet him, Mr Trump, speaking to the people she had arrived with, said: “Now I know why you fought so hard to get her out of there.” Ms Karelina was born in Russia and immigrated to the US more than 10 years ago, building a life in Los Angeles as an esthetician at a spa and obtaining citizenship in 2021. But Karelina was arrested in January 2024 while visiting her parents and sister in the southern Russian city of Yekaterinburg. \"The body of a deceased person was found in one of the houses. Additional information about the victims is being verified,\" he said. File: A destoyed apartment in a residential building seen after a drone attack in Odesa The European Commission will publish a \"roadmap\" of how it plans to end Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027, the officials said. 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Fedorov later reported that a local university as well as an infrastructure facility were damaged in the strike Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported that apartment buildings and an infrastructure facility were damaged in the attack Ukraine War Latest is put together by the Kyiv Independent news desk team, who keep you informed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you value our work and want to ensure we have the resources to continue, join the Kyiv Independent community We are the news team of the Kyiv Independent We are here to make sure our readers get quick essential updates about the events in Ukraine Feel free to contact us via email with feedback and news alerts KYIV — Russia is continuing its attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas hitting Kharkiv’s residential district with new types of cluster-filled ballistic missiles in the early hours of Friday morning The missile used was a 9M727, a jet-powered supersonic missile comparable to the American Tomahawk, Serhiy Bolivanov, head of the local police department, said in a statement The munition is equipped with stealth technology the day many Orthodox Ukrainians spend preparing for Easter A 79-year-old man was killed in his apartment There are seven children among the injured.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia is preparing more strikes over the Easter weekend targeting the country’s energy infrastructure The Russian defense ministry claimed the attack was targeting the sites of drone launchers president has previously described such a pact as reimbursement for billions in American aid sent to help Kyiv against Russia’s full-scale invasion Ukraine has created a macabre points scheme based on video games to boost the effectiveness of its soldiers Kyiv fumes over Russia’s Victory Day ceasefire plan ‘Good meeting,’ Ukrainian leader said after one-on-one in St The White House called it “a very productive discussion.” Exhausted residents point out latest drone strike came hours after Donald Trump’s rare rebuke to Vladimir Putin Yuliia Verbytska woke to the sound of an air raid siren a Russian drone crashed into the disused soap factory down the road in Polyova Street You wonder if this is your last moment,” she said Friday’s raid followed a massive attack on Thursday on Verbytska’s home “I haven’t slept for two days,” she said wearily Yuliia Verbytska at the Heart of Kharkiv, which was damaged during the night in a Russian hit in Slobidsky district of the city. Photograph: Julia Kochetova/The GuardianOne of the damaged buildings belongs to a charity, Heart of Kharkiv Bits of concrete fell amid clothes and donated shoes Children’s drawings were blown from a noticeboard The charity’s wheelchairs and pushchairs survived unscathed I don’t really have much faith in anything any more,” Verbytska said gloomily emergency service workers were still extinguishing small blazes in the now-ruined factory The Kremlin’s drones narrowly missed an old acacia tree by its entrance gate They flattened a brick administration building Firefighters doused charred beams and splashed among puddles and piles of twisted metal “They want to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainians That’s their plan.” He was sceptical that the peace process – Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks on Friday with Putin in Moscow – would lead to a settlement that might end the fighting Read moreRussia says its devastating attacks are against Ukrainian military objects. Its latest murderous barrage follows a double strike this month on the north-eastern city of Sumy Most were travelling on a bus when an Iskander missile exploded next to them the victims of Russia’s air raids are civilians They include two children killed on Thursday and dug from the rubble of their Kyiv apartment block was at her home in Kharkiv’s Slobidsky district when the soap factory was hit showed off the bed where she had been sleeping It was decorated with icons and a black-and-white photograph of Liudmyla as a young woman A teenage boy living next door dragged her out,” he said adding she was being treated in hospital for minor injuries Read moreThe Russians had recently changed tactics Three of his colleagues were killed last year when they went to the scene of a drone strike Moscow was using drones to drop CS gas and delayed-action grenades Asked if he thought the war might end soon Yaskovets answered: “Probably not.” He continued: “People are tired Russia has been destroying our power stations and industrial infrastructure The aim is to make people unhappy so they turn on Ukraine’s government.” His mobile phone rang with a popular song Yaskovets said it was clear the Russians would try again to encircle and occupy Kharkiv He wants to take the south of Ukraine and go as far as the Dnipro River He doesn’t have a big enough army to do that,” he suggested A group of soldiers from the Kraken regiment – breaking off for coffee at a Kharkiv petrol station – said Putin’s behaviour this week was not surprising He added: “My feeling is that Trump is not really a president at all Our only option now is to have a strong army and to carrying on fighting.” Russian forces launched an offensive into northeastern Ukraine’s Sumy and Kharkiv regions several days ago, Ukraine’s commander in chief General Oleksandr Syrsky said in an interview published Wednesday Syrsky’s comments come nearly a month after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that Russia was readying a new attack on the Sumy region “I can say that the president is absolutely right and this [Russian] offensive [in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions] has actually already begun,” Syrsky told the Ukrainian news website Left Bank we’ve been seeing almost a doubling of the number of enemy offensive actions in all major areas,” he added Syrsky claimed Russia was seeking to create a buffer zone in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions as well as in northern Ukraine’s Chernihiv region President Vladimir Putin proposed establishing a so-called “buffer zone” in the Sumy region to safeguard the Kursk region from future attacks during his visit there last month. The proposal was followed by reports of a potential Russian offensive, with minor Russian incursions into the Sumy region Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into the Kursk region in August but a Russian counteroffensive in recent months has gradually chipped away at its hold over swaths of territory The latest offensive is not the first time Russia has set its sights on Ukraine’s Sumy region Russian troops pushed into the region during the early weeks of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 However, despite initial successes, Russian forces failed to establish control due to Ukrainian resistance, and the Kremlin was forced to withdraw by early April 2022 as part of its broader retreat from northern Ukraine by Anna FratsyvirThe first recruits under the ‘Contract 18-24’ project undergo initiation in the 92nd Assault Brigade on March 16 (Polina Kulish/Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Russian forces are regrouping and preparing for renewed assault in Kharkiv Oblast according to Ukraine’s Operational-Strategic Group of Forces “Khortytsia.” In an official statement from April 12, "Khortytsia" reported that although no offensive actions were carried out by Russian troops in the Kharkiv direction over the last day Russians are actively replenishing their units and getting ready to resume offensive operations in the region In the Kupiansk area, Ukrainian troops thwarted Russian assault attempts near Kindrashivka A mechanized assault involving five armored vehicles near Lozova and Nova Kruhliakivka was stopped Russian units also failed to gain ground in the Serebryansky forest In the Kramatorsk and Toretsk directions in Donetsk Oblast assault actions of varying intensity took place near Predtechyne The Russian forces continued attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses in the Pokrovsk direction According to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi Russian personnel losses have exceeded 140,000 troops (140,650) The Kyiv Independent couldn't independently verify Syrskyi's statement by Volodymyr IvanyshynVolodymyr Zelensky during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Russia is attempting to break through in northeastern Ukraine and continues to press on in the east with a new spring offensive President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on April 9 Russia's spring offensive in northeastern Ukraine "has actually already begun," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 9. Zelensky earlier warned that Russia is preparing for a fresh offensive against the Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts this spring "Today, more than 67,000 Russian soldiers are located in the Kursk direction (Russia) completed the relocation for an attack in the Sumy direction," Zelensky said The Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken successful steps to prevent a Russian advance towards Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts from Russia's Belgorod Oblast "There are a lot of attempts there, daily. They (Russia) are bearing losses... There will be more attempts in the Kharkiv and Sumy directions," Zelensky said Zelensky cautioned that Russia has not changed its goal to capture large swathes of Ukrainian territory in its full-scale war against Ukraine and continues to press on in all directions "We believe that they have not changed their plans - Sumy, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia directions. They do not forget about the east. This (provides) access to the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts This was their plan from the very beginning of the war," Zelensky said Russia saw its greatest tactical gains in November 2024 Russian losses grew a lot and advances declined In an interview published on March 26, Zelensky said "We must look at the situation with our eyes wide open (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is preparing a new offensive particularly in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts." "I can confirm that Putin is trying to get time and is preparing for a spring offensive We see preparations for this upcoming operation," he added Volodymyr Ivanyshyn is a news editor for The Kyiv Independent He is pursuing an Honors Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto majoring in political science with a minor in anthropology and human geography Volodymyr holds a Certificate in Business Fundamentals from Rotman Commerce at the University of Toronto He previously completed an internship with The Kyiv Independent  (Updated:  May 3, 2025 3:42 am) • 2 min readby Olena GoncharovaA van is destroyed and a residential building is damaged as emergency services respond to a fire in the aftermath of a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv overnight on May 2 2025.Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated The article was updated with a statement by President Volodymyr Zelensky A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv injured at least 47 people on May 2 At least eight people have been hospitalized "There were not and could not be any military targets. Russia is hitting residential buildings at the very time when Ukrainians are at home, when they are putting their children to bed. Only tyrants can give such orders and carry them out," President Volodymyr Zelensky said Zelensky called for Ukraine's allies to strengthen support for Kyiv as Russia continues to wage its war against Ukraine Ukraine needs strengthened air defenses," Zelensky said Russian forces have intensified attacks against Ukrainian cities and towns in recent weeks resulting in numerous casualties reported in Kryvyi Rih In March, at least 164 civilians were killed and 910 were injured according to UN figures — a rise of 50% compared to February Nearly all the losses were on land controlled by the Ukrainian government and the majority were caused by long-range missiles or loitering munitions Ukrainian officials have repeatedly called for increased air defense support to protect major cities like Kharkiv from Russia's continued aerial assaults Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018 Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia This was reported by the State Emergency Service (SES) on Facebook A two-story commercial building was completely destroyed and kiosks were also partially destroyed or damaged and medical personnel are involved in dealing with the aftermath of the strike a massive Russian drone attack on Kharkiv left 51 people injured 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 This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office on Telegram Law enforcement confirmed that the Russian military used drones armed with thermobaric warheads This type of weapon creates a powerful blast wave and a high-temperature cloud causing large-scale destruction and significant civilian casualties The use of thermobaric warheads is considered particularly dangerous and may indicate a deliberate violation of international humanitarian law one civilian was killed and 48 injured in Kharkiv region over the past day due to Russian attacks That’s according to the Kharkiv tactical grouping aerial reconnaissance operatives with the 4th border guard detachment as part of the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to perform combat missions border guards located and destroyed three enemy vehicles and three positions in Kharkiv region," reads the caption to the relevant video a Ukrainian drone destroyed a Russian BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system in the Pokrovsk direction Meanwhile, Ukraine’s defense intelligence said their Magura naval drone for the first time in history of anti-aircraft warfare shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter plane over the Black Sea during the latest mission presumable targeting a Russian fleet base in Novorossiysk The enemy plane was downed using a surface-to-air missile on December 31, 2024, a Ukrainian Magura V5 drone had already made history as it hit two Russian Russian Mi-8 helicopters This was reported by Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration (RMA), on Telegram four settlements and the city of Kharkiv were affected by enemy strikes and 48 people were injured," the message reads Russian forces used a wide range of weapons in the attack on Kharkiv region and an apartment building were damaged; in Bohodukhiv district and a warehouse building were damaged or destroyed; in Izium district Russian forces launched 17 Geran-2 drones targeting four districts: Slobidskyi explosions were heard in Kharkiv in the evening of May 2 A total of 46 people were reported injured Both were sentenced to 15 years in prison, the SBU reports as seen as Ukrinform It is noted that a local unemployed woman and her roommate would spot Russia’s missile and bomb strikes targeting Kharkiv region To remain off the security agencies’ radar they posed as volunteers helping stray animals even setting up an improvised shelter in their backyard in order to covertly collect data on Russia’s potential targets the perpetrators would get into small talk with locals trying to sniff out certain details as part of their missions Among their main targets of interest to the enemy were reserve command posts and checkpoints set up by Ukraine’s Defense Forces as well as medical facilities where wounded soldiers undergo treatment Counterintelligence operatives eventually exposed the spy couple in February the Russians remotely recruited both assets through their fellow villager who had been fighting against Ukraine’s Armed Forces in eastern Ukraine since 2014 The panel of judges found both Russian assets guilty of conspiring to commit high treason under martial law the court sentenced two Russian intelligence assets plotting a terrorist attack targeting the Dnipro railway station to seven and eight years in prison Earlier, Terekhov said that over the past month Russians attacked Kharkiv Oblast 136 times injuring 230 people and killing seven people there were the most massive attacks on our city since the beginning of full-scale war April was record-breaking not only because of the number of attacks but because of the scale of damage,” said Terekhov There are 10,533 broken windows in damaged buildings and municipal workers temporarily boarded up 90% of them helping people to apply for state compensation We are doing everything to have time (to prepare for the winter — ed.),” said Terekhov there were 147 roofs damaged in the buildings Since the beginning of May, Russians already launched three aerial guided bombs, four Shahed drones, and two Molniya drones on towns and settlements of Kharkiv Oblast, damaging and setting fire to civilian infrastructure, said Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the region. 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 Girka was a guest speaker during his time in Germany) russian bandits are almost wiping out the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region: in April they used at least 243 guided aerial bombs bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 225 hectares of land April 23: Kharkiv University and the University of Passau renowned for its interdisciplinary approach to the humanities have signed a memorandum of academic cooperation April 24: Kharkiv University signed a memorandum of cooperation with AMBIS University in Prague This agreement opens new opportunities for academic mobility and the exchange of experience between the two higher education institutions -- Kharkiv University hosted an open guest lecture by Professor Enrico Albanesi from the University of Genoa (Italy) The event took place in a hybrid format within the framework of the Jean Monnet Module “Participatory Democracy and Multilevel Governance in the EU” (Project No The topic of the lecture was “Multilevel Governance as an Element of European Governance.” -- Representatives of Kharkiv University and the EUComplianceM4UA Erasmus+ project team visited Kyiv where they participated in a briefing titled "Overcoming Borders Through Education in Compliance Management: Germany and Ukraine" at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center and held fruitful negotiations with representatives from the Business School of Hochschule Wismar the regular meeting of the High Scientific Council of the European Nuclear Society took place in Brussels Ukraine was represented at the event by the Dean of the School of Physics and Technology Pylyp Kuznetsov The trip was funded by the European Commission under the NURECAB project GA#101173510 April 25: The professional development course "Digital Technologies for Inclusive Learning" has commenced aimed at enhancing the professional skills and expertise of educational staff of various categories and administrative personnel from educational institutions of different types It is conducted as part of the EURIDICE project "European Inclusive Education for the Digital Society and Global Citizenship," under the EU's Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) (Project No -- Kharkiv University hosted an open meeting with British journalist and international correspondent for The Guardian Luke Daniel Harding — the author of the book “Invasion” russian bandits dropped explosives from a drone on a civilian car A 35-year-old local doctor was injured in the attack the 25th All-Ukrainian Tournament of Young Physicists (Junior League) was held online and Kharkiv Region took part in the competition The finalists were the teams “Radii” (Lutsk) “Obdarovanist” from the namesake Kharkiv Lyceum and “UFML 9b” from the Ukrainian Physics and Mathematics Lyceum (Kyiv) The winning team — “Impulse Moment” — was coached by Professor Zakhar Maiselis from the School of Physics and his mentees both former winners of the International Tournament of Young Physicists and currently university students April 28: russian bandits used 20 attack drones and 31 guided aerial bombs against civilians in the Kharkiv region including 29 on the territory of the Kupiansk community Two men aged 61 and 65 were injured as a result of the shelling -- Ukrainian scientists have gained international recognition by becoming laureates of the prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics — often referred to as the "Oscars of Science." This year the award was granted to four international research collaborations of the Large Hadron Collider (ATLAS and ALICE) for groundbreaking discoveries in the field of quantum physics Among the honored scientists are representatives of Kharkiv University: Head of the Department of Crystal Physics and alumni of the School of Physics and Technology — Serhii Kandybei -- The official closing ceremony of UCUP–2025 — the University Cup in Programming — took place This large-scale project brought together 37 universities from 18 regions of Ukraine More than 350 participants competed in the final round of the Olympiad and 138 winners were recognized across various categories Kharkiv students were among the winners of UCUP–2025 in the “Best by Specialty” category: Anastasiia Kabaliants (Field E: Natural Sciences and Statistics) and Mykhailo Kononenko (Field F7: Computer Engineering) Kharkiv suffered 15 attacks by enemy unmanned aerial vehicles The strikes were recorded in five districts of the city including two children and a pregnant woman russian bandits used 28 attack drones and 20 guided aerial bombs in Kharkiv and the region over the day -- russian bandits continued to strike at critical infrastructure facilities in the Kharkiv region about seven thousand people were left without gas supply as a result of hostilities in the Borova area -- russian bandits also attacked the town of Pivdenne May 1: russian bandits attacked Kharkiv with two Molniya unmanned aerial vehicles -- Kharkiv University hosted an open and honest discussion with Taras Kuzio a British-Canadian political scientist of Ukrainian descent the university administration featured analytical insights and sharp assessments of the current geopolitical landscape -- The General Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held during which new members of the NASU were elected including representatives of Kharkiv University The following were elected full members of the NAS of Ukraine: Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry Mykola Mchedlov-Petrosyan; Head of the Department of Applied Chemistry Valentyn Chebanov; professor of the Akhiezer Department of Nuclear and High Energy Physics of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Oleksandr Korchyn Professor of the Ahiezer Department of Nuclear and High Energy Physics of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Andriy Sotnikov was elected a corresponding member of the NASU May 2: UNICEF Field Office Coordinator Kenan Madi and Head of the UNICEF office in the Kharkiv region Jinan Ramadan joined a working meeting at the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration on psychosocial support for participants in the educational process in frontline communities -- Almost fifty people were wounded in a massive attack by russian bandits after 10 p.m Eight injured people in moderate condition were taken to the city's hospitals the world's TV channels were actively showing the moscow dictator as if he was a peacemaker Judging by the feedback from my relatives and colleagues in Kharkiv there was no talk of any peace or truce from russia on these days either pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 319 hectares of land Kharkiv University hosted the II International Scientific and Technical Conference “Problems of Modern Nuclear Energy” The event was attended by 160 registered participants students and postgraduates made presentations on research results new technologies and innovative approaches to the development of nuclear energy April 19: As a result of the 63rd exchange another 277 Ukrainian soldiers returned home from кussian captivity including 13 residents of the Kharkiv region 16 guided aerial bombs were recorded “arriving” in the Kupyansk district One rocket attack was launched at Izium district Four private houses were destroyed as a result of the shelling April 20: russian troops conducted 7 unmanned aerial vehicle strikes in Chuhuiv district and one in Kupyansk district the occupiers attacked the Zolochiv community with FPV drones three villages were left without power supply April 21: Kharkiv region has received humanitarian aid from Romania Romania has donated a batch of important medicines to meet the needs of Kharkiv region residents these are antibacterial and antifungal solutions hygiene products for palliative care patients and 1150 liters of hemodialysis solution April 22: As a result of russian attack on Kupyansk with 4 guided aerial bombs 55 private houses were destroyed or damaged -- russian bandits attacked four districts of the city with 16 drones and a man who was seriously wounded died in the hospital -- Kharkiv University has put into operation a new safe space that will serve not only as a shelter but also as a fully functional educational hub for students and faculty The new facility is designed to shelter up to 300 people while up to 100 students can study comfortably in four fully equipped classrooms and gas fire suppression system make this space not only reliable but also technologically advanced The opening of this safe space was made possible thanks to government support — particularly from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine — the initiative of the university administration April 23: The leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration met online with representatives of the state of Ohio They discussed the implementation of educational projects and rehabilitation programs for victims of the russian occupiers Deputy Head of the Mission of Poland to Ukraine Deputy Head of the Mission of Denmark to Ukraine April 25: On the eve of the International Day of Remembrance of the Chornobyl Disaster the memory of the liquidators of the Chornobyl disaster was honored in the Kharkiv region Heads of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and representatives of liquidator organizations laid flowers at the memorial They say that the US President is planning to negotiate a ceasefire with the russian federation But I do not believe that it is possible to negotiate with russian bandits russia occupied Ukrainian Crimea in violation of international law and bilateral agreements between russia and Ukraine russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine in violation of international law and bilateral agreements So even if some russian representative signs some new papers now it has nothing to do with guarantees of an end to the war on the part of russia pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 381 hectares of land discovered and defused 1719 explosive devices -- The German-Ukrainian Core of Excellence “Plasma-Spin-Energy” at Faculty of Physics and Technology Kharkiv University is continuing to develop the results of the “Magnetism for Ukraine 2025” competition were announced by the Magnetics Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Magnetics Society) the highest score was received by the team of the German-Ukrainian Center of Excellence Plasma-Spin-Energy for their project "Stochastic Dynamics of Domain Walls and Skyrmions on a Racetrack Memory." April 12: A delegation from the Piemont region of the Italian Republic visited Kharkiv The Italian Government has been supporting the people of the Kharkiv region since the first days of the full-scale invasion Cooperation with Piemont will cover energy russian bandits hit a private house in Kupyansk with a guided aerial bomb Four people were injured in the shelling: a 25-year-old woman a 52-year-old woman and a 73-year-old woman russian bandits fired multiple rocket launchers at Kupyansk two women were killed in the yard of a five-story building the structural elements of the garage caught fire over an area of 10 square meters russian bandits launched a ballistic missile attack on the city of Sumy an enemy Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted in Kharkiv April 14: A 68-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman died as a result of russian artillery shelling of Kupyansk -- As a result of russian shelling from multiple rocket launchers in the village of Shevchenkove a 77-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man sustained injuries incompatible with life the 17th International Physicists’ Tournament took place at the University of Warsaw Ukraine was represented by a team from the School of Physics of Kharkiv University the Kharkiv team took an impressive fourth place overall and France in the final round (https://score.ipt.science/ranking) April 17: The President of the humanitarian organization La Memoria Viva was awarded a Certificate of Honor by the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration for his high social consciousness significant contribution to the development of the volunteer movement and support of citizens under martial law April 18: russia started this Good Friday with ballistic missiles “shaheds” - mockery of Ukrainian people and cities russian bandits launched a missile attack on Kharkiv One of the missiles exploded in the air right over a residential area the other hit the territory of an enterprise near a residential area The shelling damaged fifty apartment buildings and more than 30 cars russian bandits dropped 10 guided aerial bombs on the city of Kupyansk including an ODAB-1500 high-explosive detonating aerial bomb five people sustained injuries of varying severity pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 179 hectares of land April 5: The visit of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine to Kharkiv continued amid massive enemy shelling of the city -- A three-day mourning period has been declared in the Kharkiv region as russian drones killed 5 people in Kharkiv on April 3 a russian missile strike in Kryvyi Rih killed 18 people russian proxies launched a guided missile at Kupyansk The shelling injured a 67-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman As a result of the hit on the 9th floor of a residential apartment building balconies from the 2nd to the 7th floor and four apartments caught fire The fire raged over an area of 100 square meters This building was partially damaged and the glazing of windows in three neighboring apartment buildings was damaged the russian occupants struck Zolochiv village with a guided aerial bomb suffering an acute stress reaction that resulted in a hypertensive crisis russian proxies conducted three air strikes on villages around Zolochiv Three bombs hit the open area on the outskirts of Klynova Novoselivka A fourth bomb hit the meadows in the village of Zolochiv A private house and outbuildings were damaged russian bandits dropped a guided aerial bomb on the village of Tokarivka Druha Two women suffered an acute stress reaction -- Kharkiv University has confirmed its status as one of Ukraine’s leading scientific institutions According to the updated Ranking of the Effectiveness of Ukrainian Higher Education Institutions' Participation in Scientific Project Competitions for 2024 compiled by the Center for International Projects "Euroeducation" based on open sources (CORDIS Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine April 8: Kharkiv University and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland) have signed an agreement to launch a joint dual-degree Master’s program in Polish Language and Literature and Ukrainian Language The program offers: in-depth training in linguistics and literary studies; modern European educational methodologies; studies at two universities with rich humanitarian traditions; the opportunity to earn two diplomas — Ukrainian and Polish a 4th-year student of the School of Physics at Kharkiv University has been named a recipient of the prestigious international Optica Women Scholar 2025 award presented by the leading global optics and photonics society Sofiia received this recognition for her success in studying advanced photonic technologies and their applications in renewable energy russian troops attacked seven locations in Kharkiv with 19 Shahed drones The shelling resulted in five large-scale fires and production equipment in several buildings was damaged The main targets were civilian industry facilities April 10: A meeting of the Kharkiv office of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was held They discussed the priority areas of assistance to the civilian population of the Kharkiv region: prompt repair of damaged housing support for vulnerable populations in border and frontline settlements and evacuation a 40-year-old man stepped on an unknown explosive device while plowing a field -- Kharkiv University welcomed Philip James Hatch CEO of a business structure and CEO of ManpowerGroup SEZ in India as well as the author of Canada’s reskilling strategy that led to the retraining of 4 million workers and an increase in GDP by over $500 billion He is also one of the founders of Jagora University in Cameroon and the founder of the Center for Biostatistical Programming in Kharkiv Hatch met with the university administration The process of retraining workers with the goal of further employment in international companies interested in participating in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction was discussed April 11: russian troops hit local volunteer vehicles with FPV drones in the village of Ivashky The first hit was on a truck transporting food to a volunteer center The vehicle was damaged as a result of the strike The second car was damaged after an explosive device was thrown under the wheels while delivering humanitarian aid to private households -- According to updated data from scientometric databases published by the School of Physics and Technology ranks first among scientific journals in Ukraine in the category “Physics and Astronomy” and second in the category “Materials Science.” Both Scopus & Scimago Journal & Country Rank and Web of Science classify the East European Journal of Physics in Q3 (the third quartile).-- Kharkiv University welcomed the founder and leaders of the UK-based charitable organization Casus Pax — Adam McQuire and Holly Tunn The guests presented the University with several BBC Micro:bit controllers for future use in the educational process April 12: residents and guests of Kharkiv were invited to visit the Botanical Garden of Kharkiv University This was a unique opportunity to enjoy the enchanting beauty of spring blossoms: majestic magnolias pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 72 hectares of mines March 25: the Faculty of Physics and Technology hosted the International Master Class 2025 on the physics of the CMS experiment of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC CERN) The students attended lectures by leading scientists and students of the Faculty of Physics and Technology on topics and methods of fundamental research on the fundamentals of matter after which they independently processed real data from experiments in particle physics March 29: Last time I wrote about the russian crimes committed on March 29 this was not all that happened on that day 2 people were killed by russians in Kharkiv - a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman 25 people received injuries of varying severity a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized in a serious condition Two children with minor injuries were treated on an outpatient basis the russian bandits struck the Kharkiv region with 24 Shaheds and 6 guided missiles Residential buildings and infrastructure in Kharkiv and Kupyansk were damaged The occupiers targeted a military hospital March 30: At about 06:00 russian bandits hit the center of Kupyansk with a guided aerial bomb A 53-year-old woman was injured as a result of the hit to a 5-story residential building A 61-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were also injured russian bandits fired at the city of Kupyansk from a multiple rocket launcher system Two people received injuries of varying severity: a 63-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman -- Students of the Faculty of Physics and Technology with the financial support of the University of Michigan take part in an internship at CERN under the CERN study abroad program Rina Kompaniets participates in the development of an algorithm for detecting malfunctions that occur in chips for the internal tracking system (ITS) of the ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) detector Ruslan Yakubovych participates in the commissioning and testing of sMDT cameras for the ATLAS detector (A Toroidal LHC Apparatus) March 31: The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) will finance the reconstruction of a medical complex in Kharkiv It is planned to build new buildings and restore those damaged by russian bombing russian bandits massively shelled the city of Kupyansk with seven guided aerial bombs a 74-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were wounded A private house was destroyed and another was damaged April 1: Evacuation of residents of frontline and border settlements continues in the Kharkiv region About 80 people were evacuated to safer areas over the past week -- The University learned that on February 25 died while performing a combat mission to protect Ukraine in the Donetsk region -- Arnulfstrasse 197 is not just a building on one of Munich’s central streets — it is a place where students of Kharkiv University continue their education in Germany April 2: Five people were injured in a nighttime russian missile attack on Kharkiv (at least eight strikes on the city) russian bandits attacked the city of Dergachi russian bandits again launched a massive attack on Kharkiv with a Shahed UAV russian bandits attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova with an unmanned aerial vehicle another massive attack on Kharkiv with attack drones took place -- The Ukrainian National Paralympic Table Tennis Team delivered an outstanding performance at the international ITTF World Para Challenger 2025 tournament held in Władysławowo securing six gold and one silver medal and taking first place in the overall team standings Maryna Litovchenko was among the tournament’s top competitors She is an alumna and staff member of the School of Sociology She claimed two gold medals: in the team competitions as well as in the mixed doubles XD14 category russian missiles and drones killed 98 little Kharkiv residents a 12-year-old girl added to this terrible statistic -- Kharkiv University and the Baltic International Academy (Latvia) have signed an agreement to implement a dual degree program The master’s program will provide students with the opportunity to obtain diplomas from both institutions combining Ukrainian and European educational experience – Scientists of the Faculty of Physics and Technology took part in the implementation of the research project “Biomolecular interactions of amyloids: modulating effect of polyphenols” which was aimed at finding polyphenolic compounds that can prevent damage to the structure of functionally important proteins and membranes under the influence of pathogenic protein aggregates (amyloids) The project was made possible thanks to funding from the EURIZON scholarship program which aimed to support Ukrainian scientists who continue to work despite the extremely difficult wartime conditions The project was implemented in cooperation with European partners led by Mette Hedegaard Thomsen Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Science Bioenergy and Bioproducts of Aalborg University russian bandits used 6 Shahed attack drones against Kharkiv a graduate of my faculty and now a physics teacher at Lyceum 45 -- The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine She discussed the operational situation in the region and further cooperation to restore critical areas -- russian troops attacked the village of Ivashky with four FPV drones pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 77 hectares of territory russian bandits attacked the city of Vovchansk A 72-year-old man who was feeding animals received an explosive wound russian proxies shelled the village of Oleksandrivka One of the victims was a 50-year-old woman who received severe multiple injuries -- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the military units defending Ukraine in the Kharkiv region russian bandits attacked the town of Kupyansk A russian Molniya drone hit a tree near the private home of a 59-year-old local resident the russian bandits attacked the village of Velyka Babka with a drone A 25-year-old pregnant woman and a 25-year-old man sustained explosive wounds as a result of the drone's crash were delivered to students in the Kharkiv region with the assistance of Finn Church Aid (FCA) and Education Cannot Wait russian bandits used 5 guided aerial bombs and 18 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types against civilians in the Kharkiv region March 25: Given the security situation in the Kharkiv region work is underway to build shelters in a number of localities 17 shelters are planned to be built and equipped in two districts by the end of this year This will allow us to reach about 7,000 more students with offline learning March 26: Kharkiv University held an Open Day for prospective applicants and their parents The applicants and their families had the opportunity to communicate personally with the deans a 12-year-old girl was injured in a russian strike on Kharkiv At least 15 explosions were heard in the city a russian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle hit a residential building in the village of Zolochiv A 26-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman were also injured a 25-year-old man was wounded as a result of russian shelling of Kharkiv a 67-year-old and a 60-year-old woman were wounded during an attack by russian bandits on the village of Zolochiv a graduate of my faculty and an associate professor at Kharkiv Polytechnic University (h-index=17) wrote on social media: The boiler device which heated neighboring buildings was destroyed No photo can convey the pain of people who are forced to hide from repeated attacks on the ground floor or who have to look for a place to sleep because there are no windows where we used to run all our childhood for ice cream -- A UNICEF delegation visited Kharkiv to review the interim results of the program to support children in family-based care -- A delegation of the Government of Norway including Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway Espen Barth Eide and Minister for Labor and Integration of Norway Tonje Brenn examined the consequences of russian strikes in the Kharkiv region Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion the russian occupiers have launched almost 22,000 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems -- The delegation of the Kingdom of Norway visited places of compact residence of internally displaced persons in the Kharkiv region 524 thousand internally displaced persons live in the Kharkiv region 76 places of compact residence have been equipped -- The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga visited Kharkiv University where he held a series of meetings to help improve the training of specialists in international relations and diplomacy students of the relevant specialties will be able to undergo internships and practice at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both in Ukraine and abroad russian bandits attacked the town of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region A residential building was damaged as a result of hostile fire from a Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle An outbuilding was also damaged as a result of a strike from a multiple rocket launcher -- The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration discussed the implementation of educational and medical projects with the administration of the American city of Columbus the development and implementation of projects in energy -- The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine One third of the generators that ensure the operation of the critical infrastructure of the Kharkiv region were provided by the Japanese government -- The Lozynski Foundation (USA) has awarded 13 humanities students of Kharkiv University who have high academic achievements as part of its scholarship program russian bandits fired artillery at Kupyansk a garage and outbuildings on an area of 200 m² caught fire -- I took part in the panel discussion “How can Europe support the strengthening of science infrastructures and institutions in Ukraine?” at the final meeting of the EURIZON Scientific Committee March 29: russian troops shelled the village of Borova with a multiple rocket launcher system -- Representatives of the National Armed Forces of the Republic of Latvia and the Embassy of Latvia in Ukraine visited Kharkiv to strengthen cooperation in the field of security and humanitarian aid russian bandits launched a series of strikes with Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles in Kharkiv a russian unmanned aerial vehicle hit a private house 2 people died - a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman -- As a result of the subsequent russian shelling 25 people sustained injuries of varying severity Among the injured are five children aged 5 to 17 windows were smashed in multi-story residential buildings and private cars and garages were set on fire russian bandits shelled the town of Kupyansk A 54-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man were injured a private house and an outbuilding on the area of 70 m² caught fire farms in the Kharkiv region sowed winter crops for grain on an area of 355.6 thousand hectares bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 54 hectares of territory March 14: The second lecture titled "Anthropocentrism and Planetary Boundaries: An Interdisciplinary Perspective" was held at the School of Geology The lecture was delivered by guest professor Dr in Geography and professor at the Department of Geography at the University of Girona (Spain) as part of a series of lectures within the elective course "Paradigms of Sociogeosystems" (outside the curriculum) The lecture was attended by nearly forty students The shelling destroyed a residential building -- russian bandits struck another blow at the town of Kupyansk using a guided aerial bomb A 56-year-old man was injured in the explosion -- russian bandits shelled the village of Velyka Shapkivka -- As a result of the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle attack on the village of Kamiana Yaruga a large-scale fire broke out at a civilian enterprise March 16: Kharkiv University held a large-scale Open Day in a hybrid format Prospective students and their parents had the opportunity to meet deans and students from various schools in person They also had a chance to interact with representatives of the student council and ask questions about academic programs and student life March 18: The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration has decided to forcibly evacuate 33 children with their parents from certain villages in the Kupyansk district which are subject to daily shelling by russian bandits -- Between the settlements of Kupyansk and Kindrashivka russian invaders hit a civilian car with a drone Four people were injured as a result of the strike: 46-year-old and 57-year-old women and 51-year-old and 61-year-old men The victims were hospitalized for necessary medical care the russian invaders shelled the town of Kupyansk with artillery a fire broke out in a private household on an area of about 100 square meters the russian occupiers attacked the city of Kupyansk An 85-year-old woman was injured as a result of the strike The victim was hospitalized with explosive wounds the russian bandits attacked the town of Kupyansk with the use of aircraft another russian munition hit the administrative building in Kupyansk -- 197 Ukrainian defenders were released from russian captivity Four residents of the Kharkiv region are among those rescued the russian bandits used 31 guided aerial bombs high-explosive aerial bombs and unmanned aerial vehicles against the civilian population of Kupyansk district The threat of repeated shelling complicates the work of rescuers Two local residents were killed as a result of the shelling by the Russian invaders Three more civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity More than 20 apartment buildings in the city were damaged and more than five hundred windows were smashed As a result of the damage to critical infrastructure bomb disposal units in Kharkiv region cleared over 53 hectares of land events of the General Assembly of the European Nuclear Education Network took place in Brussels Kharkiv University was represented by the Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Pylyp Kuznetsov Kharkiv University presented its current educational and research projects in the nuclear field at the "Skills HUB for Brighter Nuclear Tomorrow" exhibition FUSENet Executive Director Dario Cruz highlighted that Ukraine was the first country in Europe to translate all educational modules for school students on controlled nuclear fusion from English This achievement was entirely carried out by two other Professors of the Faculty of Physics and Technology and me the success and efforts of Kharkiv University’s team in organizing the ENEN-supported Summer School on Nuclear Physics were acknowledged with gratitude March 7: The Head of the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Nanotechnologies of the Faculty of Physics and Technology took part in the panel discussion Women in Sciences at the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen organized by the Association of Cultural Institutes of EU Countries in Denmark together with the Niels Bohr Institute brought together outstanding female scientists from various countries to discuss the role of women in modern science and opportunities for international collaboration The visit was supported by the Ukrainian House in Denmark russian bandits hit the village of Ivashky with a drone Two civilians were killed - a woman and a man Another man was seriously wounded and is in hospital -- As a result of an enemy attack on the city of Balakliya a drone hit the warehouse of an agricultural enterprise the United Nations Development Program's Mine Action Project Manager about 1.2 million hectares of the Kharkiv region need to be surveyed Almost 710,000 hectares are forests and agricultural land of which 9,753 hectares have been cleared of explosive ordnance by combined sapper units about 30,000 hectares were surveyed and cleared of explosives along with power lines places of public gathering and location of critical infrastructure facilities The Kharkiv region needs financial support and increased training of qualified specialists -- russian bandits launched eight guided aerial bombs at the Kharkiv region Kharkiv was attacked by Shahed kamikaze drones but the wreckage fell on residential areas A 51-year-old woman was injured and private houses were partially destroyed the European Network for Education in Controlled Fusion Kharkiv University was represented at this event by professor of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Yaroslav Grechko and me Executive Director of the FuseNet Association noted the work of the Faculty of Physics and Technology in preparing and conducting the national session of the 5th European Day of Controlled Fusion for teachers the members of the association supported the decision to cancel the mandatory annual membership fee for 2025 for Kharkiv University -- Kharkiv University has become a partner of the international project “Social Student Enterprises to Support Youth in (Post)War Ukraine” (STUDBIZ Ukraine) implemented by School of ME (NGO “School of Mindful Entrepreneurship”) with the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and ChildFund Deutschland e.V the School of ME team held the 1st module of training for project coaches and mentors representatives of 10 youth centers for the development of social entrepreneurship in educational institutions in Kyiv -- European competitions among athletes under 23 in freestyle women's and Greco-Roman wrestling were held in the Albanian capital Tirana on March 8-11 the Ukrainian national freestyle wrestling team took third place in the team competition became the silver medalist of the European Youth Championship for the second time Kharkiv athlete Mykhailo Vyshnivetskyi became the U-23 European champion in wrestling russian bandits shelled the town of Kupyansk with artillery a 60-year-old man sustained an explosive wound to his chest -- The latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 was released The rankings include over 1,700 higher education institutions from around the world evaluated across 55 subjects within five broad subject areas Kharkiv University ranks within the 501–550 range globally in Economics - holds a position in the 551–700 range in Computer Science - is ranked within the 701–750 range a visiting professor at Kharkiv University and head of the Center for Teacher Education at the University of Warwick (UK) on “Crisis Management in Education: Strategies and Approaches.” The event was attended by over 100 participants March 13: Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine visited Kharkiv The visit was dedicated to cooperation and exchange of experience between higher education institutions of Kharkiv region and the Czech Republic March 14: Fifty children from the families of fallen Ukrainian defenders went on vacation to Latvia The ten-day trip was supported by the Howard Buffett Foundation and Ukrzaliznytsia The group of children will visit famous tourist sites and take part in sports and entertainment events January 23: The Faculty of Physics and Technology of Kharkiv University hosted the regional stage of the All-Ukrainian Schoolchildren Olympiad in Physics online The Olympiad was attended by 187 schoolchildren from the Kharkiv region schools professors of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Pylyp Kuznetsov and Valeriia Trusova visited the University Medical Center (UMCG) and the Particle Therapy Research Center (PARTREC) in Groningen The UMCG team demonstrated the full cycle of nuclear medicine — from the production of radioisotopes to their clinical application a joint project proposal was developed and submitted including the acquisition of equipment for preclinical research and a one-year training program for Kharkiv University staff at the UMCG The discussions also covered further cooperation in research The business trip was funded by the European Commission within the framework of the NURECAB project GA#101173510 one of the hits of a russian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle in the central part of the city damaged the windows of an apartment building -- The seminar on the LOUIS Framework was held as a part of the international EURIDICE project The seminar focused on enhancing the impact of teaching through more active student engagement former Secretary-General of the Aurora Universities Network Associate Professor at the Department of Law at the University of Naples Federico II EURIDICE Project Manager at Kharkiv University Maksym Tomoshek Vice Dean for Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies at Palacký University and President of the European Network for Clinical Legal Education -- The lecture on the topic "Anthropocene: A Geographic Approach" was held at the School of Geology The lecture was delivered by Josep Vila Subiros a guest professor at Kharkiv University and a professor at the Department of Geography The event was part of a lecture series for the elective course "Paradigms of Socio-Geosystems" (outside the regular curriculum) -- With the assistance of Kharkiv charitable organizations Kharkiv University received modern furniture to equip the university's shelters and safe spaces the university has several shelters where educational and extracurricular activities take place March 1: The russian aggressor struck the building of the research institute of Kharkiv Medical University with a clinical department Two buildings were damaged on the territory of the medical institution one of which suffered large-scale destruction of the roof March 2: At about 16:34 russian invaders attacked the village of Dovzhyk using guided aerial bombs Two local residents were injured in the attack - a 65-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy -- At about 21:07 Kharkiv was again attacked by russian drones A balcony in an apartment building caught fire -- Another russian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle hit the roof of a five-story residential building The impact caused a fire in two apartments with an area of 80 square meters non-residential premises and 3 cars were damaged Employees of the State Emergency Service rescued five people and extinguished the fire The victims were provided with medical care at the scene -- russian occupants shelled settlements in five districts of the Kharkiv region russian bandits used 4 guided aerial bombs and 17 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types to strike at civilian infrastructure March 4: The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration handed over 4 more modular kitchens (modern equipment to provide hot meals to the defenders of Ukraine) to the defenders of Kharkiv Each of these kitchens is capable of providing more than 180 soldiers with hot breakfasts March 5: UNICEF continues to develop a network of spaces for children with special educational needs in the Kharkiv region 50 people with special educational needs are enrolled in educational institutions in the Kegychivsky district of the region 17 children are enrolled in inclusive education the community is undergoing major repairs to the premises where the inclusive resource center will operate with a total area of 250 square meters -- The winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 and the team of the Nobel Committee visited Kharkiv University the guests visited the Faculty of Physics and Technology where they were met by Professor Serhii Lytovchenko as well as by the graduates of the Faculty of Physics and Technology current employees of the National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology” Andrii Sotnikov Ferenc Kraus inspected the heavily damaged building was impressed by the extent of the destruction of the premises learned about the lost educational and scientific equipment and expressed his support for the people of Ukraine Ferenc Kraus gave a lecture dedicated to the anniversary of quantum physics in a safe space of the university The scientist has repeatedly helped Ukraine The remains of a russian unmanned aerial vehicle of the Molniya type fell near a non-residential building Three years ago I moved out of my home (an apartment on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv) I knew about the accumulation of russian troops on our borders I also knew about the insidiousness of our northern neighbor for centuries and even in Soviet times I knew not so much from textbooks as from the experience of my own family But I did not believe that such a full-scale war could happen in civilized educated Europe in the twenty-first century I saw no reason and no purpose for armed aggression but not a single word was said about the possibility of an attack by the russian armed forces on us My wife and I woke up on the morning of February 24 to the sound of explosions in a military unit nearby (its gates are visible from our fifth-floor balcony) from which strategic missiles were exported to russia in the nineties of the last century I immediately realized my mistake (that I did not believe in an armed russian invasion) I was still convinced that things could not go on like this I thought that the civilized world could not allow such crimes I saw through the window how Ukrainian soldiers were setting fire to russian tanks how russian helicopters were being shot down.. I saw fire crews extinguishing the fire caused by russian missiles in neighboring houses I realized that I no longer had the right to test the nerves of my beloved wife (who was with me all this time) and my son (who was calling from Germany it was on February 23 that I filled a full tank of gasoline in our car his friends' parents took us in in Dnipro (for two nights) and Kremenets (for two months There were no signs of war in Dnipro in those days All the way to Kremenets we were checked by the military at checkpoints I taught online classes to my students and continued to manage the Faculty of Physics and Technology at Kharkiv University I visited the local administration of Kremenets I was hired at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and allowed to teach online classes in Kharkiv immediately emphasized that I could terminate my contract as soon as the conditions for returning to Kharkiv were right I hoped to start the new academic year on September 1 I hoped to win the Victory during the summer I like my scientific work at the Institute of Plasma Physics I continue to teach online freshmen at Kharkiv University But I have not visited my parents' graves for three years The building of my Faculty of Physics and Technology is destroyed by russian missiles to the extent that it is forbidden to come in And it is not known when and how the war will end when I will be able to return home and whether I will ever be able to return home The front line in the Kharkiv region is currently 315 kilometers long The youngest child was only three months old More than 80 thousand objects in the Kharkiv region have been destroyed pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 34 hectares of territory the 31st All-Ukrainian Tournament of Young Physicists ended with 12 teams from only 4 regions of Ukraine taking part The winner of the tournament was the Moment of Momentum team February 24: russian bandits shelled settlements in four districts of the region russian aviation launched 5 attacks with guided aerial bombs on the village of Zolochiv two of which hit the center of the community russian proxies hit the village of Tsupivka with a guided missile An 18-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man were hospitalized in stable condition five of which were almost completely destroyed February 25: russian bandits shelled the village of Bilyi Kolodyaz using multiple rocket launchers February 26: February 26 is the Day of Resistance to the Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol Russia committed aggression against Ukraine in Crimea in 2014 and the war has been going on for 11 years the Russian military used 10 guided aerial bombs and 11 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types against residents of the Kharkiv region the кussian military conducted two strikes on the village of Zolochiv A 67-year-old local resident was injured as a result of one of the guided missile strikes near her private residence 10 outbuildings and a greenhouse were damaged -- Another 68-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man were injured as a result of the second hit two ambulances and the windows of a building were damaged by russian guided aerial bombs -- Education specialists from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) visited Kharkiv to discuss the progress of the project “Strengthening inclusive education for children with special educational needs in the Kharkiv region” russian bandits launched a massive missile attack on the power system of the Kharkiv region February 28: At the invitation of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration UNESCO experts began monitoring the russian shelling-damaged building of the Derzhprom (State Industrial Complex) This important step will allow for proper documentation of all the damage to the unique architectural monument caused by the armed russian aggression russian bandits struck at least 8 times in the central part of Kharkiv All of them were aimed exclusively at civilian infrastructure and fires broke out in several places where buildings and cars were hit -- One of the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles hit the territory of a medical facility A fire broke out on the roof of the three-story building More than 50 people were evacuated from the hospital a private house burned down in Novobavarskyi (New Bavaria) district of Kharkiv as a result of an enemy strike I am very thankful to the people from DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar and Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal for continuous support to the Kharkiv hospital The portable power station EF ECOFLOW is already in the hospital to guarantee continuous power supply regardless of russian shelling pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 33 hectares of land discovered and defused 704 explosive devices February 13: Kharkiv University continues to implement the educational and scientific cluster “University to the pupils of the Metro School of Kharkiv” The physical and technical module of the cluster was conducted for lyceum students of the city by Natalia Kazachkova a lecturer of the Faculty of Physics and Technology She involved the participants in a number of interesting experiments and demonstrations in which they took direct part Paradox show or interesting adventures In the science world Such work allowed schoolchildren to significantly improve their practical skills in physics based on the theoretical knowledge they had previously acquired during distance learning and 22 unmanned aerial vehicles of various types against unarmed residents of Kharkiv region russian invaders attacked the village of Prystan in Kupyansk district An enemy unmanned aerial vehicle hit a civilian passenger car The driver of the damaged car suffered an acute stress reaction -- About 1,500 people are to be evacuated from the right bank of the Oskil River February 18: The Government of Finland plans to allocate up to EUR 2 million for the development of energy decentralization in Kharkiv region This was discussed during a visit to Kharkiv by the head of the Finnish volunteer organization Zero Line Erkka Huverinen -- Reconstruction of damaged educational institutions continues in the Kharkiv region With the support of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) 37 educational institutions are being rebuilt in the Kharkiv region as part of the international technical assistance “Restoring Schools in Ukraine” Shelters in schools and kindergartens are also being repaired February 20: Russian occupants once again shelled the central part of the village of Slatyn with guided aerial bombs The blast wave damaged overhead power lines the enemy struck at the outskirts of several villages -- Representatives of UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine visited Kharkiv The main topic was the restoration of the architectural monument of the Derzhprom and the Grigory Skovoroda Museum which were heavily damaged by enemy shelling February 21: At about 11:00 the russian bandits attacked the village of Zolochiv Four local residents were injured - one was hospitalized A car caught fire as a result of a guided aerial bomb hitting the road 1 apartment building and administrative buildings were damaged -- Two athletes from the Kharkiv region returned with awards from the Invictus Games 2025 This year's Invictus Games were held in Vancouver and Whistler The team was represented by the largest squad in its history: 35 Ukrainian veterans and servicemen took part in the competition including 2 residents of the Kharkiv region - Roman Poltavets and Mykhailo Tarasenko Congress and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees visited Kharkiv to discuss the urgent security and humanitarian situation in the region a russian unmanned aerial vehicle hit a civilian car A 63-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman were injured as a result of the impact -- As part of the Power for Health project with the support of the American organization Direct Relief medical institutions in the Kharkiv region received Tesla Powerwall systems pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 51 hectares of territory athletes from the Kharkiv region won 516 medals at international competitions such as world and European championships and cups These awards include: 181 medals in Olympic sports and 58 medals won by athletes with disabilities the russian bandits attacked the village of Dergachi 7 private residential buildings and a power line were damaged by a guided aerial bomb and 5 settlements were cut off from electricity supply russian invaders struck the town of Kupyansk a fire broke out in a private residential building Firefighters localized and eliminated the fire A 99-year-old local resident suffered an acute stress reaction The victim was treated on the spot and refused hospitalization russian aviation struck the village of Zolochiv with 7 guided missiles The strikes destroyed two private houses and partially damaged 11 The injured were provided with medical aid -- Another strike occurred on the territory of an agricultural enterprise -- Other strikes were recorded: 1 guided aerial bomb - outskirts of Svitlichne village; 2 guided aerial bombs - near Orishanka village; 1 guided aerial bomb - open area of Berezivka village; 1 guided aerial bomb - open area of Makarykha village February 12: A delegation from the UN Children's Fund UNICEF visited Kharkiv with plans to modernize the region's water supply system Other plans discussed included psychosocial support for participants in the educational process -- The russian bandits shelled the village of Horokhovatka the ambulance was damaged - the glass was smashed and the body elements were damaged -- The Wildau-Kharkiv IT Bridge project is being implemented at Kharkiv University in partnership with the Wildau University of Applied Sciences (Berlin Germany) and is aimed at optimizing the educational process and integrating innovative technologies into the educational process Kharkiv students will be able to choose from 45 academic disciplines covering various areas of information technology Registration for the courses is free of charge February 13: At about 15:27 russian bandits attacked the village of Kozacha Lopan -- the russian occupants carried out massive shelling of the settlements of Kupyansk district using guided aerial bombs The strikes damaged dozens of apartment buildings and private homes the russian occupants fired multiple rocket launchers at the city of Kupyansk Two local residents sustained injuries of varying severity 141 children and their families have been evacuated to safe places from 8 settlements that suffer daily from russian shelling Another 126 underage children with their families are to be evacuated from the designated settlements pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 54 hectares of land February 01: At about 23:02 russian bandits attacked Kharkiv -- As a result of the russian missile attack on the city of Poltava a master's student at the Faculty of Psychology of Kharkiv University a russian unmanned aerial vehicle hit in a warehouse building of a civilian enterprise set fire to paper a man and a woman were burned by a russian unmanned aerial vehicle in the town of Liubotyn the russian bandits launched 8 attacks with guided aerial bombs and 5 attacks with unmanned aerial vehicles against civilian objects and civilians in the Kharkiv region -- While transporting a patient in the town of Kupyansk a medical team came under attack from a russian unmanned aerial vehicle -- Another russian drone was spotted outside Kantsedalivka February 04: a russian Iskander-M missile hit the center of the town of Izium at 11:36 a.m. 3 apartment buildings and 10 private houses The biggest tragedy is that 6 people died - 4 men These are a 6-year-old boy who is currently discharged and receiving outpatient care and 2 girls aged 14 and 16 They are in moderate condition in the hospital -- The husband of my cousin died at the front defending Ukraine from russian bandits in the ranks of Ukrainian Army February 05: The 61st exchange of prisoners of war took place including 11 who live in the Kharkiv region the russian bandits used at least 11 unmanned aerial vehicles and 11 guided aerial bombs against unarmed residents of the Kharkiv region -- The National Research Council of Spain has published the next edition of the international ranking of universities Webometrics Ranking of World's Universities January 2025 (2025.1.0beta) Kharkiv University has moved up three steps compared to the previous edition of the ranking and took the 4th place among domestic universities and the 1955th position globally 324.8 thousand hectares were sown with winter crops in the Kharkiv region the russian bandits carried out 218 strikes on the infrastructure of the Kharkiv region Most of the strikes were carried out by drones - 60 The aggressor also used guided aerial bombs almost 50 times Among them are almost 300 apartment buildings and private houses pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 98 hectares of land discovered and defused 1704 explosive devices January 24: The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management held an offsite meeting in the Kharkiv region They discussed the draft law on amendments to the legislative acts of Ukraine to regulate the issue of mandatory evacuation The evacuation of civilians from frontline and border settlements of the region is an urgent issue for the Kharkiv region have been evacuated in Kharkiv region since the de-occupation of almost the entire territory russian bandits attacked Kharkiv with drones Three people were injured as a result of the strikes in Kharkiv: two women and a man an enemy Molniya-type unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted in Kharkiv russian bandits launched intense attacks on Kupyansk Four private houses and power lines were damaged January 27: Ukraine honored the memory of millions of people who became victims of the Holocaust one of the worst tragedies in human history It was a systematic campaign of extermination that included millions of Jews and representatives of other national and religious groups Ukraine suffered enormous losses - hundreds of thousands of our compatriots became victims of the Nazi occupation We must pass it on to future generations so that such tragedies never happen again -- Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Natalie Tsmoc paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region The main area of work is to strengthen the defense capability of the Kharkiv region to deter the russian bandits from further advancement Evacuation and support of internally displaced persons is another priority About 520 thousand IDPs are registered in the region Some of them live in places of compact residence so the implementation of projects to rebuild and reconstruct such facilities is an important component of improving living conditions russian bandits used 11 unmanned aerial vehicles against unarmed residents of the Kharkiv region The enemy struck at civilian infrastructure and residential buildings three new modular boiler rooms were installed in hospitals in Kharkiv Oblast The equipment will provide heat to more than 38,000 patients treated in the three hospitals throughout the year in the event of a prolonged power outage The total cost of the equipment is over one million euros russian bandits attacked the village of Prystan with two drones and artillery Three houses and outbuildings were damaged a 66-year-old man was injured as a result of shelling from a russian multiple rocket launcher system in the town of Kupyansk January 29: Kharkiv University celebrated the 220th anniversary of its grand opening The Assembly of Academic Councils of the University was held in the secure environment of the Mykola Lysenko Kharkiv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater The assembly was attended by Olena Kovalska Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine the President of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as well as the Minister of Education and Science the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration friends of the university and honored guests According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine three university professors were awarded state awards for their significant services in strengthening Ukrainian statehood their significant personal contribution to the development of various spheres of public life and the conscientious performance of their professional duties: Rector Tetiana Kahanovska was awarded the Order of Princess Olga of the II degree Professor of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Viacheslav Beresnev was awarded the honorary title of Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine and Professor of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Valerii Lisovskyi was awarded the honorary title of Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine (see the picture) -- On the occasion of the 220th anniversary of the University a monument was unveiled to the university graduate after whom the university's art gallery is named Henryk Siemiradski entered Kharkiv University where he received a PhD in Natural Sciences January 30: Around 09:28 a russian drone was spotted in Kharkiv The windows of a private house were damaged the village of Prystin of the Kupyansk community came under russian fire using Grad multiple rocket launchers The shelling damaged 16 apartments in an apartment building as well as a private house with outbuildings January 31: At 09:43 a private household caught fire in Kupyansk as a result of russian shelling Two people were injured - a 46-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman -- The German Government has donated five new Volkswagen Crafter vehicles to the communities of Kharkiv region that are under constant shelling by russian bandits russian shelling was recorded in the villages of the Kharkiv region the falling wreckage of a downed russian Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle damaged a private residential building in Kharkiv Four other civilians were injured: a 37-year-old man and women aged 64 A man and a 64-year-old woman were hospitalized The latter was in the house where the fire occurred bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared almost 35 hectares of land -- The network of civil protection facilities in the Kharkiv region includes 4,811 objects Thanks to the help of international partners the number of shelters was increased by 256 units last year the enemy used 7 Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles and 4 X-59 missiles against the region's gas infrastructure A hit of an enemy X59 missile was recorded in the village of Borshchivka The shelling damaged a private house and two vehicles January 19: At least 20 private residential buildings were damaged in a series of guided missile strikes in the town of Zolochiv Two people were wounded - a woman born in 1937 and a 14-year-old girl January 20: At 14:00 in the village of Osynove two police officers were injured as a result of an enemy drone munition hit the remains of a Molniya-1 unmanned aerial vehicle were found in a private yard in Kharkiv There was no information about damage or casualties the enemy attacked the city of Kupyansk using a drone A 64-year-old local resident and a law enforcement officer were wounded the russian occupiers shelled the city of Kupyansk again A 68-year-old man and two policemen aged 28 and 37 were injured -- At 11:18 a strike was recorded in the center of Kharkiv As a result of the shelling by a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle one car and the windows of a dormitory were damaged the russian occupiers used aircraft to strike near the village of Velykyi Burluk and the village of Vilkhuvatka An enterprise was damaged as a result of the shelling enemy guided aerial bombs were spotted outside the settlements of Petropavlivka Another strike was recorded outside the city russian occupants attacked the settlements of Bohodukhiv Kupiansk and Izium districts using various weapons Air defense forces destroyed 6 Shahed attack drones The enemy also used 3 FPV drones and 1 guided aerial bomb against the civilian population about 50 private residential buildings were damaged - windows and entrance groups were smashed -- The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025 has been published According to the results of the evaluation Kharkiv University was included in five rankings: Business and Economics: 801+ positions globally; Computer Science: 1001+ position; Medicine and Health: 1001+ positions; Social Sciences: 1001+ positions; Physical Sciences: 1001+ positions Last year the University was included only in the subject rankings in Computer and Physical Sciences -- This year marks the 117th anniversary of the birth of Lev Landau one of the most brilliant physicists of the 20th century His career is closely connected with Kharkiv University: from 1935 to 1937 he was the head of the Department of General Physics a 54-year-old woman was killed in the village of Petropavlivka as a result of a russian FPV drone hit -- russian occupants continue to strike at settlements and adjacent territories located along the Oskil River in Kupyansk district The enemy is using a wide range of weapons A woman born in 1970 was killed in the strike The Regional Defense Council decided to forcibly evacuate families with children from 4 more settlements of Kupyansk district the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office 906 children in difficult life circumstances are registered in the Kharkiv region the intensity of the use of guided aerial bombs by russian bandits against settlements in the Kharkiv region has decreased the occupiers have begun to use unmanned aerial vehicles such as Shahed and Molniya more often Kharkiv University retained the 2nd place among Ukrainian universities in the QS World University Rankings a scientific and practical rehabilitation center “KARAZIN ReHab” was opened at Kharkiv University (see the picture) The center will provide comprehensive psychophysical rehabilitation for war victims KARAZIN ReHab will provide unique comprehensive assistance to civilians veterans affected by the war and people whose health condition is not related to the war the enemy shelled the town of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region A local resident died as a result of the attack the occupants struck at the town of Chuhuiv An enemy munition hit the yard of a residential building The shelling damaged a car and the windows of a five-story residential building the enemy hit a nine-story building in Kupyansk with an FPV drone A 74-year-old woman was injured as a result of the hit two kilometers from the building of my faculty a UN delegation headed by UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited the Kharkiv region the parties discussed further cooperation in the field of humanitarian support for Kharkiv residents and the sustainable passage of the autumn-winter period in the region the University of Kharkiv community gathered in the safe space of the Kharkiv National Academic Lysenko Opera and Ballet Theater to hold a winter charity event to raise UAH 220,000 to repair an ambulance for the 113th Brigade of the 120th Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (see the picture) It was here that the deceased student of the Faculty of Geography Yegor Shumayev served and now our students and graduates continue to serve in the unit The charity event was organized by the Student Council of the University because this January marks the 220th anniversary of the grand opening of Kharkiv University together we managed to raise 407,000 hryvnias - almost twice the planned amount an enemy drone hit a 50-year-old civilian man The victim was taken to the hospital with a traumatic leg amputation and an open fracture in extremely serious condition the enemy attacked the gas infrastructure of the Kharkiv region with four X-59 missiles The Air Defense Forces hit some of the missiles a soldier from the Kharkiv region returned from captivity At the beginning of the full-scale invasion He served in the 118th separate mechanized brigade The man was taken prisoner by the russian occupiers in late December 2023 in the Zaporizhzhia sector Viacheslav's family has been waiting for his return The man is currently receiving all the necessary medical and psychological assistance President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the Centenary Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Kharkiv University successfully passed the interim monitoring which is periodically carried out during the validity of the certificate for the international quality management system according to ISO 9001 This is the third certificate of the University according to which the quality management system of the University meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for educational and scientific activities Kharkiv University hosted the All-Ukrainian Schoolchildren Internet Olympiad in Mathematics The tasks of the first (remote) round were solved by 980 participants The second (remote) round was attended by the 126 winners of the first round The best of the best were invited to the final (in-person) round 2024: 68 pupils competed in 9 locations in Ukraine and abroad: Kyiv We dream that in 2025 we will be able to invite all the finalists of the Internet Math Olympiad to Kharkiv pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 40 hectares of land the russian occupants conducted at least seven attacks on the settlements of the Kharkiv region including one with an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Shahed type and two with FPV drones The type of other weapons has not been identified an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Molniya type was spotted in Kharkiv A private house was damaged as a result of the arrival another arrival of a Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded The hit was detected on the roof of the administrative building of one of the enterprises the enemy struck near the village of Orishanka using Tornado multiple rocket launchers January 8: The russian bandits used 3 Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles against civilians in the Kharkiv region which were eliminated by air defense forces a Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted in Kharkiv A 65-year-old man was injured as a result of the enemy unmanned aerial vehicle´s hit - he did not need to be hospitalized -- Another hit by a Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded around 15:30 January 10: The Deputy Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region As a result of the enemy's deliberate actions 340 cultural facilities have been destroyed or damaged in the Kharkiv region over the past three years museums and club-type institutions suffered the most damage Despite the extremely difficult conditions 10 cultural institutions have already been restored on my initiative and with my participation two online seminars in the series “Young Physicists' Tournament: Methods and Techniques of Preparation and Play” were held ask questions and hear answers from the team leader of Ukraine which brought GOLD medals from the International Young Physicists' Tournament in 2024 Professor Zakhar Maiselis of Kharkiv University the enemy carried out 4000 attacks on the territory of the Kharkiv region 1500 were guided bombs and 500 were missiles my colleagues' apartments were left without heating for four and a half days as a result of the destruction of Kharkiv's energy infrastructure by Russian missiles It was good that it was not too cold outside - no lower than 3 degrees below zero -- Kharkiv region summarized the results of sports achievements in 2024 8 and 9 athletes represented the Kharkiv region at the Olympic and Paralympic Games December 28: Ukraine has managed to return 189 Ukrainians home from russian captivity (see the picture) Among them are two civilians who were captured by russian bandits in Mariupol two Ukrainian defenders living in the Kharkiv region were released from captivity the enemy conducted three attacks with guided aerial bombs One munition hit an open area near the village of Petrivka and the other two hit near the village of Udy there were no casualties as a result of the attacks Russian aviation struck an open area near the village of Zavadske with a guided missile two hits by guided aerial bombs were recorded One munition hit the outskirts of the village of Stohniyiv the other - the outskirts of the village of Kovaliv The shelling damaged four private houses and outbuildings russian aviation struck the village of Turove with a guided missile the russian occupants shelled the central part of Borova village The shelling damaged the administrative building the russian occupiers used 8 guided aerial bombs and 1 Molniya unmanned aerial vehicle against unarmed residents of the Kharkiv region the enemy fired on the village of Kozacha Lopan a 40-year-old man was wounded and hospitalized a 56-year-old civilian man sustained an explosive injury as a result of an enemy drone attack -- Kharkiv University received equipment for a VR/AR studio under the project “VR/AR Laboratory: Towards the Implementation of Immersive Technologies at Universities and Vocational Training Institutions of Ukraine” from the Romanian Kronospan Foundation as part of the International Skill.ED Project Competition the occupants attacked the village of Kivsharivka a 74-year-old civilian man was fatally wounded by the russian army russian bandits have damaged or destroyed nearly 37,000 residential buildings including more than 6,000 apartment buildings Destruction has been done to 561 educational institutions bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 39 hectares of land the final stage of the “Nuclear Energy and the World” essay contest for students was held online The competition was organized by the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UkrNS) and the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company “Energoatom” members of UkrNS from the National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology” of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (KIPT) and the Faculty of Physics and Technology of Kharkiv University were in charge of the qualifying stage of the competition Two Kharkiv residents became the winners of the All-Ukrainian stage of the competition Maria Pcholkina (11th year schoolgirl of Kharkiv Lyceum No 173) took first place with her paper “Methods for Predicting Isotope Properties” Her scientific advisor was Maksym Malovytsia a graduate of the Faculty of Physics and Technology and a researcher at KIPT The third place was won by Lyubov Krutenko (tenth year schoolgirl of Kharkiv Lyceum No 156) with the work “Do you want to become a nuclear physicist December 19: A Christmas concert was held at Kharkiv University with the participation of soloists and creative groups of the Kharkiv National University of Arts named after I the enemy struck at private houses in the town December 22: russian bandits hit civilians in Kupyansk city with a drone carrying ammunition A 56-year-old civilian man who was walking down the street was injured in the limbs -- According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine of November 22 the Borys Paton National Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology was awarded for the work “Determination of physical characteristics of electrodynamic structures for various purposes by microwave spectroscopy” Professor of the Department of Low Temperature Physics at the Faculty of Physics of Kharkiv University Valerii Shklovskyi is among the members of the team December 23: A 66-year-old local resident was wounded as a result of hostile shelling of Dvorichna village The man was hospitalized with shin injuries and explosive trauma -- The newly appointed head of the UN OCHA office in Ukraine The focus of the visit was on support for internally displaced persons provision of social services of inpatient care and supported accommodation in the communities of the region about 530,000 internally displaced persons are registered in the Kharkiv region of which almost 8,000 live in compact locations -- The International Center for Mathematics in Ukraine (ICMU) whose mission is to support leading research in mathematics with a focus on training young scientists and developing mathematics held a competition for its annual student research award More than 20 university students from all over Ukraine took part in this year's competition The contest committee recognized the works of six students including two students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Kharkiv University The authors of the best student research papers in mathematical sciences that led to publication are Yegor Avdeev (paper “Affine Standard Lyndon Words: A-Type” published in International Mathematical Research Notices with Oleksandr Tsymbaliuk) and Ruslan Barkov (paper “A Riemann-Hilbert approach to solving the modified focusing complex short pulse equation” published in Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics with Dmytro Shepelskyi) russian bandits carried out a large-scale shelling of the regional center and the Kharkiv region At least 12 missile strikes were launched by the enemy at industrial facilities and critical infrastructure in Kharkiv russian bandits used S-400 and X-35 missiles and Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles -- “Plast” scouts handed over the Peace Light of Bethlehem Kharkiv celebrated Christmas under fire from enemy missiles the hearts of Kharkiv residents are filled with hope and faith in miracles These miracles are performed every day by the Ukrainian military who are doing their best to defend Ukraine and bring victorious peace closer -- On the eve of the Christmas and New Year holidays Kharkiv University traditionally held a solemn winter graduation ceremony and honored the best master's graduates (see the picture) two russian guided aerial bombs damaged a farm building in the village of Slatyno One civilian employee of the farm was killed and two other men were wounded -- As a result of yesterday's massive missile attack on Kharkiv about 95,000 customers in Kharkiv and another 17,000 in the adjacent districts of the Kharkiv region were left without heat supply The consequences are being eliminated around the clock electricity supply has been restored in the city December 27: UNICEF has donated 200 EcoFlow portable charging stations to social workers in the Kharkiv region The assistance was provided with the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through KfW Development Bank The modern equipment will allow Kharkiv residents to receive payments and social services without interruption in the event of prolonged power outages caused by possible russian shelling bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 46 hectares of land -- The thirty-third Kharkiv City Tournament of Young Physicists was held online on December 13-15 and graduates of the Faculty of Physics and Faculty of Physics and Technology The winners of the tournament were the “Moment of Pulse” team which consisted of students from Lyceum No The team was trained for the tournament by Zakhar Maiselis a professor at the Faculty of Physics of Kharkiv University whose students won the International Tournament of Young Physicists last year December 14: A UNICEF delegation visited the Kharkiv region a 3 MW boiler house is being installed in the village of Solonytsivka This facility will provide stable heat supply for more than 12,000 community residents and will become a reliable backup for 11 apartment buildings -- The Minister of Veterans Affairs visited Kharkiv The Kharkiv region is currently home to more than 42,000 combatants nearly 2,000 people with war-related disabilities An Iskander-M munition hit an open area near a sports complex a 48-year-old woman was taken to a medical facility in moderate condition non-residential buildings and high-rise buildings was damaged A crater about 15 meters in diameter and more than 4 meters deep appeared at the site of the hit the enemy also attacked the town of Barvinkove hits were recorded in the villages of Pytomnyk and Ruska Lozova -- A private house was damaged in Kupyansk around 11:00 a.m -- A delegation of the German organization Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe visited Kharkiv to provide effective humanitarian aid to residents of the Kharkiv region affected by russian aggression December 16: UN OCHA delegation visited Kharkiv OCHA plans to provide humanitarian support to over 930,000 residents of the Kharkiv region a new boiler room has been installed in a Kharkiv hospital the patients and staff of the hospital will have more comfortable conditions The capacity of the modular boiler house is 1.6 MW which is enough to provide heat for more than 300 patients and 100 staff members of the main hospital building in the event of a prolonged power outage an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded hitting a nine-story residential building in Kharkiv another hit by an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle was recorded in Kharkiv another attack by an enemy drone was recorded in the village of Solonytsivka A fire broke out in a non-residential building volleyball competitions were held to mark the 220th anniversary of Kharkiv University and International Students' Day The tournament was held in a 4×4 format among mixed teams when there were two girls and boys on the playing field at the same time The winners and runners-up received awards from the trade union organization of students bomb disposal units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 48 hectares of land -- The University of Ulm (Germany) has developed a special course of study for Ukrainian students they will be able to receive 2 higher education diplomas simultaneously: in Germany and in Ukraine Students of Kharkiv University who speak German and are trained at the Kharkiv University Educational Hub in Munich have the opportunity to study in Germany and obtain a degree in both countries in prestigious specialties: a degree from the University of Ulm in mathematics and a degree from Kharkiv University - in applied mathematics The first three semesters of the program are held online students will attend lectures and seminars directly at the University of Ulm they will continue to study online in Ukraine students will have to write a bachelor's thesis at the University of Ulm December 10: The russian bandits hit the town of Zlatopil The hit was recorded near a banking institution The enemy used the tactic of repeated attacks as a result of which two more women were injured and hospitalized The repeated shelling damaged the administrative building -- Farmers in the Kharkiv region have successfully completed the harvest: they harvested 2.2 million tons of grains and pulses -- The Zachepylivka hospital in the Kharkiv region has become independent of chaotic power outages caused by enemy attacks thanks to 27.5 kW of solar power and a 52 kW energy storage system The project worth 300 thousand euros was implemented with the support of GIZ and EU4ResilientRegions The system automatically ensures the operation of the outpatient and surgical complexes including operating rooms and intensive care units Switching to an alternative energy source is instantaneous which avoids critical situations during power outages -- The first issue of THE Online Learning Rankings 2024 has been published Kharkiv University was included in the Bronze category -- The international ranking QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025 was published It features nearly 1,800 universities from around the world Kharkiv University retained the 3rd place among Ukrainian universities and took the 847th position globally December 12: Due to the enemy's active attacks the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration is forced to accelerate the evacuation from the Kupyansk and Borova directions -- A UNESCO mission will be sent to Kharkiv to document the consequences of the destruction and subsequent reconstruction of the Derzhprom building (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derzhprom) UNESCO will use the ad hoc monitoring mechanism on an emergency basis to monitor the Derzhprom building which was damaged by russian shelling (see the picture) The “ad hoc monitoring” mission will allow to properly record the damage to the Derzhprom building and coordinate measures to restore the monument The results of the mission's work will also serve as a basis for further bringing russian war criminals to justice paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region 68 schools and 27 higher education institutions have been damaged or destroyed as a result of russian aggression in the Kharkiv region 6 key training arenas in the region were destroyed representatives of youth councils and organizations the center of sports life for Kharkiv students and Kharkiv residents pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 72 hectares of territory December 2: International partners handed over ambulances to the Kharkiv region medics The Government of the Republic of Korea donated two specialized medical vehicles Another ambulance with medicines was delivered to the region with the financial support of the Danish non-governmental charity organization Together For You (see the picture) -- The village of Pisochyn received two 5 MW and 2 MW boiler houses from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to provide backup heating the boiler house will provide uninterrupted heating for more than 3,000 residents of apartment buildings as well as for vital infrastructure facilities such as the hospital primary health care center and premises of the State Emergency Service one russian guided missile hit an open area near the village of Odnorobivka russian bandits hit a local resident with an FPV drone The injured 65-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition the occupants attacked the town of Kupyansk with a guided missile The russian army hit a residential building At least five private houses were destroyed or damaged December 5: The issue of providing Kharkiv and its suburbs with sustainable heat supply in the event of hostile attacks on critical infrastructure and energy generation facilities was the focus of a visit to Kharkiv by Ambassador of the Republic of Austria Arad Benkö -- Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Kharkiv He visited the construction of a shelter in one of the lyceums in the Kharkiv region he inspected the shelter of another lyceum which was equipped with the support of the Belgian Government The Prime Minister also got acquainted with the construction of a shelter for a preschool education institution The protective structure will have 4 main classrooms The kindergarten will have two centralized power sources and a generator to ensure its full operation in any situation December 6: A man was wounded in the village of Kalugino-Bashkyrivka as a result of a russian drone strike The victim was taken to a medical facility The glazing in one of the buildings was damaged the russian occupants struck the village of Ivashky with an unmanned aerial vehicle -- The Library of Kharkiv University has received a new collection of contemporary Polish books translated into Ukrainian All the books were published with the support of the Polish Institute in Kyiv which demonstrates the active cooperation between our countries in the field of culture and science December 7: After 14:00 in Kachalivka village a child was injured by the explosion of an unknown explosive object The 12-year-old boy received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized -- The Minister of Health paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region The Minister inspected the reconstruction of the reception and rehabilitation departments of the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 69 hectares of land construction of a shelter for 500 schoolchildren and teachers is underway on the territory of a local lyceum -- An underground medical complex for 2000 patients is being built at the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital Ukraine commemorates the millions of innocent victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 a genocide organized by the Soviet totalitarian regime and the victims of the mass man-made famines of 1921-1923 and 1946-1947 The Holodomor was one of the worst tragedies of the twentieth century between 4 and 7 million Ukrainians died of starvation during this period The Kharkiv region suffered huge losses - in the region This crime was aimed at destroying the Ukrainian nation I could tell you a lot about the Holodomor which I know from my relatives who were lucky enough to survive the russian bandits launched a missile attack on Kharkiv using the S-400 system burning 3 cars and the facade of a two-story non-residential building and damaging the windows of apartment buildings Five patients are being treated in the surgical department five are being treated on an outpatient basis and two were sent for neurosurgical treatment russian proxies conducted two air strikes on the village of Velykyi Burluk Enemy guided aerial bombs hit the building of a school and an open area outside the settlement The strike damaged 4 residential buildings and an administrative building russian proxies shelled the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi again Four residential buildings were damaged as a result of hostile actions November 28: At about 12:33 the russian bandits attacked Kharkiv the invaders launched a rocket attack on the village of Ruska Lozova -- As a result of another attack at about 13:15 russian occupants hit a forest belt on the outskirts of Kharkiv The blast wave partially damaged the glazing in one of the apartment buildings -- Representatives of the Polish Humanitarian Action in Ukraine visited Kharkiv The organization's volunteers plan to provide psychological and psychosocial assistance to residents of the de-occupied territories The benefactors will also contribute to the implementation of projects to repair damaged administrative buildings and improve conditions in places of compact settlement -- Kharkiv University held a master class “Introduction to quantum computing” (see the picture) The participants of the master class learned about the modern applications of quantum technologies and computing and about the opportunities that open up for specialists in this field the team of experts who arranged the master class included my former students the winners of the 2024 World Quantum Hackathon: Professor of the Faculty of Physics and Technology (FPT) Andriy Sotnikov; Researcher at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT) Oleksandr Borysenko; FPT graduate PhD student at KIPT Ilya Lukin; FPT graduate PhD student at KIPT Roman Ovsyannikov; and FPT student Mykola Luhanko November 29: Kharkiv-based athlete Kateryna Sadurska set a new freediving record at the AIDA Deep Dominica competition on the island of Dominica In a dive without fins and additional equipment (CNF) Kateryna Sadurska improved her previous record in this discipline set at the World Championships in October this year The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration evacuates more than a hundred people daily from the dangerous areas of the Kharkiv region sappers cleared almost 82 hectares of land from mines found and defused 837 explosive devices in the Kharkiv region Iceland hosted the World Powerlifting Championships where athletes from the Kharkiv region won 3 silver 1 bronze medals and a gold medal in the team event More than 400 athletes from 34 countries took part in the competition Kharkiv residents Tetyana Bila and Serhiy Bilyj were part of the Ukrainian team -- The agricultural sector plays a significant role in the economic security of the Kharkiv region grain exports amounted to more than USD 270 million accounting for almost 50% of the region's budget November 17: Kharkiv University celebrated the 220th anniversary of its foundation November 18: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the military near Kupyansk A 52-year-old man was injured as a result of the attack The victim was taken to a medical facility with a chest injury -- Valuable humanitarian aid intended for museums libraries and other cultural institutions arrived in Kharkiv Several specialized Departments of Kharkiv University also received aid totaling more than two thousand USD: the Central Scientific Library Troinko Center for Ukrainian Studies and Local History The Bureau for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Municipality of Warsaw and the BRDA Foundation were the donors Three people were wounded as a result of the enemy shelling became a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Youth Championships in freestyle wrestling among athletes under 23 Volodymyr became a member of the national team of Ukraine which will prepare for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (USA) November 20: A delegation of the Slovenian Government visited the Kharkiv region Slovenia is helping to restore damaged buildings and infrastructure and create conditions for the return of normal life to the region's residents -- To mark the 1000th day of the full-scale war the film The Hardest Hour (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCXJFKHbgOs&rco=1 with English subtitles) was screened in Kharkiv «The Hardest Hour» is a documentary about the lives of Ukrainians during the war Each story was filmed by the characters on their gadgets -- The Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine met at Kharkiv University with representatives of Universities and research institutes of the Kharkiv region They discussed the development of the region's scientific and educational spheres they talked about bringing schoolchildren to live training in a safe environment the construction of 8 shelters in general secondary education institutions is underway More than 10,000 schoolchildren in the region study in the existing protective structures in a mixed format they discussed the participation of Kharkiv professors and scientists in the Horizon Europe program in which Ukraine participates in the implementation of more than 190 grant agreements the total amount of funding is more than 50 million euros The Kharkiv region remains one of the leaders of international cooperation within the project November 21: The first issue of THE Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2025 was published which was the result of a joint study by the international ranking agency Times Higher Education and Schmidt Science Fellows It includes 749 higher education institutions from 92 countries Kharkiv University took the 601+ position globally 11 Ukrainian universities were included in the ranking November 22: The Ukrainian National H-index Ranking has been updated for the fourth quarter of 2024 The ranking is based on the analysis of the research activities of more than 400 scientific organizations in Ukraine Karazin University retains the 2nd place among Ukrainian universities in terms of the Hirsch index I am very thankful to the people from DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar for continuous support to the Kharkiv hospital the donation was spent on purchasing medicines 524.5 thousand internally displaced persons are currently registered including 367 large families; 28.5 thousand people with disabilities; 140 thousand pensioners; 91.5 thousand children under the age of 16 pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 90 hectares of mines the Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Technology participated in a meeting of the Supreme Scientific Council of the European Nuclear Society a hit was recorded in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv -- A 17-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were injured as a result of a strike on Chuhuiv at 11:31 a.m an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv Two women were injured as a result of the strike: 50 years old and 53 years old they received an acute stress reaction and light shrapnel wounds Electricity pole and window glazing in two multi-storey buildings were damaged an enemy drone strike was recorded near a shopping center in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv Several cars in the parking lot were damaged As a result of an FPV drone hitting a primary care vehicle The 67-year-old man sustained multiple shrapnel wounds to his leg and 2 open fractures of the tibia Due to the constant shelling by the occupiers it was difficult to bring the victim to the hospital November 14: 23 Tesla Powerwall systems were delivered to medical institutions in the Kharkiv region The assistance was provided with the support of the Direct Relief charitable foundation (USA) and the Polish National Institute of Telecommunications November 16: Around 12:00 in the village of Osynove a Russian guided aerial bomb hit a private household the roof of the summer kitchen caught fire A woman of 66 years old and a man of 75 years old received shrapnel wounds Another woman of 62 years old suffered an acute stress reaction I am very thankful to the people from DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar for urgent support to the Kharkiv hospital At the beginning of this week the hospital asked for four oil and fan heaters and the devices are already on their way to Kharkiv rescuers in Kharkiv region extinguished 11 fires caused by russian shelling -- The demining of agricultural land in the Kharkiv region continues The total area of potentially explosive contaminated land in Kharkiv region is almost 1.3 million hectares more than 574 thousand are agricultural lands explosive ordnance disposal units have cleared 8.4 thousand hectares of farmland For sustainable and effective agricultural activities 189,226 hectares of agricultural land need to be demined as a matter of priority pyrotechnic units in Kharkiv region cleared nearly 100 hectares of mines an enemy unmanned aerial vehicle hit a civilian car in the village of Bilyi Kolodyaz A 33-year-old and a 61-year-old civilian men sustained explosive wounds russian troops launched three guided missiles in a field near the village of Udy the enemy struck with three more guided aerial bombs near the village of Muravske and the outskirts of the village of Odnorobivka a sewage pumping station and power lines were damaged a guided missile strike was carried out on the outskirts of Kovali village an enemy guided aerial bomb hit a field near the village of Stohnii the enemy attacked the village of Kivsharivka The shelling destroyed the entrance of a five-story building Three people were trapped under the rubble Rescue operations were complicated by constant shelling -- There was also a hit by a guided aerial bomb in the village of Pytomnyk a guided aerial bomb hit the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv another hit by a guided aerial bomb was also recorded in Shevchenkivskyi district As a result of the shelling of Shevchenkivskyi district on November 03 two boys aged 11 and 12 were injured as a result of the detonation of an explosive device The victims sustained explosive injuries with multiple shrapnel injuries to their legs The children were taken to a medical facility -- Another 44 children from Kharkiv region went on vacation to Ivano-Frankivsk region Professor of the Department of Reactor Materials and Physical Technologies of the Faculty of Physics and Technology received an award for the best paper at the 2024 IEEE International Conference “Nanomaterials: Applications and Properties” The article “Formation and Confinement of Nanoparticles by a DC Glow Discharge” was co-authored with Stanislav Dudin the invaders launched a missile attack on a civilian enterprise in the village of Kapitolivka A 40-year-old man was wounded as a result of the hit the occupants shelled the village of Hlushkivka The shelling killed two people: a man and a woman of 48 years old the russian bandits attacked the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv – The Kharkiv region received 179 generators from the European Union's civil protection mechanism The generators were distributed among healthcare and social institutions November 6: the Kharkiv region received 11 generators with a capacity of 22 to 80 kW 2 trailers with a lighting mast and an electric generator and a wheeled loader from the German Foreign Ministry the village of Kozacha Lopan came under fire The russian bandits used multiple missile launchers The shelling damaged a residential building An 18-year-old boy was injured and received an explosive wound The victim was taken to a medical facility where he is being treated -- Scholarships of the President of Ukraine and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for young scientists were awarded to three young scientists of Kharkiv University senior researchers of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Yaroslav Grechko and Olga Zhytniakivska the enemy insidiously attacked the city of Kharkiv with three 500-kilogram bombs a high-rise building was hit in Saltivka: 25 people were injured five of them hospitalized in medical institutions The entrance of the building from the 1st to the 3rd floor was partially destroyed -- Another hit was near a residential area also in the central part of the city the building of Kharkiv University was damaged the head of the Physical Demonstration Laboratory The laboratory stores instruments that were purchased in Europe in 1805-1810 The laboratory staff covered the windows not only in the classroom but also in other rooms of the physics faculty with plywood -- The head of the historical informatics laboratory also wrote about the damage: “A fragment went through my workplace pierced two cabinets and got stuck in the wall there would have been one less assistant professor at the university Life is short - hurry up and do good!” -- Thanks to the Southeast European Cooperation Initiative Kharkiv received more than 100 generators of various capacities – I took part in the discussions at Executive Table "Science & Research in Ukraine" in the framework of the Falling Walls Science Summit 2024 This discussion evaluated the challenges facing Ukrainian science and identified urgent support needs The aim was to promote the long-term resilience and global integration of Ukrainian science November 9: around 15:00 - two people were killed and one wounded in the russian air strike on Kupyansk A man and a woman died because of a broken power line Private households and apartment buildings a guided aerial bomb hit a hypermarket in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv Windows in the high-rise building were smashed the entrance of a 4-storey residential building was damaged as a result of the fall of debris from a Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle in Chuhuiv district The windows of the residential building and five other cars were damaged Two people suffered acute stress reactions the Scientific Committee of the EUROfusion Association met to review the progress of projects under the Enabling Research Projects 2021-2024 program I took part in the work of the Scientific Committee together with the Head of the Department of Applied Physics and Plasma Physics All projects reported on the successful completion of technical specifications which will give a new impetus to controlled fusion work in Europe pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared nearly 207 hectares of mines One case of civilian casualties caused by an explosive device occurred on October 23 near the village of Velyka Komyshuvakha A 54-year-old tractor driver exploded in a field as a result of explosive detonation the russian invaders fired a mortar at the town of Kupyansk A house was damaged as a result of the hits the occupants attacked the village of Zahryzove russian bandits fired on the village of Radkove An enemy munition hit a private residential building Rescuers unblocked the body of a dead 65-year-old man from the rubble several strikes with guided aerial bombs were recorded in Kharkiv the russian bandits struck the center of Kharkiv One of the enemy's FAB-500s hit the Derzhprom building (Derzhprom one of three Kharkiv skyscrapers built in 1925-1928 The building is located on the central square of Kharkiv The strike partially damaged the 3rd floor of the building (see the picture) Debris and blast waves damaged the rehabilitation department of the hospital the building of the Economic Court of Appeal October 29: The remaining population to be evacuated from the Kupyansk direction where russian bandits are actively attacking and regularly shelling civilians and 128 people remain to be evacuated from Borova were evacuated to safer communities in the Kharkiv region rescuers and volunteers are involved in the evacuation of civilians -- The German Federal Agency for Technical Assistance provided two 1100 kW generators to the city of Kharkiv to meet the needs of the population in the autumn and winter (see the picture) October 30: Five vehicles have been delivered to the military who are fighting the enemy in the Kharkiv sector thanks to charitable organizations and international partners (see the picture) The total cost of the vehicles is almost 20 thousand euros -- The russian occupiers fired at the city of Kupyansk A 57-year-old civilian woman was also injured the russian invaders shelled the village of Kucherivka near Kupyansk A 42-year-old local resident died as a result of the shelling Another man sustained shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized the Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital is restoring damaged windows (see the picture) the Foundation has provided nearly 100 window sections the russian bandits hit a nine-story building in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb The damage to the building caused by the enemy's drone was quite significant threatening the collapse and the work of rescuers in general employees of the State Emergency Service quickly dismantled the rubble The enemy has once again chosen to terrorize at night when people are at home with their families The strike killed a 12-year-old boy and injured 34 people Ten people were hospitalized: An 11-year-old boy is in serious condition and eight others are in moderate condition police colonel Andriy Matvienko was tragically killed by an enemy missile strike Another 26 police officers were wounded (see the picture) It's been 976 days since the beginning of russia's active occupation military operations in Ukraine -- I am very glad to thank this time once more to the people from DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar whose chargers and induction ovens were donated to the Kharkiv hospital this week pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 252 hectares of mines a 44-year-old man died as a result of an explosion on an unknown explosive device in the territory of Vasyshchevo forestry -- The World University Rankings 2025 for International Students the second edition of the international ranking of higher education institutions for international students from the Study Abroad Aide resource According to the results of the assessment Kharkiv University is among the 14% of the best universities ranked 1,138th in the world and 3rd in Ukraine last year the university was among the 15% of the best universities the ranking includes 8,536 universities from 70 countries The main evaluation parameters are the academic reputation and image of universities among international students October 15: International Conference “Nuclear Opportunities for the Development of the Country: Wartime and Postwar Reconstruction” was held in Kyiv within the framework of the XXI International Specialized Exhibition “Energy in Industry” The conference was attended by representatives of the Embassies of the United States of America and Sweden management and specialists of the ENERGOATOM Kharkiv University was represented at the event by Sergiy Lytovchenko Head of the Department of Reactor Materials and Physical Technologies of the Faculty of Physics and Technology employees of the Physical Lecture Demonstration Laboratory of the Faculty of Physics of Kharkiv University took part in the EU Erasmus+ academic mobility program at Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice the russian bandits fired again at Izium district of Kharkiv region The village of Novoplatonivka came under fire A private house was damaged as a result of the enemy shelling the bodies of a 71-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were found under the rubble -- Kharkiv University opened its doors to interested applicants and their parents Everyone was able to immerse themselves in the university atmosphere and learn about educational opportunities The Open Day was held offline in the University's secure premises -- At 21:24 the russian bandits stroked again A house was on fire and a service station was damaged a russian drone attacked a private household a 54-year-old man was injured in the village of Kucherivka as a result of an enemy drone hit 214 residents have left the dangerous areas of Kharkiv region for safe places -- A meeting of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Ukraine was held in Kharkiv region with the participation of representatives of international charities the Regional Military Administration and local volunteer organizations Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Oksen Lisovyi and Federal Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger signed an agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the German government on cooperation in science provides for the establishment of four Cores of Excellence in Ukraine and Kyiv and will receive financial support from Germany in the amount of approximately EUR 10 million the CoE's activities are focused on the application of plasma technologies in spintronics which opens up new opportunities for the development of advanced electronic devices in partnership with the Institute of Microstructure Physics of the Max Planck Society in Halle (Germany) won a grant from the German Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF) to create a CoE in Kharkiv a scientific laboratory of the highest international standards The project of Kharkiv University is called PLASMA-SPIN-ENERGY It is planned to implement advanced plasma technologies developed by specialists of the Faculty of Physics and Technology in the latest nanoscale spintronics devices developed by German colleagues The preparation of this project lasted more than two years in cooperation between the scientists of the Faculty of Physics and Technology and the head of the laboratory of the Institute of Microstructure Physics a graduate of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Andrii Stervoyedov a leading researcher at the Faculty of Physics and Technology Head of the Department of Electronics and Control Systems at the Faculty of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence took an active part in the preparation and presentation of the project work continues on the construction of a civil defense facility on the territory of the local lyceum The facility will cover more than 662 square meters and will be able to train 700 students -- The Czech Government has provided 6 cogeneration units for the successful passage of the heating season in the city of Chuhuiv The first two units were handed over in 2023 This will help ensure the operation of stationary boilers during long-term power outages -- Agricultural enterprises in the Kharkiv region harvested almost 2 million tons of crops on 596,000 hectares The largest amount of wheat was harvested - 1.3 million tons sunflower and soybeans is underway in the Kharkiv region the russian bandits attacked the town of Kupyansk The enemy hit near a store and a local market A woman in serious condition was unblocked from the rubble A two-storey commercial building was partially destroyed 12 trade kiosks and the windows of non-residential buildings were damaged russian bandits shelled the village of Borova A 61-year-old woman died as a result of the enemy shelling -- The issues of strengthening cooperation with U.S defense companies and sharing experience was discussed during a meeting at the Regional Military Administration between heads of defense companies and universities of Kharkiv and Lindy Smith President and CEO of the Arizona Defense Industrial Coalition and the Global Defense Industrial Coalition Due to active hostilities in the Kharkiv region a curfew from 23:00 to 05:00 continues to be in effect pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared over 267 hectares of mines October 10: 1st NURECAB Workshop “UA and EU Nuclear Education Trends and Nuclear Industry Prospects” was held in Kyiv The event was devoted to the current issues of nuclear education development in Ukraine and the needs of the nuclear sector of Ukraine to educational institutions The participants included representatives of the European Network for Nuclear Education (ENEN) Spizhenko Clinic (well-known for application of methods of nuclear medicine) the European Commission's Joint Support Office in Kyiv managing the Nuclear Safety Cooperation Instrument as well as leading Ukrainian universities and research centers The meeting was attended by 92 representatives involved in the nuclear industry of Ukraine and Europe Kharkiv University was represented at the workshop by professors: Igor Girka with the report “REVIEW OF NUCLEAR EDUCATION IN UKRAINE (THERMONUCRETION)” and Serhii Lytovchenko with the report “MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN UKRAINE” 2024: the 5th European Fusion Teacher’s Day took place this event takes place in October and combines European national sessions and a pan-European session The sessions are devoted to the popularization of plasma physics plasma technologies and the phenomenon of fusion which is a great hope for an inexhaustible safe and environmentally friendly source of energy Ukraine is represented in fusion research primarily by the Kharkiv School of Physicists which traditionally took over the organization of the national session (Faculty of Physics and Technology of Kharkiv University National Research Center “Kharkiv Faculty of Physics and Technology”) The Ukrainian session of the 5th European Fusion Teacher's Day was held by Professor Igor Girka and Head of the Euratom National Contact Point Serhii Pugach The main speakers of the session were graduates of the Faculty of Physics and Technology: Sofia Malko research group leader at the Plasma Physics Laboratory researcher and engineer of plasma heating systems at the Institute of Plasma Physics Czech Republic; Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine who spoke about how Ukraine participates in global fusion research The main participants of the Teacher's Day were 35 teachers from all over Ukraine Some of the teachers brought their students to the event who also had the opportunity to hear directly from scientists about fusion ignoring the rules for handling explosive devices tried to disassemble a munition on the territory of a private household The 77-year-old victim died as a result of his injuries The 41-year-old victim was taken to the intensive care unit in serious condition October 13: The Budapest Trophy international figure skating tournament was held in Budapest on October 11-13 where Kharkiv figure skaters Iryna Pidhaina and Artem Koval won the junior dance duet competition They showed the highest results in both rhythmic dance and free skating they scored 165.59 points and won a gold medal October 15: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) donated 204 emergency medical kits worth almost UAH 8 million to the Kharkiv Center for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine October 17: Representatives of the International Organization for Migration visited the Kharkiv region Maximum efforts are being made to rebuild housing October 18: russian occupants escalate the situation in the Kupiansk sector of the Kharkiv region In order to protect the residents of Kupyansk city territorial community a decision was made at a meeting of the Regional Defense Council to intensify measures to evacuate civilians almost 245 people arrived at one of the logistics centers about 10,000 people are to be moved from the designated settlements The evacuees are being taken to transit points in safer areas of the region October 19: 95 soldiers were returned to Ukraine from captivity October 20: The international sports competition “Strong Spirit's Games” within the framework of the “Arnold Classic Europe” festival among veterans and wounded soldiers was held in Madrid from October 11 to 13 The national team of Ukraine included 6 soldiers from the Kharkiv region bomb squads in Kharkiv region cleared over 291 hectares of mines discovered and defused 2021 explosive devices units of the State Emergency Service extinguished 531 fires in Kharkiv region 40 of which were caused by shelling by russian occupiers -- The Research Institute of Chemistry at Kharkiv University is the first one in Ukrainian universities The institute includes a unique laboratory for radiochemistry and radioecology which is not available at any other university in Ukraine and a unique storage facility for radioactive isotopes for scientific use the Institute of Chemistry has had numerous scientific achievements The Institute participates in the training of chemical specialists through postgraduate and doctoral programs The Institute's laboratory facilities are used by chemists from other organizations for internships October 06: The leadership of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Since the first days of the full-scale invasion the Netherlands has been providing Ukraine with significant diplomatic an enemy hit was recorded in a forest park in Kharkiv the russian occupants attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova with a guided missile the russian invaders struck the town of Kupyansk A 35-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman sustained explosive wounds as a result of a hit on the territory of an educational institution The victims were hospitalized in a medical facility -- The russian enemy struck the village of Kurylivka russian occupants launched a rocket attack on a civilian enterprise in the Industrial district of Kharkiv russian occupants shelled the city of Kharkiv A man and a woman were killed and three other men were injured as a result of a guided aerial bomb hitting an open area in the Saltivka district the russian bandits launched another missile attack on the village of Cherkaska Lozova The hit damaged a private residential building the city of Kupyansk was shelled by the enemy the russian occupiers launched another FPV drone attack on the residents of Kozacha Lopan village A 76-year-old woman was wounded and hospitalized The injured man's condition was light - he was provided with all the necessary medical care on the spot -- Kateryna Sadurska from Kharkiv is a world champion in freediving the CMAS Freediving World Championships were taking place in Greece The competition was attended by 136 athletes from 44 countries In the women's FIM (free diving) competition Kateryna Sadurska won with a score of 95 meters Kateryna took fourth place and set a Ukrainian record with a distance of 103 meters -- For the first time in Ukraine's history a team of Ukrainian schoolchildren won gold medals at the 37th International Tournament of Young Physicists The competition took place from July 10 to 16 The students were coached by Zakhar Maiselis The team members who won team and individual medals were awarded diplomas from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine three of them became students of Karazin University -- The results of the international academic ranking Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 have been published the ranking includes 2092 universities from around the world The main part of the ranking includes 17 Ukrainian universities Kharkiv University has retained its position 1501+ internationally the russian occupants attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova a 67-year-old man was wounded in the village of Shyikivka as a result of hostile fire -- At 13:16 in the village of Kozacha Lopan A 38-year-old man was killed by an FPV drone strike and his 56-year-old sister suffered an acute stress reaction the russian bandits shelled the town of Kupyansk Three people were injured as a result of a guided missile strike Two women aged 85 and 55 were hospitalized Two houses and two outbuildings were damaged A 100-square-meter fire broke out in an open area a 67-year-old man died as a result of shelling in Kupyansk A 76-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction Another 68-year-old local resident sustained an acubarotrauma russian bandits fired on the village of Cherkaska Lozova She received an explosive wound and was hospitalized A 53-year-old man who was also in the car at the time of the shelling suffered an acute stress reaction a case of grass burning was recorded in Mala Danylivka village as a result of hostile shelling more than 200 children and their families have left 29 frontline villages for safety Thanks to volunteer organizations and international partners all evacuees have been provided with comprehensive humanitarian aid pyrotechnic units in Kharkiv region cleared nearly 333 hectares of mines units of the Kharkiv garrison of the State Emergency Service extinguished 32 fires caused by shelling by russian bandits -- Students of the Faculty of Biology of Kharkiv University joined the practical classes of the course “Cell Biology” at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (Munich Students had the opportunity to learn how to work with light fluorescence and even confocal microscopes Kharkiv University is grateful to the professors of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University - Anton Syrota and Hartmann Hartz - for organizing the practical classes the invaders struck the village of Odnorobivka with two guided aerial bombs Two local residents were wounded as a result of the shelling The shelling partially destroyed an apartment building -- A 25-year-old man and an 85-year-old woman were injured as a result of a guided missile strike on the village of Bohuslavka the invaders hit the city of Kupyansk with an FPV drone A civilian was killed as a result of the hit October 1: The military medics who are defending Kharkiv region received equipment for combat missions and tactical first aid kits (see the picture) The assistance came from the charitable foundation “Becoming of Ukraine” the private enterprise “Promelektro-Kharkiv” and the German-Ukrainian organization “Blau-Gelbes Kreuz Deutsch-Ukrainischer Verein e.V.” October 2: Around 13:00 in the village of Nikopol a 52-year-old man exploded on an unknown explosive object The incident occurred in his personal plot the victim sustained shrapnel wound to the left thigh russian bandits shelled the Kupyansk forestry near the village of Pisky Radkivski covering 15 hectares of ecosystems - forest floor was burning and in some places the flames spread to the crowns of trees Firefighters eliminated the consequences of the impact -- The enemy fired 17 times at Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs one of the bombs hit a 5-story residential building structural elements of the building were burning October 4: The enemy struck Kharkiv with two guided aerial bombs October 5: Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine They discussed the restoration of agriculture in Kharkiv region International partners have already helped more than 40 farmers in surveying the territories and completely cleared 18 hectares of agricultural land As a result of the actions of the russian bandits Kharkiv region is considered one of the most explosively contaminated regions of Ukraine More than 500,000 hectares of the region are considered potentially dangerous or mined it is necessary to increase the number of pyrotechnic teams De-occupied territories remain a priority for demining the invaders hit the village of Nyzhche Solone with two guided aerial bombs three private houses were damaged and caught fire An 87-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized the occupants attacked Pershotravneve village The enemy used an FPV drone with a munition A 57-year-old man was killed as a result of an enemy strike on a civilian car russian shelling caused 39 fires in natural ecosystems destroying more than 50 hectares of grass and coniferous litter pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared nearly 347 hectares from mines discovered and defused 1305 explosive devices -- Hundreds of thousands of residents of the Kharkiv region were forced to leave their homes because of the war 523 thousand internally displaced persons have found temporary shelter within the Kharkiv region the occupiers struck again at the city of Kupyansk September 24: At about 15:15 the enemy launched 8 guided aerial bombs at Kharkiv and its suburbs The shelling was carried out from SU-34 aircraft from the territory of the Belgorod region of the russian federation The impact destroyed four floors and killed one person the outstanding mathematician Mykhailo Ostrogradsky was born He was born in the village of Pashenivka (now Poltava region September 25: Senior Researcher of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Yulia Volkova won a EUROfusion Bernard Bigot grant to carry out the research in the field of nuclear fusion (see the picture) This grant provides for the development of diagnostics of disruptions and ELM-like plasma loads in the quasi-stationary plasma accelerator of the National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology” which is crucial for the implementation of fusion energy September 26: At about 07:00 the enemy shelled the village of Ivashky with a tank the occupants hit a private residential building in Kharkiv with a guided missile September 27: The new head of the Kharkiv sub-delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross She discussed the activities of the international charitable organization in the region with the leadership of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration the occupants attacked the village of Kozacha Lopan Three more women were wounded and hospitalized three people were killed in an enemy air strike on the village of Slatyne The educational institution and shops were damaged pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 305 hectares of mines -- Construction of underground schools and shelters in educational institutions continues in the Kharkiv region 6 underground schools are under construction in the region and work is underway to develop 16 more such projects Buffett Foundation and the Global Empowerment Mission IDPs and socially vulnerable people are provided with food packages these foreign volunteer organizations form 20 trucks with humanitarian kits for the needs of Kharkiv region residents and provide food to 28,800 families rescuers are fighting 14 fires in the ecosystems of the Kharkiv region The vast majority of fires are in the de-occupied territories and in the areas of military operations These factors complicate firefighting due to the presence of ammunition in the forests and open areas September 15: The occupiers attacked Kharkiv at 14:36 one woman was killed - rescuers unblocked her from the 9th floor of the building The impact caused a fire in the residential high-rise building One entrance of the building was destroyed There was a fire and rubble between the 9th and 12th floors At least 1500 windows and dozens of cars were damaged the occupants attacked the village of Odnorobivka with artillery -- At 14:39 the enemy attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova with a guided missile Kharkiv was shelled: one hit by a guided aerial bomb was recorded in a forested area near a shopping center four rescuers who were fighting a fire nearby were wounded as well as two civilian men aged 19 and 25 44 young residents of frontline villages in the Kharkiv region aged 7 to 15 went to a sanatorium in Yaremche September 18: At 15:00 the occupants shelled the village of Kivsharivka hitting the territory of one of the educational institutions -- Firefighters in the Kharkiv region received 17 special humanitarian kits and a tanker truck from the Ukrainian and British Red Cross Societies September 19: Shelters are being restored in medical facilities in Kharkiv Oblast Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko checked the progress of the work the reconstruction and construction of 5 shelters in healthcare facilities in the Kharkiv region is underway September 20: Around 08:00 the enemy shelled the territory of one of the agricultural enterprises of Chuhuiv district The shelling caused a fire in the warehouse building Two employees of the farm sustained shrapnel wounds -- The project “Strengthening the Healthcare System and Saving Lives” (Heal Ukraine) implemented jointly with the World Bank Ukraine provided 13 off-road vehicles to medical institutions in the Kharkiv region the occupants fired mortar shells at the village of Ivashky a man and a woman sustained moderate injuries the occupants struck the village of Kivsharivka A 43-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were killed Russians shelled three districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs One of the arrivals was in the very center of the city The explosion damaged 6 buildings on the territory of the medical complex Among the patients who were in the hospital at the time of arrival All of them have moderate or light injuries Kiosks and a car located near the explosion site were damaged -- Representatives of Kharkiv University took part in the annual exhibition and conference of the European Association for International Education held in Toulouse (France) on September 17-20 -- In accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi “On Awarding State Awards of Ukraine to Members of the National Team of Ukraine at the XVII Summer Paralympic Games 2024” a graduate and employee of the Sociology Faculty of Kharkiv University for achieving high sports results at the XVII Summer Paralympic Games in Paris and for establishing the international authority of Ukraine Marina recently won a silver medal in table tennis at the 2024 Paralympics This was her third Paralympic medal in singles September 21: At 22:06 there were two enemy hits with guided aerial bombs in Kharkiv As a result of the occupiers' strike on a high-rise building 60 people were evacuated from the building -- At 23:25 the enemy also attacked Izium district Two private houses were burning in Verbivka village Today is the 935th day of the full-scale war of russia against Ukraine -- I am very glad to thank once more the people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" whose chargers were donated to the Kharkiv hospital this week -- There are 6 forest fires in the Kharkiv region It spread from the territory of Donetsk region and burned down a forest area of more than 1.65 thousand hectares within the Kharkiv region the fire spread to the village of Studenok destroying 302 buildings and injuring two local residents State Emergency Service of Ukraine units extinguished the fire within the village pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 358 hectares from mines September 5: a scheduled online meeting was held between representatives of Kharkiv University and the University of York (UK) The event was dedicated to discussing the current cooperation between the two universities and the prospects for its further expansion The meeting was attended by the Vice-Rector of Kharkiv University Zarif Nazyrov and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of York Ambrose Field September 5-6: the first meeting of the NURECAB project (“EU-UA Nuclear Research and Education Capacity Building” This event officially launched the project within the EURATOM Work Program for 2023-2025 The event was attended by representatives of the European Commission under the Euratom Program the Joint Research Center of the European Commission the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine The Faculty of Physics and Technology was represented at the meeting by Dean Pylyp Kuznetsov and Associate Professor Inna Afanasieva the enemy fired at the village of Hrushivka A 16-year-old local resident was wounded in the attack The boy was hospitalized in moderate condition the russian bandits attacked the town of Dergachi The occupiers struck with multiple rocket launchers At least eight private houses were damaged -- Metropolitan Borys (Gudziak) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church head of the Archeparchy of Philadelphia in the United States leading scholar in the field of church history and president of the Ukrainian Catholic University visited Kharkiv University Bishop Borys spoke with the administration Director of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe First Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine visited Kharkiv to strengthen cooperation in the field of humanitarian aid to the population -- Czech philanthropists of the humanitarian organization “People in Need” continue to help residents of the Kharkiv region the organization plans to carry out operational repairs in 2020 in households in Kharkiv and the region to join the repair of 4 schools and the creation of 2 digital learning spaces and to repair and equip heating systems in 3 institutions ambassador of the United24 fundraising platform September 11: 9 representatives of the Kharkiv region as part of the National Team of Ukraine return from the XVII Summer Paralympic Games The athletes of the Kharkiv region won: 1 gold -- The school bus fleet is being restored in the Kharkiv region 14 vehicles were destroyed and 54 were stolen by the russian bandits the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration purchased 12 school buses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark donated 11 buses and 9 buses were purchased at the expense of local budgets September 12: International partners have joined the restoration of 34 educational institutions in the Kharkiv region 307 general secondary education institutions 52 vocational education institutions and 22 higher education institutions were damaged -- A part of Kupyansk district has been subjected to a forced evacuation of families with children The decision was made during a meeting of the Kharkiv Regional Defense Council due to the incessant rocket attacks by Russian bandits The forced evacuation was announced in 29 settlements the russian bandits attacked the village of Borova and later the body of a woman was unblocked from the rubble At least five houses and a shop were on fire The enemy used a double strike tactic with cluster munitions Rescuers unblocked a woman and a child at the site of the attack and the windows of other buildings were damaged the enemy attacked the village of Mala Danylivka with a guided missile Trees and a fence in the Ecopark were damaged as a result of enemy shelling with a guided aerial bomb on the village of Dergachi September 13: 49 Ukrainians have returned home from russian captivity as a result of the exchange These are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lenia Umerova is a girl who was taken hostage by the russians when she came to take care of her sick father -- UNICEF and international partners are providing educators in the Kharkiv region with gadgets for distance learning the total need for educational gadgets in the Kharkiv region was 70,000 units the governments of Japan and the Republic of Korea the Global Partnership for Education and other partners 29,678 tablets and chromebooks were delivered Government Commissioner for Reconstruction of Ukraine and representatives of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine visited Kharkiv to discuss concrete steps to strengthen cooperation in the area of regional reconstruction a 30-year-old woman suffered an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound September 14: 103 Ukrainian defenders returned home from russian captivity today Four of them are residents of the Kharkiv region the russian bandits attacked the village of Pisky-Radkivski with a Tornado-S multiple rocket launcher system her body was removed from the rubble by rescuers the enemy launched two guided aerial bombs at Kharkiv setting a fire in the building of the educational institution September 15: At approximately 00:13 the enemy hit the ground on the territory of a hospital in Kharkiv The glazing of the polyclinic building was damaged I am very glad to thank once again to the people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" whose flashlights and electric batteries were donated to the Kharkiv hospital this week the intensity of russian shelling increased significantly as compared with several previous weeks rescuers in the Kharkiv region extinguished 79 fires caused by enemy shelling pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 324 hectares of land from mines September 1: at 12:02 a series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv the enemy used the insidious tactic of repeated explosions the enemy struck Kharkiv with about 10 strikes Among the damaged infrastructure as a result of enemy air strikes were a shopping center September 2: Athletes from Kharkiv won gold and bronze medals at the Paralympic Games Swimmer Mykhailo Serbin became the champion in the 100m breaststroke in the S11 class He won the gold medal with a world record of 1:05.84 This is Mykhailo's second Paralympic Games and fifth medal Paralympic debutant Danylo Semenikhin won a bronze medal in the 100m breaststroke in the SB5 class the occupants struck the village of Ruska Lozova with a guided missile -- At 14:45 a shelling was recorded in Kharkiv -- A garage cooperative located near residential buildings was hit by 2 enemy guided bombs -- A hit was recorded on the territory of one of the universities A 60-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man were in serious condition The shelling killed a 78-year-old woman and damaged a house -- A large-scale fire continues in the Izium district Forest plantations on an area of about 1200 hectares are burning The fire has spread to the village of Studenok Rescue services are working in an intensified mode Additional resources are being brought in from other regions to extinguish the fire September 3: The russian bandits attacked Makarove village A 38-year-old woman died as a result of the enemy shelling A 59-year-old civilian man sustained light injuries September 4: The russian bandits conducted several attacks on the city of Kupyansk a residential building was damaged as a result of an enemy FPV drone hit an enemy FPV drone was spotted on the territory of a private household the enemy shelled a residential area in Kupyansk A residential building and a gas pipeline were damaged and a fire broke out at the site of the hit – Kharkiv sportswoman Olena Fedota-Isaeva won a bronze medal at the Paralympics in wheelchair fencing in the individual sabre competition September 5: Kharkiv swimmer Maksym Veraksa won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris He won the award in the S12 class in the 100-meter freestyle 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at this Paralympic Games the russian bandits shelled the town of Liubotyn The shelling injured 3 women and a 16-year-old girl and a fire broke out in an outbuilding and a private house at the site of the hit Another enemy hit set fire to grass over an area of 800 square meters the enemy attacked the territory of an industrial enterprise in the village of Vilshany Equipment was damaged and a fire broke out on an open area of 500 square meters the russian bandits shelled the village of Kivsharivka the russian bandits shelled the town of Kupyansk once again An 88-year-old local resident was wounded in the attack -- Kharkiv judoka Nazar Viskov won gold at the European Junior Championships in the 60 kg weight category The competition took place from September 5 to 7 in the capital of Estonia -- UNICEF is helping residents of the Kharkiv region to prepare for the fall and winter season This issue was the focus of a visit to Kharkiv by representatives of UNICEF International partners are implementing programs to support residents of de-occupied frontline and border settlements in the Kharkiv region UNICEF has identified 9,000 private households that are in priority need of support within a 30-kilometer zone from the contact line The program provides funds for the purchase of firewood for 6,000 families and briquettes for heating for another 3,000 households September 7: Kharkiv defenders received vehicles and other special equipment from the “Pravota” Charity Foundation a guided aerial bomb hit a private house in Kharkiv -- At about 12:40 in the village of Starovirovka the body of an 81-year-old woman was recovered from the rubble of a destroyed house as a result of hostile shelling The 921st (!) day of the active phase of Russia's war against Ukraine is underway pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 330 hectares of land -- Tomorrow the classes of the new academic year start the University cannot hold face-to-face classes because we do not have bomb shelters for thousands of employees and students But lectures via Internet conferencing are not very suitable either because in different parts of the city the electricity is cut off according to different schedules my colleague who teaches second-year general physics has to change his class schedule to accommodate the power outage schedule which is three times for three hours during daylight hours in his part of the city August 22: the participants of the Summer School in Nuclear Physics had an excursion to the Museum of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (see the picture) One of the key moments of the tour was a visit to the office of Nobel prize winner Lev Landau Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Technology: “This visit is very important because it was here in 1932 that the nucleus of the lithium atom was split for the first time in the Soviet Union August 25: At 05:22 in the city of Chuhuiv among the victims was a 4-year-old child who had an acute stress reaction Two more women were also treated on the spot August 26: Russian bandits launched a rocket attack on the territory of Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkiv - no casualties -- The enemy also shelled an industrial facility in Izium district One person was killed and two others were wounded strikes were recorded in Lozova and Krasnohrad districts -- 6 defenders from Kharkiv region are released from Russian captivity the enemy struck two infrastructure facilities in the town of Bohodukhiv The shelling killed a 72-year-old local resident and wounded 8 other people including a 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl The russian bandits used cluster munitions for the attack russian invaders struck a private household in the village of Kozacha Lopan with an FPV drone The hit completely destroyed the private house the russian invaders shelled the village of Nova Kozacha -- Children from frontline communities in the Kharkiv region went on vacation to the Carpathians This time 42 young residents went to a sanatorium in Yaremche The program includes both recreation in the mountains and various cultural and entertainment activities aimed at creating a positive psychological climate Another advantage of such a vacation is live communication and health improvement The trip was made possible thanks to the joint efforts of Ukrainian charitable foundations August 28: The 17th Summer Paralympic Games have started in Paris The National Paralympic Team of Ukraine is participating in 17 sports out of 22 including 9 Paralympians from the Kharkiv region is a member of the national team (table tennis) -- Representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees visited Kharkiv The Office will help prepare for the heating season in the Kharkiv region Particular attention is paid to the issue of providing fuel wood to residents of the Kharkiv region who live in the 10-kilometer zone from the border with the enemy russia -- The russian bandits hit the central part of the city of Kupyansk with a guided aerial bomb damaged 898 windows in residential buildings and 95 windows in the court building and other civilian infrastructure were damaged -- Charity Fund “Chemonics International” has donated a specialized vehicle to the Kupyansk community The vehicle will be used to repair infrastructure and residential facilities in Kupyansk damaged by russian shelling August 29: At about 16:00 the russian bandits fired at Novoosynove village of Kupyansk district Four people were injured as a result of the shelling - a man of 65 years old and three women of 83 Two women were hospitalized with explosive wounds a fire broke out and engulfed a private house The russian bandits used multiple rocket launchers -- A solemn ceremony of initiation of freshmen into students was held at Kharkiv University the audience observed a minute of silence in memory of the defenders who died in the struggle for Ukraine's independence graduate of Kharkiv University Maria Mezentseva gathered to support the freshmen at this important stage and give them their wishes The traditional freshmen oath was recited and the Fire of Knowledge was lit symbolizing the desire and thirst for the deep treasury of world science The festive atmosphere of the event was accompanied by musical compositions performed by the University choir “Ad Libitum” and the University orchestra “Karazin Orchestra” (see the picture) -- A meeting of the University's Academic Council was held the results of the department ranking were summarized Among the 63 natural science departments of the University the departments of the Faculty of Physics and Technology took the first (Department of Reactor Materials and Physical Technologies) second (Department of Applied Physics and Plasma Physics) ninth (Department of Nuclear and High Energy Physics named after O.I Akhiezer) and 29th (Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Nanotechnology) places the enemy fired FAB-500 guided aerial bombs at five locations in the Industrial and Sloboda districts and in the central part of Kharkiv The strike killed 6 people and injured 97 others Most of the victims were injured when a 12-storey building in the Industrial district was hit (see the picture) August 31: The enemy struck again at Novoosynove village in Kupyansk district 3 local residents sustained moderate injuries -- The Kharkiv region received 181 generators with a capacity of 10 to 22 kW for de-occupied and affected communities thanks to the Polish State Agency for Strategic Reserves the russian bandits attacked the village of Cherkaska Lozova Two women were killed: one was pulled out of the rubble This village is located a few kilometers from the building of the Faculty of Physics and Technology There is not a single military facility there -- Two local residents were wounded as a result of a russian attack on the village of Kamyana Yaruga in Chuhuiv district The victims were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds A 36-year-old man was killed and another local resident was wounded -- Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were damaged as a result of a russian guided missile in the Sloboda district of Kharkiv the enemy shelled residential areas of Kupyansk once again Two local residents were wounded by explosives russian bandits attacked the town of Lyubotyn Men aged 70 and 57 and a woman aged 59 were injured pyrotechnic units in Kharkiv region cleared over 278.3 hectares of land discovered and defused 1062 explosive devices aerial reconnaissance man of the 150th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine a 2021 graduate of the History Faculty of Kharkiv University died during a combat mission in the Toretsk sector His love for history from an early age led him to the Faculty of History of Kharkiv University in 2016 he switched to part-time studies and graduated in 2021 Since the first days of the full-scale war Serhii has been thinking about voluntarily joining the Armed Forces of Ukraine he began taking numerous courses for unmanned aerial vehicle operators Serhii voluntarily joined the newly created 150th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Having been trained on many types of unmanned aerial vehicles Serhiy began to perform combat missions in July 2024 2024 during a combat mission in the Toretsk direction He was buried on August 15 in the Alley of Glory of the cemetery № 18 in Kharkiv the European Rapid Chess Championship among boys and girls took place in Prague (Czech Republic) became the silver medalist of the championship -- Kharkiv Greco-Roman wrestlers won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the international tournament “Druskininkai Cup 2024” The competition took place on August 17 and 18 in Lithuania The winners of the tournament were Vladyslav Diagilev (weight category up to 87 kg) and Mikhaylo Vishnevetsky (weight category up to 130 kg) August 19: Representatives of the Danish Refugee Council visited Kharkiv An important area of activity of the Danish Refugee Council is mine safety training people on the rules of behavior in the areas affected by the hostilities and assistance to those injured by explosive injuries as the region is considered the most mined - about 50% of the territory is considered potentially dangerous including more than 500 thousand hectares of agricultural land -- Two people were wounded as a result of the shelling of Kozacha Lopan village around 14.30: a 54-year-old man and a woman were hospitalized A 59-year-old woman was wounded as a result of the attack -- The russian bandits launched another attack with FPV drones on the residents of Kozacha Lopan the invaders hit a civilian car with a drone Another local resident of the village and employees of the Dergachi City Council were injured August 21: Kharkiv region will receive additional funds for protective structures in educational institutions the Government of Ukraine has allocated UAH 2 billion 177 million hrivnas for the arrangement and construction of shelters in Kharkiv region plus UAH 345.2 million hrivnas for shelters in Kharkiv educational institutions the russian bandits attacked the village of Kozacha Lopan The shelling damaged the building of the village council The rescuers' work to clear the rubble was complicated by the threat of repeated attacks which are usually carried out by russian bandits in such cases a woman born in 1981 was killed: rescuers removed her body from the rubble The rescuers also unblocked another woman from the rubble -- Representatives of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid visited Kharkiv region The focus was on the humanitarian situation assistance to internally displaced persons in the frontline and de-occupied territories August 22: The enemy attacked the town of Bohodukhiv The shelling killed a 57-year-old man and wounded six people August 23: The russian bandits attacked the central part of the railway village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi -- Young athletes from Kharkiv region won 3 gold 3 silver and 1 bronze medals at the World Armwrestling Championships Yelyzaveta Morozova became a two-time world champion in the U15 competition Nikita Popov brought another gold medal to Ukraine and Kharkiv region -- Another 45 children from Kharkiv region went on vacation to Bulgaria The recreational trip was organized with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria 45 children whose parents work at critical infrastructure facilities went to the village of Kostenets in Bulgaria -- The International Committee of the Red Cross will join the implementation of prosthetics and rehabilitation projects in Kharkiv region at the Ukrainian Scientific and Clinical Center for Prosthetics and Rehabilitation This was discussed during the visit to Kharkiv by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross Demand for the center's services is growing among Kharkiv residents who lost their limbs as a result of hostilities held the Summer School in Nuclear Physics for high school students with the support of the European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN) at Kharkiv University (see the picture) The school is designed to give young talents the opportunity to learn the basics of science that can change the world the organizers received more than 60 applications from students to participate in the educational project The teachers at the school were scientists from the Faculty of Physics and Technology representative of the European Network for Nuclear Education (ENEN) Kateryna Piliugina Head of the Analytics Department of the Energoatom Company Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian Nuclear Society Danylo Lavrenov and design engineer of the South Ukrainian NPP Vitalii Khomenko the russian bandits attacked the village of Novoosynove As a result of the shelling a private house was burning -- Another 115 Ukrainian defenders returned home in the framework of the exchange Two of them are residents of Kharkiv region -- Kharkiv has received an operational vehicle for rescuers The Department of Emergency Situations received an operational vehicle from the sister city of Albuquerque (USA) 906 days have passed since my wife and I were awakened in the morning by the sounds of russian missile explosions in the neighborhood of our apartment in Kharkiv on February 24 -- My colleagues in Kharkiv prepare to get everything available from the destroyed building of our Faculty some furniture can wait in the building till reconstruction Some heavy equipment like that with heavy magnet systems could wait as well Now we are sure of our Victory and hope that a new building will be constructed pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 277 hectares of land discovered and defused 1204 explosive devices Ukraine ranked 22nd in the world in terms of the number of medals won and showed its best result in the last 12 years The Kharkiv region was represented by 8 athletes in 6 sports still have access to the power grid on a scheduled basis rather than continuously due to the destruction of the electrical infrastructure caused by russian bombardment August 10: in the village of Verbivka near Balakliya a man born in 1992 sustained leg injuries as a result of a car hitting an explosive object a professor at our faculty and longtime head of the Department of Theoretical Nuclear Physics But russian propagandists tried to use even this death for their own nefarious purposes our graduate (he has lived and worked in russian federation for about twenty years) wrote to me: “I was informed that Yuriy Anatoliyovych Berezhnoi had died But how did I find out that he died near Sudzha having volunteered for the Ukrainian Armed Forces Is this true?” This fake was spread somewhere in russian social networks the purpose was to create the illusion of numerous Ukrainian militaries’ deaths during the Ukrainian attack on Kursk a graduate of my Faculty of Physics and Technology he worked at the Faculty of Ecology at Kharkiv University Arseniy's warrior's destiny began with his participation in combat operations in the ranks of the Soviet Army in Afghanistan Then he stood up to defend independent Ukraine in 2014 A man with a boundless lust for life and a keen sense of justice After an extremely severe injury and prolonged treatment in 2023 Arseniy received a medical commission's conclusion of disability August 13: Powerlifters from the Kharkiv region won top honors at the European Championships which took place from August 5 to 13 in Istanbul In the bench press and classic press competitions athletes from the Kharkiv region won 10 gold August 14: The Finnish foundations: Walter Ahlström Foundation and Runar Bäckström Foundation have provided extremely important assistance to the Kharkiv University in the amount of 73,215 euros these funds will be used to purchase autonomous power supplies and additional heating Executive Coordinator of the Southeast European Cooperation Initiative (SECI) visited Kharkiv to provide generators and laptops to the Kharkiv region he familiarized himself with the work on restoring offline education in the shelters of Krasnohrad and Lozova districts Restoration work is underway in the existing bomb shelters To ensure a sustainable educational process high-capacity generators are needed to keep the schools lit during possible long-term power outages due to russian bombing the russian bandits struck the center of Zolochiv village with two guided aerial bombs power and gas networks were destroyed and damaged and a local newspaper office were also damaged the russian bandits struck a civilian enterprise in Kupyansk district with guided aerial bombs Another employee of the enterprise was injured the construction of a shelter for an educational institution is being completed The facility is currently about 80% complete The shelter will be able to protect people not only from enemy missile attacks but also from radiation hazards kindergarteners and other civilians living in the community the shelter will be able to accommodate about 600 people at a time and more than 260 students will be able to attend offline classes here -- Three «Vampire» drones have been delivered to the military fighting the enemy in the Kharkiv region The assistance in the form of three attack drones came from the Ukrainian charitable foundations “Stanovlennya Ukraiiny” and “Dar” It seemed that in recent weeks the intensity of shelling of Kharkiv had decreased The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration said on national television this week: "We have found a much smaller number of enemy-guided aerial bombs being used in Kharkiv region If earlier in the day from 30 to 60 guided air bombs were recorded today only a few air bombs and two missiles were released." However the building of my faculty suffered new damage comparable in scope to what it has suffered in the entire two and a half years My office almost survived untouched - only the window was blown out but the second one from my room down the hall is now completely destroyed Several scientific laboratories were destroyed and cannot be restored if earlier it was possible to talk about the reconstruction of the building even if there will be no further destruction experts will probably advise to remove the old building and build a new one because they are not yet available in official sources August 5: During the week in the Kharkiv region three cases of detonations affecting civilians were recorded One person died and three others were injured an explosion of an unknown explosive device occurred in the village of Mala Komyshuvakha of the Izyum district resulting in the death of a 61-year-old man a 50-year-old local resident stepped on an unknown explosive device in the village of Kamyanka were injured by the explosion of an unknown explosive object in a field near the village of Vyshnivka the russian bandits hit the central part of Kharkiv with an Iskander pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 231 hectares of territories discovered and neutralized 1,078 explosive objects August 9: Evacuation of civilians from front-line settlements continues in the Kharkiv region more than 44,000 people were evacuated from the de-occupied territories Of them - 5177 children and 1246 persons with disabilities the enemy hit a civilian infrastructure object in the Kyiv district of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb The building of one of the universities was damaged -- Kharkiv farmers harvested 1.2 million tons of crops In all categories of farms in the Kharkiv region the sown area of agricultural crops for the harvest of 2024 is more than 1.3 million hectares grain and leguminous crops have been harvested on an area of 377.7 thousand hectares August 10: Kharkiv residents won the medals of the European Championship in checkers-100 The competition took place from August 1 to 9 in the Latvian city of Jelgava Kharkiv sportsmen won 2 gold and 3 silver medals Kateryna Musienko became the two-time European champion among female cadets The girl from Kharkiv won in a lightning-fast game Kateryna became a silver medalist in the classical game pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 315 hectares of territories discovered and neutralized 820 explosive objects -- I am very glad that this week there have been fewer reports of casualties from кussian missile attacks on Kharkiv My colleagues from Kharkiv also talk about the reduction of these blows in telephone conversations My friend wrote: "On the afternoon of August 2 A group of F-16s from the sky of Kharkiv beat the aggressor on enemy territory." -- At the same time the Institute for the Study of War reports on the slow but continuous advance of russian bandits in Donbas With great losses in manpower and military equipment but advancing deep into Ukrainian territory the enemy shelled the village of Moskalivka -- A children's football team from the Kharkiv region went on vacation to the Carpathians Ivano-Frankivsk region will be a place of rest for 20 young athletes from the Dergachiv community who are pupils of the "Zeus" football club Thanks to the support of Ukrainian charitable foundations children from the Dergachiv community have the opportunity to have a good rest and be in safe conditions Dergachi is one of those districts of the Kharkiv region that constantly suffers from enemy shelling this is a great opportunity to psychologically reset and rehabilitate recovery and training in the picturesque area of the Carpathians July 28: The russian bandits launched two missile attacks on Kharkiv at 11:00 a.m July 29: The President of Ukraine visited the militaries in the Kharkiv direction of defense -- The President also visited the city of Dergachi 18 buildings with 250 apartments were restored here and people were provided with shelters that were not available before Work on the reconstruction of the local dispensary is currently underway -- Thanks to the American charitable organization “Direct Relief” and charitable organizations of Ukraine an uninterrupted power supply system has been installed at Kharkiv University This news became especially significant for the Faculty of Biology Power outages as a result of russia's destruction of Ukraine's power generation facilities posed a threat to the proper functioning of the Laboratory of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution in which it is necessary to constantly maintain a temperature of -20°C These chambers store unique collections from the Arctic Azerbaijan; sent by colleagues from France These collections contain materials for international molecular genetic research The new system will allow reliable storage of unique samples in conditions of unstable power supply the system will allow to connect and reliably use the equipment for carrying out molecular genetic research - PCR amplifiers and DNA sequencer which are very sensitive to the quality of the power supply and their shutdown completely disrupts expensive experiments August 1: 30 young athletes of the Balaklia community went to Zakarpattia region for a two-week vacation It was possible to organize free time for children and teenagers thanks to the Ukrainian Football Association and the support of the Kharkiv Regional Football Association the russian bandits hit a bus with people in the Dergachi community with a drone Construction workers were injured: five people in moderate condition Another woman was injured and hospitalized The enemy hit near the residential building where the victims were -- The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine visited Kharkiv to discuss the implementation of reconstruction projects and strengthening of defense capabilities Germany is participating in the restoration of one of the leading educational institutions of the Kharkiv region which was damaged as a result of a russian missile attack Work is underway to resume live education at this university this fall the russian bandits hit the outskirts of Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb -- The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori visited Kharkiv to adjust the plans of the Government of Japan for the implementation of educational projects in the Kharkiv region The Japanese government has been supporting the residents of the Kharkiv region since the beginning of the full-scale invasion work is ongoing on the development of joint projects in the direction of student exchange as well as the construction of underground educational spaces in Kharkiv region so that students of the region can receive education live the curfew in the Kharkiv region lasts from 11:00 p.m pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 219 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 1,112 explosive objects applications for admission to Ukrainian universities began The number of applications for admission to Kharkiv University this year is several times lower than last year This applies not only to natural sciences faculties but also to those that have always been in high demand: law A decrease in the number of students means for Ukrainian realities a proportional decrease in the number of teachers and teaching and support staff This decrease is quite predictable: Children who would have entered Kharkiv University in peacetime left Ukraine two and a half years ago The situation with recruitment is a little better in Kyiv and Lviv where the educational process takes place live the russian bandits hit the village of Ivashki with an FPV drone two women aged 62 and 44) were injured to varying degrees July 21: 32 children accompanied by four adults from the Kharkiv region went to a summer camp in Croatia for a seven-day vacation These are children from vulnerable sections of the population The holiday was organized thanks to the help of international partners charitable and volunteer organizations of Ukraine July 22: An athlete from Kharkiv Region won "bronze" at the rock climbing competition The European Junior and Youth Climbing Cup was held in Slovakia from July 19 to 21 382 athletes from 24 countries took part in the competition Denys Galyugin took third place in speed climbing -- The National Research Council of Spain has published another edition of the international ranking of the world's universities Webometrics Ranking of World's Universities July 2024 (July 2024 Edition 2024.2.0 beta) the rating evaluates the presence in the web space of more than 32,000 world universities The rating included 292 Ukrainian universities Kharkiv University rose one step compared to the previous edition of the rating and took 7th place among domestic institutions of higher education July 23: Wrestlers from the Kharkiv region took prize places at the European Beach Wrestling Championship which took place in the Romanian city of Timișoara Daria Konstantinova became the champion of Europe in the weight category over 70 kilograms defeating two opponents from Romania and a representative of Greece Alevtyna Lyashenko won "silver" in weight up to 50 kilograms but in the final she lost to a wrestler from Romania the russian bandits hit the village of Ruska Lozova two civilians were injured: a 44-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman medics provided assistance to the victims on the spot -- The russian missile hit the private yard of Yuriy Sapronov (see photo) almost in the center of the city of Kharkiv Yuriy is a well-known businessman in Kharkiv for several years he was the deputy head of the regional state administration and since 2022 he has been actively involved in volunteering: he not only donates money but also gets behind the wheel of a car almost every day and delivers things to the military units that protect Kharkiv I have known Yuriy since 1986: he studied at the chemistry faculty of Kharkiv University His youngest daughter lives and works in the USA Yuriy has enough money to go to any country in Europe July 26: The Kharkiv region is represented by 8 athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games -- Tennis player Elina Svitolina carried the flag of Ukraine at the opening of the Olympic Games (see photo) Elina was born in the Ukrainian city of Odessa she trained in Kharkiv on the courts that were built at the expense and were in the ownership of Yuriy Sapronov Elina's career in world tennis began to take off from Kharkiv the mode of supplying electricity to private consumers and enterprises according to the schedule is preserved the voltage in the network is not supplied continuously there should be two breaks per day for three hours in fact there is no voltage from two to nine hours per day then again there is a voltage for two hours and there is no light for three hours… -- From July 10 to 17 pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 118 hectares of territories discovered and neutralized 869 explosive objects July 15: France will help Kharkiv region to prepare for the heating season and equip school shelters This was announced by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Ukraine July 16: For the first time in the history of Ukraine a team of Ukrainian schoolchildren won gold medals at the International Tournament of Young Physicists The tournament became a record one for the scale of the organization and the number of participating countries gathering 38 teams from different parts of the world Ukraine was represented by the collective team of Kharkiv Lyceum No 161 "Impulse" and Kharkiv Physico-Mathematical Scientific Lyceum No who is forbidden to leave Ukraine due to the war Ukraine has been participating in the tournament since 1992 and during that time won 7 bronze and 6 silver medals including 5 silver medals in the last 5 tournaments in a row under the leadership of Kharkiv University professor Zakhar Maizelis the Ukrainian team from the 3rd position went to the finals and won the 2nd absolute place The Ukrainians shared the gold medals with the teams of Singapore July 17: 38 children from Kharkiv region went to Lviv region for training and recreation 38 pupils of Valky (Kharkiv region) Children's Youth Sports School "Sport for All" and Kharkiv Children's Youth Sports School "New Bavaria" will train and rest at the base of the football club "Skala" in the city of Morshyn -- The High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Kharkiv region on a working visit He accompanied a batch of 10 powerful electric generators which were handed over to the communities of the Kharkiv region July 18: Kharkiv cyclist Alla Biletska showed the third result in the keirin among youth (U-23) at the European Championship in track cycling among youth and juniors Alla Biletska finished in third place and won a bronze award -- Czech partners are helping to prepare for the heating season in the city of Chuguiv (Kharkiv region) The Government of the Czech Republic plans to transfer 4 cogeneration plants with a capacity of 120 The equipment will make it possible to ensure the stable operation of local boiler houses and supply heat to 86 multi-apartment residential buildings 9 educational institutions and 16 budget organizations July 19: Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region Viktor Lyashko together with the head of the UNICEF office in Ukraine visited the primary health care center in Valky With the support of international partners a part of the outpatient clinic of the general practice of family medicine was renovated here where children and their parents receive modern services -- Thanks to the General Embassy of Germany in Kyiv the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and the Federal Agency for Technical Assistance (THW) Kharkiv region received 8 high-power generators - from 170 to 500 kW To ensure activity during long-term blackouts and prompt response to emergency situations one generator with a capacity of 500 kW was handed over to the Main Department of the State Service for Emergency Situations in the Kharkiv region -- Kharkiv University as a socially responsible institution continues to fulfill its educational paying significant attention to sports and health work with students Despite the significant destruction of a part of the Unifecht (University sports fencing club) life continues to roar in its surviving building The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine visited Unifecht to see the work of the sports club I took part in 50th Conference of European Physical Society on Plasma Physics held in Salamanca Five other graduates of the Faculty of Physics and Technology also presented the results of their study there; including two affiliated to Kharkiv institutions -- Russia's biggest crime against Ukraine during the past week was undoubtedly the rocket attack on the largest children's hospital of Ukraine in the capital of Ukraine pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 95 hectares of territories discovered and neutralized more than 1,000 explosive objects there were 3 cases of detonation of civilians using explosive devices in Kharkiv region -- The city of Kharkiv and the region continue to get access to the power grid according to the schedule of hourly outages The lack of capacity is due to the continuous destruction of the energy infrastructure by enemy shelling Kharkiv specialists continue to repair the infrastructure July 2: a truck with a semi-trailer was detonated by a russian explosive device near the village of Mospanove July 6: Kateryna Sadurska from Kharkiv won two bronze medals at the World Freediving Championship The woman from Kharkiv took third place in dynamics without fins (DNF) with a result of 177 m and in dynamics in bi-fins (DYNB) a 58-year-old woman was injured when a car hit an unknown explosive object July 7: The russian bandits attacked the village of Bohuslavka A 48-year-old man received shrapnel injuries to his legs and a 70-year-old woman was hospitalized in serious condition an anti-tank mine blew up a car on a dirt road in the forest near the village of Tsyrkuny including a 5-year-old boy and a 2-month-old baby The team led by Denise Brown was among the first to deliver the necessary humanitarian goods to the residents of the region Brown organized and directly coordinated dozens of humanitarian convoys to the frontline areas residents of Kharkiv region received more than 400 tons of cargo -- The international ranking QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025 has been published Kharkiv University ranks 319th among European universities and 25th among Eastern European universities July 11: Director of the representative office of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of Poland (ZPP) in Ukraine Nazariy Volyanskyi visited Kharkiv It is envisaged to establish foreign economic ties between Kharkiv region enterprises and Polish business partners create favorable conditions for mutual investment attract state and private financial institutions to implement joint projects improve conditions for export-import operations the enemy hit the village of Borova with an guided aerial bomb Four civilians were injured: two men aged 52 and 69 and two women aged 30 and 70 -- The enemy hit the village of Bilyj Kolodyaz (White Well) Two civilians were killed and another eight people were injured three people blew themselves up with an explosive device civilians were injured: men aged 18 and 63 and a woman aged 43 the russian bandits struck the village of Odnorobivka with two drones The blows occurred during the provision of pensions to the population by employees of the mobile post office "Ukrposhta" -- Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal paid a working visit to the Kharkiv region it was about preparation for the autumn-winter period Kharkiv region has been allocated an additional 230 million euros for the heating season as part of a grant from the World Bank and the Development Bank of the Council of Europe Necessary equipment will be purchased and work will be carried out so that the residents of the city have heat in their own homes in winter Work is also underway to strengthen the protection of energy facilities against enemy fire and to restore the heat supply network the village of Pristin came under enemy fire the premises of the New Post office in the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovi caught fire the russian bandits struck the village of Budy A 24-year-old man received a shrapnel wound The number of victims increased after repeated shelling of the location The ambulance that arrived on call was also damaged -- The russian bandits shelled railway facilities in Kharkiv — 2 people were killed (among them Artem Kostyria a senior track engineer and a train assembler) were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds and contusions and two more received medical assistance on the spot A total of 22 people were injured — 16 men and 6 women aged 14 to 81 The enemy purposefully struck twice with an interval of half an hour policemen and ambulances were already on the scene Today is the 864th day of the active phase of russia's war against Ukraine – I am glad to thank once again to the people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" whose flashlights and electric batteries were donated to the Kharkiv hospital this week this week electricity was supplied to Kharkiv residents industrial enterprises and farmers according to schedules Specialists continued to repair the infrastructure after enemy shelling pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region cleared more than 90 hectares of territories discovered and neutralized 826 explosive objects June 30: As a result of a russian guided air bomb hitting Kharkiv July 2: Another 100 children from Kharkiv region went on holiday to Ivano-Frankivsk region The program of stay at the “Radist” children's camp is designed for 4 weeks -- Thanks to the help of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) the Sustainability Center and the "Campus" youth center were opened in the city of Chuguiv July 3: Rescue operations continue all day in the city of Dnipro after a russian missile attack among them a professor of Dnipro University July 4: 8 athletes from the Kharkiv region in 6 sports won licenses to participate in the Olympic Games 2024 -- Another 46 children from the Kharkiv region went on vacation to Transcarpathia forced migrants and families of fallen soldiers from Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region went on the trip Youth organization "NSOU - Plast" organizes recreation July 5: Female athletes from the Kharkiv region won the Superfinal of the Artistic Swimming World Cup The competition took place from July 5 to 7 in Budapest Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiyeva managed to reach the Superfinal where they took first place in the technical program residents and businesses of Kharkiv and the region lived and worked according to hourly power outage schedules June 23: As a result of the enemy air strike on Kharkiv with more than three guided air bombs 1 person was killed and 10 people were injured Two teenagers aged 15 and 16 are among the injured Hits were recorded in the private sector and a children's educational institution There is a fire in the garage and outbuilding Half of Kharkiv's consumers were without electricity the woman died during evacuation to the hospital -- Three people remain in intensive care after the shelling of Kharkiv on June 22 and 23 -- International partners handed over 16,000 hygiene kits for the needs of evacuated residents of the Kharkiv region A large-scale batch of humanitarian aid was obtained thanks to the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union -- Kharkiv University received a letter of thanks from the head of the "ALICE Internal Tracking System" (ITS) project who noted the successful contribution to the implementation of the project by Fedir Shyrokopetliev a student of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Fedir's research within the "Ukrainian Distance Student Program" at CERN focused on the development and modernization of analytical software for data quality control and monitoring used in ITS 90 Ukrainians returned home from russian captivity a student of the Faculty of Biology of Kharkiv University The university staff is incredibly grateful to everyone who went above and beyond to make this happen and continues to do so in the future the consequences of enemy strikes continue to be eliminated More than 20 volunteer organizations and charitable foundations are participating in emergency recovery work specialized services and volunteer organizations are working in an intensified mode to restore residential buildings and civil infrastructure that were damaged as a result of the strikes of the russian bandits since June 22 the russian bandits hit the village of Bobrivka with at least four guided aerial bombs two civilian women were injured: 87 years old and 40 years old Emergency medical personnel provided assistance on the spot June 26: As a result of guided air bombs hitting the private sector in the city of Dergachi pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined more than 89 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 1,311 explosive objects the russian bandits attacked the village of Kivsharivka A residential apartment building was damaged – The enemy attack on the city of Kharkiv was recorded June 28: 114 children from Kharkiv Region went on holiday to Transcarpathia and Kyiv region -- The russian bandits hit the village of Tsirkuny with at least three guided aerial bombs There was a fire in two houses and outbuildings Two more hits - on the territory of a civilian enterprise June 29: 34 residents from the affected villages of the Kharkiv region were evacuated to the Volyn region Evacuees are provided with hot food during the trip the evacuees will receive all the necessary social excursions and cultural events are also planned It is my pleasure to thank once again to the people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" whose flashlights and power banks were donated to the Kharkiv hospital last week (see attached picture) due to the destruction of the energy infrastructure by russian bandits the residents of Kharkiv had access to electricity supply according to the schedule -- 397 enemy munitions were neutralized by sappers in the Kharkiv region last week 79 people have died and 221 people have been injured as a result of detonations using russian explosive devices -- Due to the intensification of hostilities in the area of the city of Borova the Kharkiv regional military administration decided to forcibly evacuate children from villages that are subject to intense shelling to safer areas of the region the russian bandits struck the village of Pisky Radkivski near the town of Borova as a result of which 3 people were injured A 13-year-old boy was injured in the shoulder by glass a 59-year-old man and a 33-year-old pregnant woman received acubarotraumas -- Athletes from the Kharkiv region won eight medals at the WAKO Kickboxing World Cup International competitions took place from June 12 to 16 in Hungary The World Cup gathered 3,280 participants from 47 countries the Ukrainian national team took third place Kharkiv kickboxers made a significant contribution to the overall success As a result of shelling by guided aerial bombs 5 residential buildings and 3 commercial buildings were damaged who was taking care of her garden at the time of the shooting She was hospitalized with a traumatic amputation of the left lower leg the enemy launched an artillery bombardment of the village of Vidrodzhenivske -- A 49-year-old woman was killed and a 60-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling in the village of Vilkhivka -- As a result of the shelling of the village of Novoosynove -- The occupiers struck the city of Kharkiv with three controlled aerial bombs Two hits to the ground were recorded on the territory of the "Forest Fairytale" children's camp and one near a residential building June 20: The International Committee of the Red Cross will hand over 13 modular boiler houses that will provide heat to 23,000 residents of the Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit to Kharkiv by the head of the Kharkiv sub-delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross this day was especially known as the day of starting the war between the Soviet Union and Germany The enemy fired four shells from the neighboring russian city of Belgorod at the civilians of the city of Kharkiv Official sources report three dead and at least 41 wounded Doctors are fighting for the lives of four patients - two women and two men Only civilian infrastructure was damaged: houses Residents of the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region continue to receive access to the electricity network according to the schedule Specialists continue to repair infrastructure after enemy shelling the intensity of shelling by Russian bandits decreased the Armed Forces of Ukraine received appropriate anti-aircraft weapons from our partners pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined more than 117 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 1,985 explosive objects I chaired a meeting of the examination commission where the master's theses were defended under the educational program "Experimental Nuclear Physics and Plasma Physics" The commission listened to and discussed the presentations of 9 students without taking into account the manuscripts sent for publication based on the materials of MSc theses) these 9 students had 13 articles published in journals that are indexed by the scientometric database Scopus including 6 articles in the journal Physical Review June 9: At 4:51 pm russian bandits hit Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb russian bandits attacked the town of Dergachi so people were temporarily displaced from the house for detonation russian bandits attacked the village of Kurylivka Two civilian men were injured as a result of the shelling -- The British ranking agency Times Higher Education has published the results of the annual university ranking „THE Impact Rankings 2024“ 2 152 universities from 125 countries of the world participated in the evaluation Despite the increase in the number of institutions participating in the ranking Kharkiv University maintained its position and took the position 1001–1500 on a global scale June 13: Kharkiv sportsmen won medals of the European Orienteering Championship among athletes with hearing impairments International competitions took place from June 6 to 11 in Latvia De-Olympics from 13 European countries took part in the championship Athletes from the Kharkiv region successfully performed as part of the Ukrainian National De-Olympic team I am VERY grateful to the people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" whose boxes of batteries flashlights and power banks were donated to the Kharkiv hospital last week -- Yesterday I talked with my friend and colleague who stayed in Kharkiv His daughter plays the violin in the orchestra of the Kharkiv Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet A friend of mine told me the following: Recently a safe auditorium was installed in the bomb shelter of the theater And now there are regular concerts and performances pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined more than 107 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 1,524 explosive objects -- Kharkiv judokas under 15 years won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals in international competitions The European Judo Cup U15 "EUROPEAN JUDO HOPES CUP 2024" took place on June 1 and 2 in Hungary -- Women from Kharkiv won the gold and bronze medals of the third stage of the Artistic Swimming World Cup The competition took place from May 31 to June 2 in Canada electricity is provided to consumers (both residents and businesses) with breaks according to schedules -- Due to russian shelling of civilian objects in the Kharkiv region the evacuation of less mobile population groups from residential institutions continues In cooperation with volunteer organizations the Kharkiv regional organization of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine citizens are being evacuated to safer places June 4: the results of the QS World University Rankings 2025 international academic ranking compiled by the British consulting company Quacquarelli Symonds were published Kharkiv University ranked 741-750 on a global scale and retained second place among Ukrainian universities June 5: The deputy head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine the Office's plans to help prepare for the heating season were discussed The tractor of a local agricultural company ran over explosives The victim was provided with the necessary medical assistance -- Kharkiv region received another batch of humanitarian aid from German partners The generators and equipment were obtained thanks to the help of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs the German Embassy in Kyiv and the Federal Agency for Technical Assistance (THW) which have been helping the Kharkiv region since the first days of the full-scale invasion a large-scale batch of generators with a capacity of 20 to 200 kW June 7: Thanks to the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Charitable Foundation "Center for Support and Development" a new water tower was installed in the village of Zoryane This is one more example of the elimination of the consequences of military actions and the restoration of critical infrastructure -- Another 100 children from the front-line communities of the Kharkiv region were sent to Ivano-Frankivsk Region for vacation With the support of the charitable organization "Coordinating Humanitarian Center" schoolchildren from the Kharkiv region will be able to relax in a children's camp in the Carpathians -- Educational institutions of professional and technical education in the Kharkiv region received 22 generators with a capacity of 20 kW from the Japanese Agency for International Cooperation to equip digital educational centers the russian bandits attacked the village of Khotimlya with two guided aerial bombs a shop and private residential buildings were damaged June 9: The families of guardians and custodians of the Kharkiv region are being evacuated to the Volyn region The departure of one more organized group of families with 30 children took place thanks to the cooperation of the Kharkiv and Volyn regional military administrations and the Office of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine families with 80 children have already left for the Volyn region The total number of children in the preferential category who need to be evacuated to safer regions of Ukraine is 123 It is the 830th day of the active phase of the russian war against Ukraine I did not visit my apartment in Kharkiv for more than 822 days Last week was not calmer as compared to the previous one My friends who live in P`yatykhatky (an academic campus to the North of Kharkiv where I was born) write that they clearly hear the sounds of battles at the russian-Ukrainian border these days I am very thankful to the leaders of the states who provide the weapons for Ukraine: they have permitted launching the missiles for military targets in russia russian bandits shelled Ukrainian territory from their territory but we were not permitted to reply.) May 26: As a result of the enemy attack on the shopping center in Kharkiv on May 25 16 civilians were killed and 43 people were injured -- The enemy shelled the settlement of Bohuslavka the russian bandits shelled the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy the russian bandits struck a settlement near the city of Kharkiv A fire broke out on the territory of the farm May 29: International donors will increase assistance to evacuated residents of Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit to Kharkiv by the head of the Eastern Ukrainian Office of the United Nations for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine special attention was paid to the issue of improving the living conditions of internally displaced persons in compact locations more than 11 thousand people were evacuated from a number of settlements near the russian-Ukrainian border -- More than 1,400 explosive objects were discovered and destroyed in the Kharkiv region in a week pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined almost 758 hectares of territory the russian bandits fired at the village of Ivashki from FPV drones a private house and an outbuilding were damaged as a result of two guided air bombs hitting the village of Yurchenkove a private house was damaged by shelling in the village of Kolodyazne -- The russian bandits shelled the village of Ruska Lozova One man was taken to the hospital in moderate condition the first underground school in the region (I remind you that such a school already operates in the city of Kharkiv) was opened The shelter of the highest security class A-4 was designed for 400 people The funds came from the Fund for liquidation of the consequences of armed aggression and the regional budget the enemy once again launched a massive attack on the city of Kharkiv with five S-300 missiles The five-story residential building in the Novobavar (New Bavaria) district was damaged The enemy again used double-strike tactics Among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine border guards and civilians whom Ukraine returned from captivity Ukraine expressed special thanks to the United Arab Emirates for their active participation in the implementation of this exchange when the first evacuation of civilians hiding from the occupiers took place Then the representatives of the UN and the Red Cross promised that the girls would be taken to the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia Maryana and her younger sister were taken to a filtration camp in the кussian-occupied village of Bezimenne Memories of sports competitions and festive concerts which the administration of the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology organized for the children of our village I call on the civilized world to respond to all the violations of rights that the children of Ukraine suffer every day from russian bandits Now Ukraine defends not only children's rights Ukraine is forced to fight for children's right to life the enemy attacked the village of Chaykivka near the city of Kharkiv a 45-year-old woman - a local resident - was wounded The victim was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds The last week in Kharkiv was as hard as they were in Spring 2022 I have no perfect information about the front line but the news about shelling on and victims among civilians is true It is a pity but that sad news was not the last that day Implementation of the virtual part of the international project "Ukraine Digital in Times of Crisis 2024" has begun at Kharkiv University with the support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) more than 25 teachers have participated in the project more than 100 students have become scholars and received a total of 60,000 euros in financial support to continue their studies at the university during the war More than 350 students joined the study of 27 courses Teachers of the Faculty of Foreign Languages completed the 11-week online course "Phonetics for Teaching English Pronunciation" specially developed by the Department of Language and Linguistic Sciences of York University for Kharkiv University The purpose of the course was to improve the qualifications of teachers of the Faculty of Foreign Languages in the field of English phonetics as well as to prepare a new course on English pronunciation for first-year students of the faculty May 17: Ukrainian and foreign scientists took part in the IV International scientific and practical conference "Current state problems and prospects of the development of business May 18: Kharkiv university held an event dedicated to the Science Day "The magic of books - the magic of science or one day with Albert Einstein" in which more than 50 Kharkiv schoolchildren took part Participants learned about scientific achievements that had a significant impact on the world Schoolchildren not only met with the most famous scientists and researchers of the city but also visited exhibitions of the University library and a tour of the astronomy museum pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined almost 110 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 1,454 explosive objects May 19: As a result of russian shelling of a civilian object an 8-year-old child was with minor injuries Ambulance workers - a paramedic and a driver - were also injured Russian bandits attacked the object twice - the second time after the arrival of medics and rescuers.--44 children aged 7 to 15 from the communities most affected by hostilities in Kharkiv region were sent to the sanatorium in Ivano-Frankivsk region.-- A graduate of the University's Faculty of Geology Recreation and Tourism and one of the strongest climbers and ice climbers of Ukraine successfully climbed to the top of Mount Everest he set two new national records for climbing Everest - 7 times and Lhotse - 3 times This is an unprecedented achievement for Ukrainian mountaineering May 20: The Day of Mourning was announced in the Kharkiv Region because on May 19 russian bandits killed 12 people as a result of shelling of the villages of Kivsharivka Among the dead was a pregnant woman.-- As a result of enemy shelling of populated areas of Kharkiv region on May 19 which is not far from the building of my Faculty of Physics and Technology 6 of them were in intensive care.-- At 21:00 the enemy hit the border village of Perovske with mortar fire and FPV drones May 21: at 04:00 an enemy air attack hit the village of Boguslavske the enemy launched an artillery attack on the village of Lyptsi May 22: As a result of shelling of Kharkiv by guided aerial bombs May 23: The enemy launched nine missile strikes on Kharkiv on one of the largest polygraphic complexes in Kharkiv and all of Ukraine tens of thousands of books were burned by this strike: a lot of children's literature There are no military facilities either here or nearby more than 50 workers were on the territory of the enterprise.-- Three more blows were inflicted by russian bandits on the settlement of Lubotyn exclusively civil infrastructure.-- The russian bandits also hit Zolochiv an 11-year-old boy was injured by a drone explosion The attack took place in the village of Ryasne of the Zolochiv community.-- At 15:04 as a result of an enemy attack on the village of Dergachi May 24: The President of Ukraine held a meeting in Kharkiv on the operational situation in the region and preparations for the heating season.-- The University has traditionally organized the XXIV International Scientific Congress the topic of which was "Public administration of the XXI century: new challenges and transformations in the conditions of war." About 300 participants from Ukraine and abroad gathered offline and online to present the results of their research in the field of public management and administration as well as to develop proposals for improving the efficiency of state and local self-government institutions the occupiers hit the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy with a guided aerial bomb An emergency vehicle and one civilian car were damaged.-- At 3:18 p.m. the russian bandits hit a construction hypermarket in Kharkiv with two guided aerial bombs they were preliminarily considered missing A fire broke out on 15,000 square meters.-- At 18:26 14 people were injured as a result of an attack on the central part of Kharkiv Among the injured was a 13-year-old boy who was hospitalized.-- 50 children and their families were evacuated from the Kharkiv region The organized departure of the families took place thanks to the cooperation of the Kharkiv and Volyn regional military administrations with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Families with children were accommodated in a sanatorium in the Volyn region my friends report on social nets about their classmates or relatives who died defending our Motherland Russian bandits continue their efforts to occupy the Kharkiv region with no paying attention to their victims almost 6,000 residents have been evacuated from the frontline areas of the Kharkiv region three local residents were injured as a result of shelling.--Due to the shelling of the village of Lyptsi was hospitalized.--There are 113 orphans and children deprived of parental care on the territory of communities within a 30-kilometer distance from the state border or demarcation line In order to preserve the life and health of these children the meeting of the Regional Defense Council decided to carry out the forced evacuation of these children together with their legal representatives.--At 3:30 p.m. the enemy attacked a farm in the village of Korotychi 17 people were injured as a result of the shelling with the D-30 universal interspecies planning ammunition Among them are a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl - they are in average condition Three garages were destroyed and three were damaged Another hit was recorded in an open area.--At 11:35 an 80-year-old woman died due to enemy shelling in the city of Vovchansk An 83-year-old civilian died in the village of Gatyshche as a result of a shrapnel wound Ilya Mechnykov was born in the village of Ivanivka (now the village of Mechnykove The scientist became the first person of Ukrainian origin to be awarded by the Nobel Prize in the field of physiology and medicine.--During the visit to Kharkiv representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross discussed plans for the transfer of modular boiler systems.--At around 10:00 a.m. the building of the outpatient general practice of family medicine in the village of Mala Danylivka as well as the premises of the dormitory and private houses four employees of the medical facility were injured Three doctors were provided with outpatient care The nurse of the outpatient clinic was hospitalized with a craniocerebral injury.--Kharkiv Region will improve the algorithm for providing evacuees with humanitarian aid This was discussed during the working visit of the coordinator of the UN system in Ukraine and the head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine Sarah Gilding der Weduven.--From May 8 to May 15 pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined almost 117 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 2,347 explosive objects May 16: The President of Ukraine headed the meeting of the Stavka in Kharkiv He listened to a detailed report by Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi visited the defenders who were wounded in the battles in the Kharkiv region and awarded them with state awards.--At 2:35 p.m. russian bandits barbarically attacked the village of Bugaivka with cluster munitions Six people were injured: a 28-year-old intern at the Bugaiv hospital is in serious condition the head of the Vovchan city military administration are in average condition.--Representatives of the UN World Food Program visited Kharkiv They plan to increase cooperation with the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration in the direction of humanitarian aid to the population as a result of shelling by guided aerial bombs one of the premises of the hospital building in the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy was partially destroyed A 74-year-old civilian woman was injured.--At 2:00 p.m. five people received shrapnel injuries as a result of strikes on Kharkiv May 18: This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people from the territory of the Crimean Peninsula by the Soviet totalitarian regime in 1944 The deportation of the Crimean Tatar people was the culmination of russian colonial policy aimed at the de-Tatarization of Crimea while the Tatar men were at the front in the ranks of the Red Army the Soviet authorities insidiously expelled children women and the elderly from their own homes and sent them into exile almost nine thousand Crimean Tatar soldiers and officers were sent to places of deportation or labor camps The Crimean Tatars were not just deprived of their homeland 4 streets of the village of Novoosynove came under the fire of enemy reactive salvo systems The third year of the active phase of russia's open Ukraine (and russia) celebrates religious holidays as well as the end of World War II in Europe these holidays and dates did not cause a decrease in tension on the front line russian bandits have increased the bombing of civilians and pressure on the Armed Forces of Ukraine along the border in the north of the Kharkiv region this time the post will be a little longer: it also contains comments from my friends Three people blew themselves up on russian explosive devices in the Kharkiv region last week a man born in 1966 blew up on an unknown object in the village of Velyki Prohody in a forest lane He has injuries to his left hand and lower leg a tractor driven by a 46-year-old man was blown up by an explosive device near the village of Glynske Medical assistance was provided on the spot an explosion of an unknown explosive object took place on Yuvileyny Avenue in Kharkiv May 3: the website of the EURIZON project announced the results of the third (last) round of evaluation of proposals for the EURIZON Fellowship Program for Ukraine Taking into account the previous two rounds of selection the Scientific Review Panel selected 65 proposals for funding the implementation of which will involve 324 scientists and engineers working on the territory of Ukraine The financing of these 65 projects amounts to four and a half million euros Projects with a duration of six to twelve months will be implemented by the end of April 2025 there are six teams from Kharkiv University which is the best result among Ukrainian universities Two representatives of Kharkiv University were invited to join the Scientific Review Panel: the executive director of the National Research Fund of Ukraine Olga Polotska and myself within the framework of the Erasmus+ project "Integration and adaptation of foreign students / INTERADIS" an educational visit of female students of the Kharkiv University Business School to the East Bavarian Technical University Amberg-Weiden (Germany) took place The students attended many lectures from the best professors of the East Bavarian Technical University and successfully passed the "Intensive German Course" exam Leisure organized by the international student association included: trips and excursions to the cities of Bavaria May 5: the private house of the rector of Kharkiv University was hit the russian bandits attacked the villages of Cherkassy Tyshki and Lyptsa May 7: As a result of the renaming of toponyms in Kharkiv 35 ones received the names of fallen defenders of Ukraine the former Ughlytskyi lane is named in honor of Dmytro Shapoval 2022 in the Kherson region while performing his military duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine May 8: An 8-year-old girl and three boys aged 14 14 and 15 were injured as a result of a missile attack in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv one boy and a girl are in average condition the boys were playing football on the sports ground A 55-year-old civilian with moderate injuries was also taken to the hospital are in a minor condition — they were treated on the spot.--My familiar physics teacher Oksana Tumantsova who remained and continues to work in Kharkiv wrote about the destruction of the school as a result of the russian bombing "Many mornings of my life began right here But even after I took off my school uniform a long time ago but already in sports uniforms for a morning run or just a morning exercise Those involved know that it is a special atmosphere when you greet those who have been together for many years on the treadmill Is it possible to understand what is going on in the head of that russian bastard who presses the "button" kissing a rocket at the school stadium No matter what the kremlin propagandists say today no matter what nonsense they write about the NATO General Staff on the football field or the base of the French Legion in the school locker room - I can say with one hundred percent certainty: they aimed at children nor even "objects of critical infrastructure".--Kharkiv University graduate and Professor Victoria Koval joined the Executive Committee of the European Archery Federation for the next 4 years Victoria Koval is a master of sports of Ukraine of the international class a participant of the Olympic Games (2008) in Beijing winner and medalist of World Cups (2008–2010) she was a member of the Executive Committee of the World Archery Federation.--As part of the activities of the Regional Office of International Cooperation of the Kharkiv Region the city of Dergachi was visited by a member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania pyrotechnic units in the Kharkiv region demined almost 219 hectares of territory discovered and neutralized 4,134 explosive objects the russian bandits shelled the city of Kupyansk two people - a man and a woman - were injured The victims were hospitalized.--Artem Grinchenko a student of the Faculty of Computer Physics and Power Engineering of Kharkiv University won a prestigious scholarship for students from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society In the 10-year history of the existence of this international award this is the second distinction for Ukrainians will be aimed at the implementation of highly directional transmission of a localized electromagnetic signal using subwavelength periodic microstructures This can be applied in antennas and planar electromagnetic devices for recording and processing information.--A badminton player from Kharkiv region was qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games Polina Bugrova took 74th place in the ranking of the World Badminton Federation She will be the only representative of Ukrainian badminton at this Olympics and will play in the women's singles category.--At 2:15 p.m russian unmanned aerial vehicles "Lancet" inflicted five strikes - hitting a non-working gas station the equipment of the gas station and a civilian car May 10: another of my comrades wrote the following "The city of Kharkiv with a population of one and a half million is held hostage by terrorists from the north I do not know what will happen to the Kharkiv region until the moment when at least some sensible weapons come to help from partners from Europe or the USA I don't understand how much one can teach a dozen pilots who were already pilots I am as far removed from military affairs as from ballet battles have been going on since morning at the border I hear the sounds of war coming from the north.” May 11: French partners will help equip shelters in the Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit to Kharkiv of the head of the Commission for Cross-Border European and International Relations of the Grand-Est Region of the French Republic Christian Debev.--The city of Vovchansk is under increased enemy shelling More than 20 guided aerial bombs were released over the city and surrounding settlements The enemy also uses surface-to-air missiles a private house was on fire in the village of Vovchanski Khutory due to russian shelling a 64-year-old man was wounded in Vovchansk as a result of shelling a civilian man was injured as a result of guided aerial bombardment of houses and a 50-year-old and a 48-year-old civilian man were killed.--My friends who stay in Kharkiv wrote the following the space seems to have shrunk and tightened the number of cars in the yard has decreased we can't help but be happy because no one canceled the fight for parking spaces Festively dressed secondary school graduates are photographed against the background of the city apparently preparing for an important date as always at eight in the morning on a Saturday The pastry shop welcomes visitors with fresh croissants But the market has turned up: our favorite fish will be delivered only at lunchtime a lonely cute rabbit seemed to wave its ears at me I discovered the Bro bar for myself - very tasty burgers and wings and free delivery to any area of the city I ordered on the website and it was delivered within an hour But for families with children from the northern regions I still strongly advise them to go to their grandparents Because it is almost impossible to keep children at home or hide in shelters and the shelling of the damned russians can be very dangerous now." its civilian people and objects of infrastructure are under enemy fire almost every day Residents of Kharkiv and industrial enterprises still receive electricity according to the schedule due to continuous destruction of the city's energy infrastructure to the great extent – due to international support both to Ukrainian civilians and militaries I am very thankful for people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal": six more boxes arrived at Kharkiv hospital this week Almost 50 kg of medical things were transferred (see the pictures attached) Within the framework of the academic mobility program in accordance with the memorandum of cooperation with the University of Regensburg second-year students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Kharkiv University took part in an internship in medical microbiology the 24th All-Ukrainian open tournament of young physicists (junior league) was held online Two Kharkiv teams that received the same highest amount of points were the winners of the tournament The jury of the tournament traditionally included professors and students of Kharkiv University I had the honor to head the jury traditionally April 25: the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held during which one professor of Kharkiv University was elected a full member in the specialty "Physics of nanosystems" and four more - corresponding members of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine - in the specialties "Physics of plasma" April 27: Andriy Opanasenko from Kharkiv won the All-Ukrainian epee fencing tournament "Uhlmann Cup Ukraine" among athletes under 23 years of age I did not report about these events in the life of the University on April 28 because the website of the university was not working due to problems with the electricity supply April 29: 398 munitions were neutralized by units of the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region last week 6 civilians were injured as a result of detonations on explosive objects --  Two professors of Kharkiv University were awarded the Order of the Star of Italy: Vil Bakirov who has been promoting scientific cooperation with Italian universities for more than three decades (in particular noted that these awards recognize the significant contribution of both scientists to the development of scientific relations between Italy and Ukraine it is a symbol of support for the academic community who have been experiencing the consequences of russian aggression for more than two years the former Bilogorska street is named in honor of Oleksandr Chaban Oleksandr Chaban died in battle near the village of Grakove in the Kharkiv region on July 20 defending Ukraine on the front of the russian-Ukrainian war Oleksandr graduated from the Faculty of Sociology with honors he headed the Student Scientific Society of the University -- Kateryna Sadurska from Kharkiv won 3 gold medals at the Freediving World Cup The competition took place in Greece from April 27 to 29 April 30: The russian bandits hit Kholodnohirskyi and Kyiv districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs Nine people were wounded and one person died as a result of enemy fire The deceased was a 24-year-old civilian who worked at the enterprise He was at work when the russian bandits launched an airstrike 40 and one 42-year-old man were hospitalized — all with explosive injuries the vast majority of them had an acute reaction to stress The first hit was recorded in the Kyiv district on the territory of the garages and the administration building nearby The second strike was carried out in Kholodnohirsky district as a result of which two civilian buildings were damaged a 63-year-old woman was injured as a result of russian shelling in the village of Petropavlivka At 10:00 an enemy drone fired at a car in the village of Kucherivka At 11:30 in the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy a 66-year-old man was wounded by shrapnel as a result of enemy shelling – he did not need hospitalization -- The coordinator of the UN system in Ukraine and representatives of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine visited Kharkiv the humanitarian situation in the front-line and border districts of Kharkiv region was analyzed the russian bandits hit the civilian infrastructure in the village of Dergachi Three of the children received light injuries to their limbs four - of moderate severity; these victims were hospitalized One of the boys has an acute reaction to stress a 66-year-old man died as a result of enemy shelling of the village of Novoosynove on the territory of a private household the Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv was hit by guided air bombs A woman died as a result of the blows of the russian bandits A 78-year-old man had an acute reaction to stress At least two private houses were destroyed Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv was under enemy bombardment once again An 82-year-old woman who was bedridden for 8 years due to a stroke died A 66-year-old man was injured by the blast wave and an 81-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction The explosive wave hit a tram that was running nearby - no one was injured the russian bandits shelled the village of Odnorobivka with artillery one private house and networks were damaged the russian bandits struck the village of Cherkaski Tyshky with guided aerial bombs A 74-year-old woman was injured and was hospitalized the russian bandits attacked the village of Slobozhanske A 49-year-old civilian who was on the street near the house died the russian bandits fired a missile at the territory of the Kharkiv civilian enterprise Two civilian men and four women were injured A large-scale fire broke out at a civilian enterprise May 5: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine Martin Jäger arrived in Kharkiv region on a working visit Together with the Vice-Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Development of Communities Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov an underground school and energy facilities of the Kharkiv region -- Agrarians of the Kharkiv region sowed more than 507 thousand hectares of fields the farms of the region sowed more than 166 thousand hectares of agricultural land the russian bandits struck the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv Medics provide assistance to ten victims at two addresses of hits The occupiers hit the private sector between the houses electricity is turned on to consumers all week according to the schedule students cannot fully study even in remote mode the business cannot operate eight hours a day due to the instability of the electricity supply April 21: The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and international partners from Denmark Estonia and France visited the Kharkiv region on a working visit The guests visited the objects of the city's critical infrastructure saw the destruction caused by enemy shelling in the area of Northern Saltivka (where my apartment is situated) the guests shared their plans for assistance in preparation for the new heating season -- The families of servicemen from the Kharkiv region were presented with state awards awarded to defenders posthumously For the personal courage shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine 13 heroes were awarded the Order of Courage III degree (posthumously) April 22: Kharkiv region received more than 50 generators and fuel from Cherkasy region -- Farmers of the Kharkiv region can receive compensation for demining The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved for farmers 80% reimbursement of the cost of services provided by state and private mine action operators The Kharkiv region remains the most polluted by explosive objects More than 1.2 million hectares of land have actually or potentially been mined of which more than 570,000 hectares are agricultural plots sappers of the State Service for Emergency Situations destroyed 438 munitions in the Kharkiv region the enemy struck three settlements in the Kharkiv region a controlled aerial bomb hit the territory of a defunct meat processing plant the occupiers targeted a critical infrastructure facility -- At 16:32 russian bandits attacked the Kharkiv television tower Employees were in shelter during the alarm more than 30 portable charging stations and power banks were handed over to the Kharkiv region The region received such assistance from the Rivne Region -- In the Shevchenkivskyj district of Kharkiv the consequences of the night shelling are being eliminated office premises and non-residential buildings were damaged -- The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Ukraine visited Kharkiv to discuss the restoration of the energy system from the point of view of preparation for the new heating season April 25: The russian bandits hit Balaklia in the Izyum district Five people were injured - three women and two men there was an accident at the Chornobyl NPP the world became one step closer to man-made disaster in March 2022 when the station was captured by the russian bandits  April 27: As a result of the russian shelling of Kharkiv the building of the psychiatric hospital was damaged there were 60 patients and 5 employees in one of the medical buildings water supply and power lines were also damaged the russian bandits shelled the town of Vovchansk -- At 10:50 the russian bandits attacked the city of Kupyansk A 36-year-old woman was unblocked from under the rubble A 52-year-old man was injured as a result of the shelling The victim was hospitalized with an abdominal wound Social nets present the picture (see attachment last picture) of one of the monuments in one of the central Kharkiv gardens The monument was produced long before 2024 it perfectly reflects what is happening in the city – it is a painfully symbolic monument UNHCR supports the renovation of high-rise buildings and helps families qualify for state compensation UNHCR provided local authorities with building materials to support the repair of common spaces in 45 damaged residential buildings 5,596 families are now eligible to apply for compensation for damage to their property Pyrotechnic units of the State Service for Emergency Situations destroyed 444 munitions during the week in the Kharkiv region units of the Kharkiv garrison of the Service made 463 exits of which 350 calls were made to eliminate fires The Kharkiv region remains the leader in Ukraine in terms of the number of internally displaced persons there are almost 528 thousand internally displaced persons in the Kharkiv region more than 26 thousand people with disabilities and more than 97 thousand children The Kharkiv region received help from the regions of Ukraine more than 1,000 generators of various capacities have been transferred from the Kherson Aid continues to come from other regions of Ukraine The Ukrainian government introduced a number of new improvements for agricultural producers in the de-occupied territories Kharkiv farmers will receive a 30% discount on rail transportation Kharkiv farmers sowed spring grain and leguminous crops on an area of more than 108,000 hectares Athletes from the Kharkiv region won 435 medals at international competitions in 2023 233 in non-Olympic sports and 49 among athletes with disabilities Boxers from the Kharkiv region won the awards of the European Boxing Championship among young people and young women The sports event took place from April 2 to 14 in Croatia 330 athletes from 33 countries took part in the competition 6 bronze medals and took the first overall team place A significant contribution to the overall victory was made by the boxers of the Kharkiv region I took part in the First German Workshop on Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating and Gyrotrons I reported on the results obtained in cooperation with Doctor Emeritus of the Kharkiv University Professor of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) Manfred Thumm which were published in two recent papers in the journal “Physics of Plasmas” the occupiers attacked the village of Vesele April 15: 4 civilians were injured as a result of russian shelling: two women aged 63 and 66 and two men aged 38 and 65 All victims were hospitalized with blast injuries and shrapnel injuries April 16: Rectors of higher education institutions discussed the prospects for the development of cooperation in the field of higher education of Ukraine and Austria at the Uzhgorod National University Rector Tetyana Kaganovska presented the Kharkiv University on the international stage The event was also attended by representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria in Ukraine the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalization Science and Research of the Republic of Austria and the National Erasmus+ Office in Ukraine April 17: Czech partners will help the Kharkiv region to prepare heating and heat supply systems for winter This was discussed during the visit of representatives of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ukraine as well as heads of Czech enterprises to Kharkiv The Czech partners proposed for discussion the implementation of Czech projects related to the restoration of energy The leaders of the Kharkiv region thanked the Government of the Czech Republic for the systematic assistance to our country and emphasized that after the hostile missile attacks on the critical energy infrastructure the Kharkiv region really needs technical assistance in preparation for the upcoming heating season April 18: A batch of generators from Zhytomyr region was handed over to Kharkiv Oblast Aid in the form of power-generating equipment of various capacities will be directed to strengthening the critical infrastructure of the region April 19: Almost 11,000 gadgets were given to schoolchildren in the Kharkiv region The devices came from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Kharkiv University initiated and acted as the main organizer of the 1st International Scientific and Practical Conference "Trends of Development of Pedagogy and Education under the Conditions of Digital Transformations" (ByteEd 2024) About 300 participants from 12 countries took part in the conference: Ukraine April 20: The russian bandits fired at the civilian population of Vovchansk An 83-year-old man died from mine-explosive injuries a 50-year-old civilian died on the spot as a result of hitting another private house An ordinary 9-story building was under the sights of the russian bandits as well The third entrance to the building was destroyed Two people were unblocked from the apartment The Kharkiv region received almost 50 generators of various capacities and fuel from the Sumy region In the botanical garden of Kharkiv University 12 cherry trees were planted in memory of at least 53 students and employees of the university who died as a result of the russian armed invasion Planting cherry blossoms is only a small part of what we can do to honor the memory of heroes who gave their lives for our freedom Sakura Alley will forever immortalize the feat of brave students I did not expect for such a long period to be covered This week the world observed increased activity of military actions in the near East russia continues and even escalates war crimes in Kharkiv The enemy continued to massively bombard towns and villages of the region with various types of weapons the electric power supply was switched off in Kharkiv for at least three hours a day This crucially restricts on-line education at the University with no saying about business No news can be found at the University site for this reason I talk by phone with my colleagues in Kharkiv: luckily nobody among them as well as our students was injured by russian missiles and bombs this week regular functioning of public electric transport looks like a great achievement the enemy shelled several areas of the city as a result of which three women and a 45-year-old civilian man were injured The enemy struck the central park and the industrial zone where a house was damaged and a garage was on fire as a result of the attack the russian bandits shelled the suburbs of Zolochiv city with guided aerial bombs Tanks and technical facilities of a local enterprise were damaged April 8: With the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine mobile audiovisual studios for teenagers and young people were opened in the youth centers of the cities of Kegychivka and Valky the pyrotechnic units of the State Service for Emergency Situations were involved in the disposal of explosive objects in the Kharkiv Region 310 times the arrival of the X-59 missile was recorded in Chuguyiv two private houses were damaged by the blast wave The second missile fell on open territory in the direction of Borova -- A meeting was held regarding the situation in Kharkiv with the participation of the Prime Minister Measures to support Kharkiv residents were the key issue The terms when energy deficits in Kharkiv can be reduced are presented The Government is preparing economic support measures for Kharkiv and the region April 9: President Zelensky visited the Kharkiv region He checked the progress of construction of fortifications and met with Kharkiv businessmen The russian bandits struck at least 2 guided aerial bombs against a civilian enterprise in Kharkiv There is destruction and burning of buildings all of them were employees of the enterprise A 31-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds and blast injuries There are about 528,000 internally displaced persons in Kharkiv region of which almost 40% have the right to receive payments from the state in accordance with the requirements of the law enemy shelling took place in the villages of Lyptsi and Mala Danylivka Three people died as a result of enemy shelling in Lyptsi: a 14-year-old girl A 33-year-old employee of the pharmacy received shrapnel injuries - she and a 16-year-old boy were hospitalized the russian bandits released two guided aerial bombs on the city of Vovchansk -- A meeting of the Regional Office of International Cooperation on Demining Territories was held in Kharkiv and the Netherlands are involved in the cooperation The meeting was devoted to the issue of cleaning the territory of the Kharkiv region from explosive objects More than 100 representatives of international organizations relevant ministries and departments took part in the event After the deoccupation of the Kharkiv region about 1.2 million hectares are considered potentially contaminated by explosive objects 206 kilometers of railway tracks and 330 kilometers of gas pipelines have already been demined 176,058 explosive objects were also destroyed the enemy carried out massive S-300 missile strikes on the energy infrastructure of Kharkiv and the region residential buildings and an administrative building were damaged more than 15,000 people with disabilities from childhood and children with disabilities received financial assistance from the UN World Food Program the russian bandits struck Kupyansk district again As a result of dropping ammunition from the FPV drone the driver of the emergency medical aid team was injured The 58-year-old driver was on a call to the village of Petropavlivka the russian bandits struck the village of Vesele near Lyptsi Their bodies were unblocked from under the rubble the russian bandits hit Kharkiv with at least two Shaheds social networks have been actively discussing the possibility of increasing attacks by russian bandits on Kharkiv this spring Perhaps this is part of russia's hybrid war against Ukraine missile fire and bombing of civilians in the Kharkiv region definitely became more frequent and more powerful as a result of the destruction of the energy infrastructure half a million residents of the region remain without electricity of which three hundred thousand are residents of the city of Kharkiv itself students cannot participate even in online classes all hospitals are powered by autonomous generators A 27-year-old woman was hospitalized with shrapnel injuries April 2: One person died and one child was injured as a result of enemy shelling of the village of Novoosynove The russian bandits shelled the settlement around 5:00 p.m An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized with injuries students and teachers of Kharkiv University joined an important initiative to preserve the diversity of the plant life of the University botanical garden deciduous magnolias were planted - a symbol of spring and love one of the world's most prestigious competitions for physics students was taking place in Zurich (Switzerland) on April 2-6 The Ukrainian team has been participating in these tournaments since its inception The first tournament was held in Ukraine in 2009 the Ukrainian team was among the top three winners 10 times Only the French team can boast of such success The war greatly worsened the training conditions of Ukrainian teams: they had to train online with almost no access to experimental laboratories with a focus on the female composition of the team and leaders 2 students of Kharkiv University played in the Ukrainian team: Vlada Fandeeva from the Faculty of Physics and Stanislava Litvinova from the Faculty of Physics and Technology and the leaders of the team were two graduates of the Faculty of Physics and Technology - Ksenia Minakova and Anastasia Gaeva The Ukrainian team showed a better result than nine other national teams According to the results of the qualifying matches the Ukrainian team took 12th place among 21 participating teams and did not make it to the semi-finals the residents of the Dergachy community of the Kharkiv region received more than 20,000 food kits from international partners The World Food Program and the "Peaceful Sky" Charitable Foundation as well as the American international organization "Global Empowerment Mission Ukraine" and the humanitarian mission "World Central Kitchen" provided significant support established units of explosives deminers demined almost 403 hectares of territory in the Kharkiv region destroyed more than 2,000 explosive objects / the "Partnership for a Strong Ukraine" Foundation provided assistance to the residents of Chuguyiv District for more than 250 thousand euro the windows in the building of the Chuguyiv Central Hospital and the educational institution benefactors gave the hospital washing machines and dryers An excavator-loader was handed over to the needs of municipal institutions of the city community the invaders struck the territory between the two villages who was in the tractor at the time of the impact -- Russian bandits carried out a mass drone attack in Kharkiv 12 people suffered injuries of varying degrees: 3 are in a serious condition Firefighters arrived immediately at the scene of the impact to extinguish the fire and provide first aid to the victims but a vile re-strike by russian bandits took their lives Some of the people who were forced to evacuate from villages near the russian border live in the dormitories of educational institutions in Kharkiv They are called "internally displaced persons" With the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) these people received humanitarian aid that will make their lives more comfortable routers and other IT devices - were handed over to equip rooms and rest areas who defended his PhD thesis at the meeting of the scientific council at our Faculty of Physics and Technology is now an officer of Ukrainian Armed Forces April 5: Medicines and consumables worth more than $470,000 were handed over to Kharkiv region hospitals The aid came from the charitable foundation "For a Peaceful Sky" and the Ukrainian-American Cultural Association of the State of Oregon the enemy shelled the villages of Momotove and Oleksandrivka The first strike took place near the defunct buildings of a private agricultural complex April 6: The University community became part of the #WhiteCard flashmob on the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace and the World Health Day sports were a daily norm for our university - in the spring rock climbing or archery were held in the halls Participation in the flash mob is another opportunity to convey the Ukrainian voice to the entire sports world there is Paralympic table tennis champion Maryna Lytovchenko She joined the flash mob against the background of the house where she lived before February 24 -- As a result of enemy attacks on the city residential buildings and civil infrastructure were damaged -- Russian bandits hit the civilian infrastructure of the village of Borova The two-story building of "Ukrposhta" (post office) the building of a hairdresser and a veterinary pharmacy were destroyed russian bandits struck the Shevchenkiv district of Kharkiv russian bandits hit three settlements in the Kharkiv district with guided aerial bombs as a result of the attack by russian bandits on Kharkiv with modified aerial bomb four more people sought medical help: a 47-year-old man and two women aged 66 and 22 with explosive injuries and a 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with an acute stress reaction Educational institution and residential infrastructure were damaged russian bandits hit the central part of the city Two people went to the doctors with an acute reaction to stress The residential infrastructure was damaged the russian bandits launched missile attacks on the city of Vovchansk A 65-year-old civilian man died as a result of the shelling -- Students of the business school of Kharkiv University organized a literary evening "Five minutes before spring" This touching evening took place in Munich where the students study at the educational hub in partnership with the Kulterzentrum GOROD March 26: The russian bandits hit the civilian residential infrastructure of Kharkiv A hit was recorded in the Shevchenkivskyj district March 27: The russian bandits struck twice in the Shevchenkivskyj district of Kharkiv the enemy struck Kharkiv with large-caliber guided air bombs Sergeant Oleksiy Andreev of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was awarded the medal "For Courage" for the courage and steadfastness shown in the performance of military duty to protect Ukraine in conditions associated with risk to life worked in the department of technical support for University events at Kharkiv University -- With the assistance of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine 5 energy storage systems were handed over to Kharkiv University by the American charitable organization Direct Relief and the Evgeny Pyvovarov Charitable Foundation These systems provide power to critical and social infrastructure facilities during power outages March 28: Saxony cooperates with Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit of the Minister of State and the head of the Saxon State Chancellery The memorandum of cooperation provides for assistance in the restoration of facilities damaged by hostilities -- 7 people who were injured during the missile attack on the city on March 27 are in a Kharkiv hospital 2 people are in the surgical department with injuries to various parts of the body 2 are in the neurosurgical department for head injuries 2 are in the ophthalmology department with eye injuries and 1 is in the head and neck surgical department -- A 57-year-old local resident died as a result of Russian shelling of the village of Monachynivka The woman died of her injuries on the way to the hospital He is provided with the necessary medical assistance March 29: Social workers from 19 communities of Kharkiv region received modern electric scooters It was possible to provide specialists with transport thanks to the UN Development Program and the Japanese government Means of transportation have been transferred to de-occupied settlements where social workers have to cover considerable distances to people to provide services 185 hectares of territory were demined in the last week colleagues from the Faculty of Radiophysics sent sad news The radiophysics of resonance structures was left without Dmytro Tyrnov Memories of a bright person will be forever preserved in the memory of friends Sworn to the military oath of loyalty to the Ukrainian people courageously fulfilling his military duty in the fight for Ukraine senior lieutenant Dmytro Tyrnov (born June 28 died heroically." -- I knew Dmytro well as a winner of intellectual competitions in physics among schoolchildren and university students who worked at the university as deputy dean of the Faculty of Radiophysics and headed the university's trade union organization -- 21 cars from local volunteer organizations and international partners were handed over to the defenders of the Kharkiv region and the State Emergency Situations Service 18 cars were given to military personnel who protect the borders of the Kharkiv region and 3 more cars were sent to the Main Office of the State Emergency Service I have already many times emphasized that Ukraine is the only country which voluntarily gave up nuclear weapons The weapons were transferred to russian federation with a promise of the nuclear club to guarantee territorial integrity of Ukraine If not saying anything about nuclear weapons russian bandits prevail against the Ukrainian army in the air motivation and lives of Ukrainian militaries As far as russian attacks on civilian Ukrainians Last week brought a lot of sad news about missile attacks on my native Kharkiv the University's website reported that representatives of the Ukrainian and international offices of the World Health Organization paid a working visit to Kharkiv University on March 15 expert in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at WHO Headquarters and Co-Chair of the Reference Group on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support of the Interagency Standing Committee Kharkiv University handed over 2 EcoFlow charging stations and 3 inverter generators to the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Roman the Great The equipment was purchased with money raised by the University employees The 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade is one of those in whose ranks students and employees of the University defend Ukraine the silence was interrupted dozens of times by the sounds of explosions from controlled detonations of russian bombs and missiles by Ukrainian explosives technicians a tractor of a local agricultural company was blown up by a mine An extraordinary event took place in the field between the villages of Fedorivka and Nadezhdivka As a result of detonation of equipment on a mine March 21: Over 270 hectares of territory were demined in the Kharkiv region during the week russian bandits launched a massive rocket attack on Kharkiv 22 missiles of various types were launched: S-300 guided missiles ballistic missiles from the Iskander operational-tactical missile complexes It is very unfortunate that in the missiles used by the enemy Ukrainian explosives engineers find thousands of components that the terrorist state imported from Europe USA… Serious damage was caused to the energy infrastructure My colleagues who work in Kharkiv were without electricity March 23: Kharkiv was visited by the delegations of the Embassies of Canada and Sweden During the meeting with the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the countries providing financing to the Fund "Partnership for the Stability of Ukraine" the issue of restoration of the Kharkiv region About 15 settlements of the Kharkiv region were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks a 72-year-old man died as a result of enemy artillery shelling in the Chuguyiv district An extraordinary event took place in the village of Vovchanski Khutory the village Novoosynove of Kupyansk district was shelled a private house was damaged during shelling the enemy fired at a private enterprise in the Slobidskyi district of the city a private home was damaged during enemy shelling the enemy shelled the village of Slobozhanske a car was on fire as a result of a series of shellings and 2 private houses and two commercial buildings were also damaged a private house and a car were damaged during shelling in the city of Kupyansk up to 200,000 city phone and internet subscribers are disconnected Energy workers continue to work 24/7 to eliminate the consequences of shelling That is why I delayed with the report on events of the period starting from March 11 Ukraine continues resisting with the support of international democratic world I am very thankful to people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" for continuous powerful support to Khakriv hospital The humanitarian aids are always very helpful the city of Vovchansk (Kharkiv region) was under enemy fire the village of Glushkove came under enemy fire It is previously known about three wounded civilian men who were hospitalized the russians fired S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles at the village of Kutuzivka - without casualties The UN will help repair more than 1,000 private houses in Kharkiv region This was discussed during a meeting between representatives of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and the employees of the Kharkiv Office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 3 enemy missile strikes were recorded - no casualties Kharkiv farmers increased the area under winter crops by 46.2% compared to 2022 the russian bandits shelled the city of Vovchansk with a guided aerial bomb: a two-story residential building and nearby structures were damaged no information was received about the victims the russian bandits carried out targeted massive strikes by drones on the television and radio infrastructure of the Kharkiv region An enemy strike with a S-300 missile was recorded in the Kharkiv suburbs with no casualties 135 hectares of territory were demined in one week A new demining machine is being tested in the Kharkiv region 7 demining machines are operating in the region Their number is planned to be gradually increased The UN World Food Program purchased 3 machines for preparing soil for demining in Kharkiv region The first machine was tested and handed over to the pyrotechnic units March 15: Kharkiv University entered the HE Higher Education Ranking taking the second place in the overall ranking and the first place among 15 Ukrainian universities 303 higher education institutions from Bulgaria Hungary and other countries were included in the ranking The ranking evaluates universities according to 25 criteria social and cultural impact of the university a master class "Therapy with elementary particles" was arranged for schoolchildren by the Faculty of Physics and Technology experts demonstrated the direct impact of basic research on medical applications Schoolchildren were introduced to the real-world technique of working to treat cancer using X-rays protons or carbon ions as a physical knife controlled by software participants were shown the various stages of cancer treatment planning The master class "Cancer therapy with elementary particles" became part of the International Master Classes on Elementary Particle Physics of the flagship project of the International Educational Group on Elementary Particle Physics (IPPOG) Kharkiv University continues to open the world of scientific research to young people and work to preserve and develop the scientific potential of Ukraine March 15: In the de-occupied village of Tsupivka As a result of the temporary occupation and active hostilities the energy infrastructure of the village was severely damaged and almost 10 kilometers of modern self-supporting insulated wire have been installed the russian bandits carried out a strike with "Iskander" missiles on the city of Zolochiv the premises of the dormitory and the premises of the emergency medical aid point were destroyed The premises of the Zolochiv hospital were damaged March 16: International organizations plan to help more than 740,000 residents of Kharkiv region to restore housing This was discussed during a meeting in the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration with a delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees the Housing and Non-Food Products Cluster provided assistance to more than 60,000 residents of the Kharkiv region People were provided with sets of building materials for the restoration of damaged housing as well as firewood for the heating season the russian bandits fired at the temporary location of an ambulance in the village of Bugaivka A 36-year-old paramedic and a 56-year-old ambulance driver were injured They are currently being treated at a hospital in Kharkiv pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Situations Service defused 298 explosive objects in a week 32 pyrotechnic calculations are working in the Kharkiv region sappers have surveyed more than 4,521 hectares of territory with the involvement of mechanized mine clearance machines - 153 hectares 3,110 kilometers of power lines were also surveyed and demined 88,956 explosive objects were detected and neutralized I sent another parcel from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" to Kharkiv hospital This link between Germany and Ukraine is only one example of tremendous support to my Motherland my wife and I left our apartment in Kharkiv For more than two years I did not visit Kharkiv I hear more and more often that I cannot expect a peace in Ukraine in near future My weekly diary messages become similar to each other This reminds me of the title of Remarque's book "All quiet on the Western Front": moscow cannot finish its blitzkrieg – Ukraine cannot liberate the land March 1: The team of Kharkiv students and a physicist became the winner of the world-famous quantum computing event — the QHack 2024 hackathon More than 600 teams from more than 90 countries took part in the event The Kharkiv_team consisted of students of the Faculty of Physics and Technology as well as a researcher from the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology The Kharkiv_team took first place in the "A Matter of Taste" nomination with the research paper Bridging the Gap is a Matter of Taste dedicated to the calculation of spectral characteristics and the determination of phase transitions in the Ising model using quantum computing the General Assembly of the European Nuclear Education Association ENEN was held presented the current state of affairs and the initiative to create a nuclear medicine center in Kharkiv on the basis of the Faculty of Physics and Technology and the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology the Kharkiv tour of the XX International master class on elementary particle physics took place on the basis of the Faculty of Physics and Technology 38 schoolchildren from Kharkiv took part in the event March 4: The University site reported that Ksenia Minakova presented Ukraine at the world summit "Development of science creation of technologies for a better world" in Singapore she took part in the GYSS 2024 global summit of young scientists where she presented Ukraine for the first time in its history This forum is one of the most prestigious in the field of science more than 350 young researchers and leading scientists from 38 countries of the world took part in it the Fields Prize and the Millennium Technology Prize winners were the honorary guests of the summit Ksenia Minakova is a 2011 graduate of the Department of Theoretical Nuclear Physics of the Faculty of Physics and Technology -- Polish partners are helping to rebuild dispensaries and educational institutions in the Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit of representatives of the Polish Center for International Aid to Kharkiv Representatives of the center have been helping Ukrainians since 2014 the foundation managed to carry out emergency repairs of more than 100 private residential buildings in the villages of Tsyrkuny They also replaced broken windows in more than hundred of apartments in the Saltivka district of Kharkiv -- The Faculty of Physics and Technology received confirmation from the European Commission for the implementation of the "EU-UA Nuclear Research and Education Capacity Building" (NURECAB) project The project will be implemented within the EURATOM WP 2023-2025 program TOPIC IBA 3 (Education capacity building and networking actions to strengthen Ukrainian and EU nuclear research) russian troops shelled the village of Kurylivka A 67-year-old civilian woman died as a result of the shelling March 6: As a result of the enemy shelling of the village of Borova A 73-year-old civilian was hospitalized with injuries from debris A 44-year-old woman suffered moderate injuries A 24-year-old woman was diagnosed with an acute reaction to stress An 18-year-old boy received a shrapnel wound a fire broke out on the territory of the house almost 17,000 applicants from the Kharkiv region will take the national multi-subject test for admission to universities it is planned to create about 50 safe temporary examination centers in 10 settlements russian bandits shelled Vovchansk with a guided aerial bomb A 40-year-old civilian woman died as a result of a direct hit to a private house A 67-year-old woman suffered minor injuries without hospitalization At least 12 private residential buildings were damaged -- Over 114 hectares of territory were demined in the Kharkiv region during the week -- The Presidential decree on the release of conscripts to the reserve - those who were called up for military service before February 24 several weeks are needed for preparatory procedures - to replace people from the point of view of defense tasks and from April conscripts will be sent to the reserve -- The Defense Council of the Kharkiv region adopted a decision on the compulsory evacuation of children with their parents or companions from the settlements of the Kupyansk district an enemy FPV drone hit a civilian car in Vovchansk A 58-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman died -- The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration plans to expand the number of facilities for the residence of internally displaced persons -- 13 specialized cars worth almost 2 million euros were sent to the de-occupied areas of Kharkiv region The Kharkiv region received this humanitarian aid from the German Federal Agency for Technical Assistance and the German Foreign Ministry March 9: Kharkiv University held an Open Day for interested applicants The event took place in a mixed version: offline - in the safe space of the University - and online on the YouTube and Zoom platforms It was possible to get acquainted with the possibilities of the University from anywhere in the world I report on what happened in Kharkiv this week two men aged 32 and 19 were killed by a mine explosion near the village of Velyki Prokhody Both were residents of the nearby village of Slatine the russian army fired S-300 missiles from the territory of the city of Belgorod Kharkiv badminton players Polina Bugrova and Evgeniya Kantemir won the bronze award of the international badminton tournament "Uganda International Challenge 2024" The competition was held in Uganda from February 21 to 25 February 26: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Ukraine visited Kharkiv in order to organize assistance in the protection of Kharkiv's critical infrastructure facilities Power supply was restored in the village of Ukrainske This village near the border with the russian federation was cut off from the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion triplets were born for the first time in four years The head of the economic department of the German Embassy A document was signed on the restoration of 550 windows at the university damaged as a result of a missile attack on Kharkiv on January 2 February 28: Russian bandits hit the village of Velykyi Burluk with guided aerial bombs There were hits on the territory of the railway station Two people died - a man and a six-year-old girl The child's mother was taken to the hospital in serious condition russian bandits hit the city of Kupyansk with guided air bombs February 29: Arina Koroteeva from Kharkiv won the international ranking competition in track cycling which took place in the Swiss city of Grenchen UNICEF representatives took part in the opening of a youth center in Valky Over 1,600 explosive objects were destroyed in the Kharkiv region in a week March 2: Poland will help in the reconstruction of the Kharkiv region This was discussed during the visit to Kharkiv of the Chairman of the Commission of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland on International Cooperation Pavlo Koval and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to Ukraine Yaroslav Huza February 21: The active process of evacuation from the de-occupied territories of the Kharkiv region began in September 2022 including 709 children were evacuated due to the joint efforts of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration and volunteer organizations February 22: It is with deep sadness that we inform you that it has become known about the death of Oleksiy Kovalenko a graduate of the Faculty of Psychology of the Kharkiv University Oleksiy studied at the university in 2005–2010 He encountered a full-scale war in the ranks of the border troops He died in March 2022 during a missile attack on the place of deployment of the unit in the Kharkiv region 1 905 explosive objects were defused in the Kharkiv region The units of explosives deminers demined almost 92 hectares of territory They also surveyed 40 hectares of agricultural land 9 kilometers of highway sections and 10 objects February 23: International partners strengthen assistance to residents of the frontline and de-occupied territories of the Kharkiv region This was discussed during a meeting with representatives of the Austrian organization VOLKSHILFE and the Charitable Organization "International Charitable Foundation "SIRIUS" Philanthropists have been helping the residents of the Kharkiv region since the first months of the full-scale invasion as well as domestic gas cylinders to over 30 000 families the European Indoor Archery Championship was held in Varaždin athletes of the Kharkiv region twice climbed to the highest step of the podium of honor This week was not an exception: the enemy killed civilian Ukrainians civilians were blown up by russian mines in territories liberated from the enemy Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant is still under russian occupation… The enemy was even more active on the eve of “elections” in russia Today’s message is not a review of what has happened this week It is about ten years of russian invasion to Ukraine and TWO years of active bald-faced genocide After splitting the USSR into a number of independent countries russia proclaimed Balaklava (the port in Sevastopol) as its military base Ukraine has more rights for all the infrastructure ships… in Balaklava as compared with russia today I emphasize that later on these “guests” decided that they should be the hosts The Crimean Parliament voted for being included into russia with armed russian militaries present in the hall where the Parliament members voted Despite the russian occupations of Crimea and Donbass were not recognized by democratic world russia remained in the UN Security Council I awoke at 04:40 from the sounds of explosions: russia started its “special operation” by bombing my native Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine The building of my Faculty was destroyed already during the very first day of this campaign Many students and professors became volunteers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces More than forty of them were killed by russian bandits as well as many of our civilian colleagues Many buildings of the University including the main building were destroyed More than a half of the staff had to move from Kharkiv to the West Ukraine or abroad Ukraine resists due to the bravery of its soldiers and powerful international support The enemy has lost about 180 000 of its militaries The enemy can consider these losses as negligible We have a restricted number of people who can join the Army and therefore we cannot stay in war for a couple of years more Two years ago this day, I awakened from the sounds of explosions from Russian missiles. Henning Belle from DAAD-Freundeskreis Heidelberg/Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal was among the first of my colleagues from abroad who expressed his solidarity and endorsement A few days later it appeared that the active military actions will last for a long time And both institutions started active support to Kharkiv hospital Dozens of postal parcels with humanitarian aids thousands of euros were transferred from Bruchsal/Heidelberg to Kharkiv since then which is greatly appreciated by me and my friends in the hospital staff (with no saying about the patients – brave men and women wounded during defending their Motherland) We realize that our existence is impossible without powerful support from the democratic world: both governments and people The support is also significant not to feel alone in the struggle with the Russian bandits I hope for your active support in the future and for the victory over Russian evil in the near future Many of my students and colleagues are now volunteers in the ranks of Ukrainian Armed Forces I want them to return to their families and university classes with a victory - and alive it will be two years since russian federation started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine Two years russian bandits who were considered as the second army in the world could not realize their goals because of the heroic resistance of Ukrainian people and tremendous support of democratic world to Ukraine the mankind cannot stop the russian genocide against Ukraine This week russian bandits committed new crimes in Kharkiv the All-Ukrainian Winter School of Quantum Computing QHack UA Bootcamp 2024 was held for students and specialists in quantum computing Training took place in a hybrid format on the basis of the Ukrainian Catholic University in the city of Lviv A team consisting of two students of my faculty took first place in the competition of works within this school The topic of their work was "Variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) algorithm for analysis of financial portfolios" February 11: The russian bandits struck the city of Lyubotyn of the Kharkiv district with S-300 missiles from the russian city of Belgorod Facades of non-residential buildings were damaged the pyrotechnics of the State Emergency Service made 122 trips to dispose of explosive objects 18 pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service 103 sappers and 37 units of equipment work in the territory of the Kharkiv region since the beginning of the deoccupation of the Kharkiv region more than 4,361 hectares of territory have been surveyed and almost 88,000 units of explosive objects have been detected and neutralized Kharkiv rescuers eliminated the consequences of the terrible russian terror in Kharkiv on February 9 Firefighters spent almost 60 hours extinguishing the flames More than 60 people were rescued and evacuated And today they finished eliminating all the consequences More than 200 rescuers - 36 units - were involved in this As a result of the russian attacks on the reservoirs of the enterprise on February 9 about 3,000 tons of products were released into the environment All specialized services are working on eliminating the consequences Specialists of the State Environmental Inspection in the Kharkiv region immediately took water samples at 9 objects in the city of Kharkiv and the region The samples were sent for express testing to the Research Institute "Ukrainian Research Institute of Environmental Problems" in order to determine the level of pollution and the presence of harmful substances an action algorithm was developed to prevent the motion of harmful substances along the Udy River which flows into the Siverskyi Donets River A place has been identified on the Udy River where measures will be taken to stop the motion of oil products using port infrastructure barriers and decontamination of water resources with the help of a sorbent A decision was made to strengthen inspections and control measures at the places of storage transportation and sale of oil products and other dangerous objects in the territory of the Kharkiv region Important: according to the results of previous studies oil products did not get into drinking water sources as a result of enemy shelling of an agricultural enterprise in the village of Kurylivka Another civilian 36-year-old man and a woman received explosive injuries Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Ukraine handed over medicines to the Kharkiv region russian troops launched an artillery bombardment of the central part of the city of Vovchansk a 61-year-old civilian woman died from a mine-explosive injury and another 50-year-old civilian woman was injured February 14: Boom barriers are being installed on reservoirs in the Kharkiv region All specialized services are making efforts to localize and eliminate oil products that have entered the reservoirs of the region after the russian attack on the oil depot on February 9 experts are installing boom barriers on the Nemyshlia Constructions will stop the spread of oil stains two enemy controlled aerial bombs have arrived Hitting a car with civilians was recorded: at least two dead civilians - a man and his wife the body of a 17-year-old girl was found near the car There was also a fire in a residential private building previously - two injured: a 54-year-old woman was injured Boxes with humanitarian aid from "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" and "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" arrived in Kharkiv and clothes came to the hospital without damage on the way February 16: The Kharkiv region received 3,600 more laptops from UNICEF Gadgets were distributed among schools of the Kharkiv region as well as children from vulnerable categories of the population This morning in the field near the village of Dovgenke Another 30-year-old man was hospitalized with a shrapnel wound russian bandits made about 20 attacks on the village of Lyptsi Enemy shelling was carried out from missile salvo systems and artillery The building of the Lyptsi village council There was no information about the victims a two-story building with 2 entrances was destroyed as a result of shelling in the city of Kupyansk and at least 5 private houses were damaged It was known about one dead woman and five wounded - three women and two men the enemy struck another blow at the village of Lyptsi February 6: Rescuers removed the body of a two-month-old boy from under the rubble of a three-story hotel in the village of Zolochiv were hospitalized with blast injuries and shrapnel wounds the 39- and 28-year-old patients are in a satisfactory condition in the trauma department and are undergoing conservative treatment a 21-year-old woman was operated on and is currently in intensive care Doctors consider her condition to be serious As a result of russian shelling of the Vovchansk community a civilian enterprise in the village of Okhrimivka and an educational institution in the village of Varvarivka were destroyed February 7: Hits of russian missiles were recorded in Kharkiv There was damage to non-residential infrastructure the 51st exchange of prisoners of war took place 100 Ukrainian soldiers were freed from russian captivity Among the freed are 2 residents of Kharkiv region Both defenders serve in the ranks of the National Guard of Ukraine February 10: At least 10 unmanned aerial vehicles were launched from enemy territory which mixed with the snow and spread across the street Among them is a whole family - a spouse and three children a 66-year-old man and his 65-year-old wife died in another house "The eldest son Lyosha was seven years old parents and children usually hid in the basement two cars and fuel were already burning near the house – said the head of the investigative department of the Kharkiv region "The burning temperature was such that the baby's bones and body turned to almost ash We assume that the mother held the children by hugging and pressing them to her chest " Police believe the father probably passed out first The mother and children tried to save themselves in the bathroom so a DNA examination was carried out for final conclusions Mandatory evacuation of the population from communities that are under daily shelling by the occupiers continues in the Kharkiv region I would like to thank "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" who have given and are giving material (clothes chargers…) and also money to buy what is needed for Kharkiv hospital where the “Fellowship Programme for Ukraine” was discussed in particular That is why I have missed the page in my diary last Sunday They continue to attack the civilian infrastructure of the Kharkiv region As a result of the missile strike on January 2 3 people are in medical facilities: 2 women a controlled destruction of explosive objects took place outside the village Hussarivka of the Balaklia community The controlled destruction of an explosive object took place in the area of the city of Balaklia The German Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft — DFG) started providing financial support to the joint German-Ukrainian project "Investigation of the possibility of using crystals for the extraction of electrons with an energy of 6 GeV in DESY" (2024-2025) The project is based on the Hrynenko-Shulga mechanism — a stochastic mechanism for the deflection of charged particles by a bent crystal German reviewers of the project especially note the originality of the suggested method The following scientists of the Faculty of Physics and Technology participate in the project: professors Ihor Kirillin The russian bandits struck Kharkiv with two missiles Civilian residential infrastructure was damaged A controlled destruction of an explosive object took place outside the city of Balaklia Controlled destruction of an explosive object was carried out from 10:00 a.m Kharkiv farmers harvested 2.28 million tons of crops in 2023 Field work was conducted in all districts of the region Farms threshed the most wheat - 1.27 million tons The sunflower crop amounted to more than 1 million tons the Kharkiv farmers winter crops for the 2024 harvest on an area of 239.3 thousand hectares The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine visited Kharkiv University During the visit Martin Jaeger met with the university administration the Ambassador had the opportunity to see with his own eyes the damage to the main building of the university after the enemy shelling of the central part of the city on January 2 He reported on the decision of a German company that manufactures windows to provide grant assistance to the university in cooperation with a Ukrainian company for the production of double-glazed windows it is planned to install windows in the damaged premises of the Faculty of Foreign Languages We are grateful to the German community for their care and support for helping us to achieve our main goal - to stand and win Head of Kharkiv regional military administration reported on the condition of the victims of the shelling of Kharkiv on January 16 These were 39- and 43-year-old women who were seriously injured and were in the neurosurgery department as well as a 77-year-old woman was in the toxicology department after carbon monoxide poisoning Doctors considered the condition of other patients to be average and mild As a result of russian shelling of the village of Maly Burluk two children were injured: the condition of a 13-year-old girl was serious doctors performed the necessary surgical interventions A 10-year-old boy who received a traumatic amputation of the lower limb was in moderate condition The russian bandits attacked the city of Kupyansk A 57-year-old woman died as a result of the shelling A 57-year-old and a 61-year-old man were injured a controlled destruction of explosive objects took place in the area of the village of Ruska Lozova An angiography department was equipped in Valky Central Hospital The equipment for the new department was purchased thanks to cooperation with the Emerland Foundation from Switzerland Kupyansk city received a fire truck from German partners The car was obtained in cooperation with the administration of the German city of Rheinbach The fire truck will be used by the local fire brigade for prompt response and elimination of the consequences of enemy attacks As part of the "Ukraine is calling" initiative organized by the Community of Ukrainians in Luxembourg 4 ambulances were transferred to Kharkiv defenders The cars were equipped with everything necessary the russian bandits launched an artillery attack on the village of Pishchane A local resident born in 1950 died of his injuries The russian bandits once again hit Kupyansk with artillery It is also currently known about the injured 66-year-old man an apartment building and a shop were damaged The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visited Kharkiv to discuss further support for the region I congratulated the colleague on his birthday Let's hope that the next birthday will be already after the Victory there were such "fireworks" during the day from morning to evening that it is dangerous to remind.» 15:59 – 40 injured as a result of the morning enemy strikes turned to Kharkiv hospitals 3 of them are children who were given all the necessary help and referred to a specialized medical institution Another 12 victims received outpatient care And 23 victims were hospitalized in specialized departments 2 women rescued from the rubble died of their injuries during hospitalization 19:19 – As a result of a series of combined missile attacks on Kharkiv About 110 volunteers from 19 charitable organizations joined in eliminating the consequences of enemy shelling volunteers managed to close more than 300 damaged windows Administration asked Kharkiv citizens to stay in shelters Consequences of russian terror in the evening of January 23 aimed at the central part of Kharkiv city the S-300 missile hit the roof of the building pharmacies and other exclusively civilian infrastructure were damaged 09:47 – As a result of the russian strikes on January 23 29 victims - 14 men and 15 women - are in the city's medical facilities suffered severe multiple injuries and are in intensive care units Children who were hospitalized at the medical facility are currently in a satisfactory condition and are being treated on an outpatient basis Almost 51 hectares of territory were demined in the Kharkiv region in one week 44 cars from the Republic of Lithuania will be transferred to the Kharkiv region This was announced during the visit of Kharkiv official Mykhailo Harnam to Lithuania at the invitation of the member of the European Parliament Piatras Aušträvičius The Republic of Lithuania has been providing assistance to Ukraine since the first days of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation a controlled destruction of explosive objects took place outside the city of Balakliya who was injured during the russian shelling on January 23 and was in a critical condition in the hospital 11 people have died as a result of russian terror on January 23 there is the 8-year-old daughter and wife of a player of the Kharkiv rugby club player of the national rugby team of Ukraine A girl and a woman died as a result of a missile hitting their house Volodymyr himself is serving in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine He volunteered for the army at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation Military administration asks the residents of Kharkiv and the region: stay in shelters who was injured as a result of russian shelling of the village of Maly Burluk on January 17 The enemy attacked the settlement with an aerial bomb The girl was in a coma for a long time and received complex shrapnel wounds The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielus Landsbergis visited Kharkiv He noted that together with the European Union the Government of the country plans to allocate funds for the construction of 6 shelters in Ukraine This time my message is based on the reports from Kharkiv regional military administration and the news of Kharkiv University a garage with a car and an enterprise were damaged the enemy shelled the outskirts of the settlements of Lyptsi and Hlyboke as well as Vesele and Slobozhanske of the Kharkiv district russian bandits attacked with missiles the village Nechvolodivka of the Kupyansk district No information about the victims was received At 21:46 russian bandits hit Kharkiv twice with S-300 missiles Hits were also recorded in the Vovchansk community Profile services continue to review places More than 18,000 consumers of the Kharkiv region remain without power supply due to hostilities As a result of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation 69 settlements were cut off in the Kharkiv region The enemy fired dozens of rockets at peaceful cities and villages of Ukraine Liquidation of the consequences of shelling is ongoing around 7:00 russian occupiers launched a missile attack on the city of Zmiiv Rescuers pulled a 63-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman from under the rubble Controlled destruction of explosive objects took place in the villages of Nova Husarivka and Bakhtyn from 11:15 a.m 15:03 – The enemy attacked the village of Vilkhuvatka in the Kupyansk district with guided aerial bombs A 48-year-old woman died as a result of the enemy strike Emergency services continue to eliminate the consequences Residents of Kharkiv and the region - stay in shelters!” 21:54 – “The russian bandits hit the Kyiv district of Kharkiv with S-300 missiles Inspection of the place of arrival by specialized services is ongoing regarding the victims - information is being established.” 21:09 – “According to preliminary data six persons were injured as a result of the enemy attack Doctors provide all necessary assistance.” 21:18 – “The number of victims has increased to nine people.” almost 41 hectares of territory were demined in a week 1,531 explosive objects were destroyed in the Kharkiv region the controlled destruction of explosive objects took place outside the city of Balakliya and from 09:50 to 10:20 in the area of the village of Nova Husarivka In the village of Grakove from 12:00 to 12:30 a controlled destruction of an explosive object was carried out The German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft — DFG) provided financial support to the joint German-Ukrainian project "Investigation of the possibility of using crystals for the extraction of electrons with an energy of 6 GeV in DESY" (2024-2025) The project is implemented on the basis of the Hrynenko-Shulga mechanism — a stochastic mechanism for the deflection of charged particles by a bent crystal German reviewers of the project especially note the originality of the proposed method Professors of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Mykola Shulga and Maksym Malovitsya take part in the project a controlled destruction of explosive objects took place in the village of Ruska Lozova I should like to thank the DAAD alumni and Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal community for the donations and humanitarian aid to Kharkiv hospital Everything came in time and was what the volunteers asked about my colleague wrote two about the attack of russian bandits on Kharkiv on January 2 the glass entered or cut everywhere: near the right ear I managed to throw the baby into the bathtub after the first explosion in the city one can see a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life A rescuer of the State Emergency Service takes my son out of the apartment after a rocket hit our yard in Kharkiv And the baby clung to him and held on with both hands because at this moment it was the safest place on earth his emotional state now does not allow him to stay in Kharkiv My special gratitude to the psychologists of the State Emergency Service I knew that they always work during strikes When the employees of the State Emergency Service took the child to the emergency car and brought me to the doctors This psychologist had a teddy bear and a "kinder surprise" candy in her bag which she gave to the baby (now I know that this is how every child is supported) The psychologist talked with the child and was able to create her world for him in a few minutes A world in which he stopped seeing wounded civilians and the police arrived in a few minutes to everyone who was injured January 3: Kharkiv regional military administration reported: “Today the russian bandits struck with a guided aerial bomb near the village of Zolochiv There were no casualties among the civilian population explosives deminers demined almost 47 hectares of territory in the Kharkiv region.” russian bandits struck Kharkiv several times More than 1,200 windows were broken or damaged by blast waves Due to significant damage to communications 6 apartment buildings were left without heating A 91-year-old woman died as a result of enemy fire 12 hospitalized victims have shrapnel injuries to their limbs Karazin Kharkiv National University suffered significant destruction іn a result of today's shelling 550 windows of the old design were damaged which were installed recently; 187 windows were damaged in one of the University dormitories One can see in a picture the dean of the Faculty of History December 30 has brought sad news from Kharkiv again At 15:27 the Kharkiv regional military administration reported: “Artillery shelling of Vovchansk Central District Hospital took place around midnight on December 29 (Vovchansk is the center of the district in Kharkiv region) there were no patients in the hospital buildings The medical personnel on duty at the emergency medical aid station were not injured The local population did not seek medical help either.” 18:01 – “Attention residents of Kharkiv and the region: stay in shelters 18:27 – “The russian bandits struck more than 6 times they hit the central part of the city of Kharkiv Profile services work at the sites of hits.” doctors are providing assistance to 8 victims There is damage to civil infrastructure: a medical institution the russian bandits launched at least 6 more rocket attacks on the city a hotel building and a residential building were hit in the center Among them are two children aged 14 and 16 Mostly all victims are in medium and light condition One of the russian strikes damaged the kindergarten building.” I start my day by looking through the news from Kharkiv The first message today was at 04:18 from the dean of our Faculty (forwarded from the rector of the University): “Dear colleagues We expect a massive missile attack on Ukraine at 05.30 - 07.00 Kharkiv regional military administration reported: “The bandits inflicted about 10 blows on the city of Kharkiv Information about the destruction is being established as a result of the bandits' strikes on Kharkiv doctors are providing assistance on the spot Damage to the city's civilian infrastructure was recorded: a medical facility 09:58 – “More than 16,000 consumers remain without electricity in the Kharkiv region due to enemy shelling three men died as a result of the blows of the russian bandits They were employees of one of the civilian enterprises Then my colleague wrote: “Today the bandits shelled Kharkov all the night They can’t do anything with our armed forces One can find below the overview of the reports from Kharkiv regional military administration since December 15 an unknown explosive device detonated in the hands of a 15-year-old teenager in the Izyum district The victim was hospitalized with injuries to both hands the enemy launched a rocket attack on Kharkiv outbuildings and a private car were damaged The law enforcement officers recovered the fragments of the S-300 missile The enemy struck the civilian population of the Kupyansk district with artillery A 55-year-old woman was injured as a result of shelling in the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovy Power supply was restored in two more villages of the Dergachyv community Specialists managed to revive the villages of Lobanivka and Tokarivka Druga which remained without electricity from February 24 In order to start restoration work in these settlements energy workers first needed to restore the high-voltage line there are about 4,500 shelters in the Kharkiv region Special attention is paid to the restoration of shelters in settlements in the de-occupied territories repair work was completed in a shelter located on the territory of a kindergarten the walls were painted and the floor was restored The Government of the Czech Republic has allocated $10 million in aid to strengthen medical facilities in the Kharkiv region This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic at a meeting with the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration The support project is designed for three years The government of Saxony provided 11 electric generators and 3 minibuses for the needs of the Kharkiv region as part of the winter aid The minibuses are planned to be used for the evacuation of the civilian population from the border affected settlements of the Kharkiv region as well as for the transportation of internally displaced persons Power generators will be used at vital infrastructure facilities such as hospitals and heating plants in the most affected population centers of the region The International Organization for Migration plans to implement a project to restore agricultural activity in communities affected by the war a controlled destruction of explosive objects took place near the village of Nova Husarivka Over 1,700 explosive objects were destroyed in the Kharkiv region during the week explosives deminers demined almost 37 hectares of territory Gas supply was restored in the village of Virnopillya The village left without gas in April 2022 due to the destruction of the gas distribution system by russian bandits network routes were examined for the presence of mines and damaged infrastructure facilities were restored Specialists rebuilt 10 km of high-pressure gas pipelines eliminated the consequences of about 10 projectile hits on gas communications on the territory of the community the University site reported the following: “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that Kyrylo Samoilenko was killed by russian bandits on December 5 Kyrylo died when he took part in the emergency evacuation of the wounded Ukrainian soldiers near the village of Verbove (in the Zaporizhzhya region) He was a student of the Faculty of History of Kharkiv University in 2019-2020 he has been serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine During the full-scale invasion of russia (since February 24 he was called up for military service and defended his Motherland in the ranks of the 15th brigade of operational assignment "Kara-Dag" of the National Guard of Ukraine He held the position of commander of the department Kyrylo devoted his entire conscious life to the protection of Ukraine and its people He was faithful and devoted to the Motherland faithfully and honestly performed his military duty.“ I suggest the following two issues as the most important among the news during the previous week the site of Kharkiv University reported about the next sign of support from European colleagues “The community of Kharkiv University expresses its sincere gratitude to the ECIU alliance the ECIU4Ukraine initiative and together with the Lodz Polytechnic for their continuous support during this year the meaningful events in which the employees of the Karazin University took part and for the humanitarian aid in the form of two projectors a bachelor's graduate of the Faculty of Physics and Technology was awarded the medal "For Military Service to Ukraine" by the Decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi Bohdan voluntarily went to defend our state according to the decree of the President of Ukraine for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine 1st year master's student of the Faculty of Physics and Technology was awarded the Order "For Courage" of the 3rd degree Oleksandr joined the army as a volunteer over a year ago despite the fact that students are exempt from military duty during their studies He is the son of a graduate (and researcher) of the Faculty of Physics and Technology a past winner of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiads in Physics the XXXII Kharkiv City Tournament of Young Physicists was held online the event aroused considerable interest and united scientists students and pupils who are currently in different countries of the world and cities of Ukraine during the preparation and the competition 8 students were in European countries and USA The basis of the jury of the tournament was made up of teachers and students of the Faculty of Physics and Technology and the Faculty of Physics of Kharkiv University who in the past were winners of international student and student physics tournaments The jury was traditionally headed by Professor of the Faculty of Physics and Technology Igor Girka the Faculty of Chemistry of Kharkiv University held the XXV I Mechnikov (Nobel Prize winner Illya Mechnikov studied at Kharkiv University) Chemical and Biological Tournament (chemical part) for schoolchildren of 8-11 years in a remote format More than 100 schoolchildren from Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine The tournament consisted of two stages: theoretical and practical Pupils who scored the highest number of points are awarded Certificates of Honor the decree was signed by emperor Oleksander I which started Kharkiv University celebrating events are devoted to this date Hard battles cause new victims among the University community This week the site of the University contains sad news “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that on November 19 a student of the Faculty of Ecology Andriy Udovenko a junior sergeant of the mechanized brigade during a combat mission in the Avdiyevka direction Andriy Udovenko joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and since the beginning of the full-scale invasion he has defended his Motherland with dignity By the Decree of the President of Ukraine No for personal courage and selfless actions shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine loyalty to the military oath he was awarded the medal "For Military Service to Ukraine" Andriy Udovenko entered Kharkiv University choosing the educational program "Agromanagement and digital technologies in agribusiness" he joined the classes and was very worried about not being able to attend all the classes Everyone who knew Andriy remembers him as a bright We express our sincere condolences to the family the website of the University announced the sad news "It is with deep sadness that we inform you that on November 12 while performing a combat mission in the Bakhmut direction a junior sergeant of the 92nd Brigade named after Ataman Ivan Sirko and a student of the Faculty of Biology Andrii Volodymyrovych Bondarenko was killed (11.12.1996 - 12.11 Professor of the University's Faculty of Biology Olya Bevkh a farewell will be held for the fallen Hero he is just a student of the Department of Zoology who was doing graduate research under the guidance of our colleagues interrupted his studies to serve in the Armed Forces but then returned to his native faculty to finally complete that diploma From the first hours of the full-scale invasion of the damned russia But he still planned to finish his diploma when he returned A person with whom there was always something to talk about is actually a smart biologist because Andrii definitely knew how to keep everything under control Thanks to the ability to concentrate and do everything quickly he himself received many injuries more than once but he always returned to the place where it was most difficult: Chuguyiv Svatove directions and battles for Bakhmut You are forever a part of the Faculty of Biology." I am happy to announce that nobody from Kharkiv University was killed in the war during the last week despite everyday shelling of civilian objects in Kharkiv by russian bandits demining was carried out in the Chuguyiv district sappers carried out controlled destruction of explosive objects near the village of Grakove a 42-year-old civilian was blown up by an anti-personnel mine "Pelyustka" in the village of Rubizhne The man stepped on the mine in his own yard He was taken to a hospital with shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs a joint meeting of representatives of the Project Expedite Justice organization with farmers of the region was held It was devoted to the assistance of international partners to Kharkiv farmers to record the crimes of the occupiers the russian occupiers caused losses to the agricultural sector of the Kharkiv region for more than 0.5 billion euro almost 600,000 agricultural lands were mined and almost 1,100 pieces of machinery and equipment were damaged or destroyed controlled detonations were carried out in the villages of Nova Husarivka 140 hectares of territory were demined during the week in the Kharkiv region Ukrainian soldiers die every day defending and liberating Ukraine the sappers of the joint detachment of the State Emergency Situations Service continue to demine the de-occupied territory of the region 34 pyrotechnic groups of the State Emergency Service 171 sappers and 74 units of equipment are working and 763 pieces of ammunition were disposed of Kharkiv farmers finish sowing winter crops Farms in the region sowed nearly 223,000 hectares with winter crops Sowing of rapeseed is also underway - it was sown on an area of 13.8 thousand hectares Deputy heads of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration held a meeting with representatives of the International Organization for Migration the plans of international humanitarian organizations regarding the implementation of sustainable solutions in the region were discussed A man born in 1963 blew himself up in his own yard with an unknown explosive device in the village of Velyka Komyshuvaha of the Barvinki district doctors are providing all the necessary assistance a 35-year-old local resident stepped on an explosive device in his own yard in the village of Pisky-Radkivski The victim with a shrapnel wound on the left leg was taken to a hospital the head of Kharkiv RMA held a working meeting with the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands They discussed the security situation in the region and outlined further steps of cooperation "I thank the people and the Government of the Netherlands for the significant assistance to our state which Kharkiv region feels particularly strongly as a frontline region as well as for the willingness to deepen our cooperation in particular in the matter of rebuilding the region's critical infrastructure," said Oleg Synegubov russian bandits launched a massive attack on Kharkiv and its suburbs: at least 10 russian drones struck civilian infrastructure the building of the Kharkiv College of Transport Technologies was destroyed The building was built in 1915 as an elementary comprehensive school Kharkiv figure skaters Maria Pinchuk and Nikita Pogorelov won the "bronze" of international competitions The international ranking tournament of the Challenger series takes place in Kazakhstan from November 3 to 5 but the flawless performance of the free dance allowed them to climb to the third step of the podium A 51-year-old civilian was injured as a result of an explosion of an unknown explosive device in the village of Cherkassy Tyshki a man tried to disassemble an explosive device in his own yard with multiple shrapnel injuries of the upper and lower limbs and other explosive injuries Ukraine does not give up as the Kremlin suggests our neighbor does not feel any problem from the fact that more than three hundred thousands of their militaries died in the war while Ukraine does not possess such a huge human resource The active phase of the war is under way for more than 619 days The democratic world must find a solution to avoid the war being the war till the last Ukrainian This message is about what has happened in the Kharkiv region this week a 39-year-old woman was wounded as a result of russian shelling of the village of Kurylivka She was hospitalized and provided with all necessary medical assistance were killed as a result of russian shelling of the village Podoly a man blew up with an explosive device in the Izyum district The event happened in a field near the village of Yaremivka Kharkiv State Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater named after Shevchenko was announced to be preparing for a new project: "Shevchenko 2.0" It is implemented thanks to the victory in the grant program "Stabilization Fund for Culture and Education 2023 of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany and the Goethe-Institut" the first machine in Ukraine for preparing soil for demining was announced to be handed over to the rescuers of the Kharkiv region it passed certification of compliance and proved its effectiveness in practice A special advantage is that this equipment is easy to use it is produced in Kharkiv and is much cheaper than foreign devices The machine is not inferior to foreign analogues either in terms of efficiency or quality of passing areas where demining is taking place The Kharkiv region military administration decided to carry out the forced evacuation of families with children from the villages of Kupyansk district children will be prohibited from entering the specified territories What is important: children can be evacuated necessarily with at least one parent or other guardian All evacuees are provided with housing and support from international humanitarian organizations The russian bandits shelled the village of Kindrashivka A 67-year-old woman was injured as a result of an enemy strike She was hospitalized with a shrapnel injury to her thigh Doctors provided all the necessary assistance Over 4,000 explosive objects were defused in the Kharkiv region during the week 136 hectares of territory were demined in the Kharkiv region died while defending Ukraine in the ranks of Armed Forces After graduating from the Faculty of Computer Science in 2010 Yevhen stayed on teaching at the Department of System Modeling and Technologies He proved himself not only as a talented and responsible teacher Not a single faculty event was held without him In the first days of the large-scale russian invasion Yevhen volunteered to defend the country in the ranks of the territorial defense of Kharkiv then became a fighter of the special unit "Kraken" Yevhen Didenko was buried in his native Zaporizhzhia I am very glad to have a lot of work at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics as well as with my students of Khakriv University This does not leave much time for reading news in details a tractor was blown up by an unknown explosive device near the village of Pisky-Radkivski The tractor driver died of his injuries on the spot A fire started as a result of the detonation russian bandits attacked the Industrial district of Kharkiv city According to the report of the Regional Center of Emergency Medical Assistance received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized at a medical institution Emergency services specialists are working on the spot and recording the consequences of yet another act of russian terror the enemy launched artillery strikes on the village of Odnorobivka Kharkiv regional military administration reported that 2,667 explosive objects were discovered and neutralized in Kharkiv region from October 13 till October 18 Over 212 hectares of territory were demined in the Kharkiv region in one week As a result of enemy shelling of the city of Vovchansk two local residents were wounded – men aged 74 and 69 They received mine-explosive and shrapnel injuries Doctors provide the victims with the necessary assistance a large-scale fire broke out in a private yard the enemy launched a rocket attack on the "Nova Poshta" terminal (mail office) in the urban-type village of Korotych All the victims are employees of the enterprise a fire broke out on an area of about 300 square meters The terminal is almost completely destroyed Specialists of the explosive management removed the fragments of the S-300 missile together with criminologists and forensic experts are conducting an examination of the bodies of the dead The shelling was carried out by two S-300 type missiles from the territory of the Belgorod region of the russian federation The postal workers did not have a chance to run to the shelter in time because the siren sounded a second before the explosion Around 7 o'clock in the morning on October 22 A 15-year-old girl and a 63-year-old woman are hospitalized in serious condition A 17-year-old boy is in a moderate condition Farmers of the Kharkiv region sowed almost 169 thousand hectares with winter crops Farms in the region continue to harvest late grain crops 246,600 hectares are planned to be sown with winter crops more than 210,000 hectares have already been cultivated and sowing was carried out on an area of 168,700 hectares Kharkiv native won the World Championship in hundred cell checkers The tournament was held from September 28 to October 13 in Curacao Grandmaster Yuriy Anikeev in the classic game went through the tournament undefeated the sportsman scored 25 points and took first place russian bandits hit a private house in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region The enemy struck the village of Druzhelyubivka of the Izyum district with a guided aerial bomb around 2:30 am 2 people died - a 57-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman Another woman was wounded by shrapnel and is in the hospital The photo can be seen on the website of the online newspaper "Ukrainian Pravda" (https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/10/15/7424190/) and Ukrainian civilians suffer every day from russian shelling and mines all the newspapers naturally write about outbreak of terrorism in Israel Ukrainian president Zelenskii expressed our condolences to the people of Israel in this regard I do not know any figures about victims among Ukrainian militaries civilians are being killed in the Kharkiv region by russian bandits every day despite the region being almost liberated a 47-year-old civilian man was blown up on October 12 by an anti-personnel mine in a field near his native village in the Izyum district of Kharkiv region The mine was installed by russians during the durable occupation of Izyum The man was hospitalized with explosive injuries Doctors provide him with all the necessary help two gas distribution stations) was damaged on October 12 in Kharkiv region in the result of russian shelling The fires at both facilities were extinguished There were no dead or injured in this accident Russian mine took the life of another civilian resident of the Kharkiv region today A gasoline truck was blown up by an enemy anti-tank mine around 11:00 a.m The civilian population of Kharkiv region continues to suffer from russian mines and unexploded ammunition two young men were blown up by an unknown explosive device in a field near the village of Grakove (it was under russian occupation for several months) I was so happy to have nothing sad to report about in this diary for several days I have to report on russian shelling in Kharkiv as it was yesterday 05:45 - Kharkiv regional military administration warned: “Attention 06:18 – “There is preliminary information about hits in the Kyiv and Osnovyan districts of Kharkiv Emergency services are working on the ground there is damage to cars and buildings (pictures can be found here: https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2023/10/6/7422991/) Stay in shelters until the air alert ends!” 07:45 – “A 10-year-old child was found under the rubble; unfortunately Rescuers are working at the site of the impact 12:52 – “A total of 30 people were injured: 20 men and 9 women aged 18 to 85; and an 11-month-old boy - the brother of the dead child - was also injured the injured persons have explosive injuries Two persons have an acute reaction to stress As a result of today’s rocket strike in the central part of the city of Kharkiv 2 people were killed: a 10-year-old boy and a 67-year-old woman.” russian bandits committed another war crime in the village of Groza the Russian military shelled a cafe and a store where there were many civilians the russians attacked the village with an "Iskander" type missile According to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine a memorial service was held in the cafe for a deceased compatriot All of them are hospitalized in regional hospitals doctors assess the condition of the rest of the injured as medium A terrorist attack by the russian militaries on the village of Groza became the bloodiest crime committed by the russians in the Kharkiv region since the start of the full-scale invasion have been declared days of mourning in the Kharkiv region Eternal memory to the victims of russian terror Sincere condolences to their relatives and friends The first Sunday of October is traditionally Teacher's Day in Ukraine Kharkiv University invited young Kharkiv citizens to watch and (in some cases) take part in presentations of the University Faculties The event was held in the University shelter for security reasons The Faculty of Physics and Technology also presented numerous physical demonstrations Each of the visitors chose an experiment to their taste someone by a chain fountain or a non-Newtonian liquid and someone discovered the secrets of radioactive decay I start every day by looking through messages from my friends who stay in Kharkiv and official reports of Kharkiv military administration The war is under way not only where Ukrainian soldiers resist russian bandits and step by step liberate our land from invaders russian missiles kill civilians in Ukraine as a whole and in the Kharkiv region in particular the enemy launched a missile attack on Kharkiv from the S-300 The "arrivals" of three missiles were recorded It is clarified that the hits were on the territory of a civilian enterprise The authorities do not provide any information about the victims which are situated along the border with artillery my friend Yurij Sapronov shared the message presented below: I had a talk with my colleague Professor Vilina Peresadko She is the dean of the Faculty of Geology and Geography at Kharkiv University We spoke about some questions in arranging the education these days She was very glad to tell me about her visit to Romania She was there to evaluate the reports of her professors who worked there for a few months in the framework of academic exchange programs Both Vilina and Romanian colleagues highly estimated the scientific results reported at a local conference Vilina talked with her sister who stays in Kharkiv The sister told her about four missiles which exploded near her apartment But the explosions sounded so like the building jumped Kharkiv regional military administration reported in this respect “The russian bandits fired five S-300 missiles at Kharkiv According to the preliminary information of the medics the condition of the victims is light to medium the administration reported about several russian attacks with missiles not to the city itself but to the Kharkiv region “russian occupiers hit a civilian car with a guided anti-tank missile near the village of Strelecha (it is situated to the north of Kharkiv in five kilometers to the borderline) The man and woman who were in the car were killed on the spot Another man was injured and hospitalized.” They shot on a civilian car with a GUIDED missile When talking about the victims of the present war among the Kharkiv University community one can say more or less precisely only about those among the University staff The information about the victims among the graduates of the University comes only if the parents or classmates let the University know More than a year the University did not know about the death of its student Artem Kyparenko “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that on May 15 a student of the Faculty of History of the Karazin University died in the battles for the Kharkiv Region near the village of Ruski Tyshki Classmates and professors remember Artem as an actor in a children's theater our graduate Ihor Grechikhin died near Bakhmut when a projectile hit the trench where he and his comrades were carrying the body of a fallen comrade from the battlefield Ihor was a 2000 graduate of the Faculty of Biology of Karazin University He was a volunteer of the 225th battalion of the 127th brigade in Kharkiv and temporarily performed the duties of a platoon chief sergeant where he specialized in the Department of Mycology and Phytoimmunology recalls: "I knew him from the days of his studying at school when he was just planning to enter the Faculty of Biology His interests included mycology and zoology Igor's thesis was devoted to the study of the fungal disease of barley But he spent a lot of time in the village of Nesterivka Ihor Grechikhin went to serve as a volunteer for the territorial defense of the city of Kharkiv He took part in the liberation of the Kharkiv region and was later transferred to the Bakhmut region for the personal courage shown in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine he was awarded the Order "For Courage" III degree (posthumously) September 1 is the day when the academic year starts in Ukraine This year is the second when it starts without a fest ceremony unlike it was before February 24 more than 3,700,000 Ukrainian children started the new school year today The daughter of my colleague Professor Andriy Sotnikov starts her school life in School No The school has two buildings: for younger and for older children The second one suffered from russian missiles and has no shelter The first one does not suffer from bombardments and has a small shelter there younger children (first four years) will study in mixed format Since many schools in Kharkiv do not have any shelter the city government prepared sixty equipped classrooms for training in the subway proper air circulation and lighting were made in the classrooms to ensure the educational process meals for schoolchildren are organized in the subway at the expense of the city budget psychologists and doctors will provide the help at the stations The State Service for Emergency Situations approved the training in the subway and provided the appropriate permits when the first boxes with humanitarian aids came from Bruchsal to Kharkiv hospital people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" are doing their best to support the hospital according to the needs announced by the hospital volunteers I am very thankful to these people for the support They are the members of the team with millions participants from all over the world who are staying with Ukraine in this war Awful news was reported by TV channels about russian shelling on Chernihiv where seven persons were killed and more than one hundred persons were wounded on August 19 Air alarm is a common event in every Ukrainian city every day Ukrainian authorities report on losses from russian side and do not report anything about our military losses it is clear that battles cannot be without losses the University site reported on one more victim within the University community “It is with deep sadness that we inform you that associate professor Yehor Zhelnin died heroically on August 17 Yehor was the captain of the medical service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in reserve He joined the ranks of the territorial defense of the Kharkiv region on the first day of the full-scale invasion he worked as an associate professor at the Department of Stomatology I present the report of my colleague Oleksiy Golubov on his visit to a village in Kharkiv region some 10 km from the line of the maximum advance of the Russian army and then she noted: ´Whatever we are speaking about When there was no shelling of my friend's village but the internet and sometimes also electricity were absent my friend's parents found no other entertainment than to sit in wooden armchairs in their vegetable garden and to observe shelling of other villages on the horizon.” Pyatyhatky is a small scientific district to the North of Kharkiv where the buildings of National Science Center “Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology” as well as those of School of Physics and Technology of Kharkiv University are situated studied at secondary school and the University Professor of Kharkiv University Oleksiy Golubov worked last months at the University of Heidelberg Oleksiy reports about his visit to Pyatyhatky last week: “For the first time since the start of the full-scale war I visited Pyatikhatki - a small scientific district in the North of Kharkiv I went to the university - first as a student My mother worked here at the hospital for 25 years and my father still works here trying to repair Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology after 2022 heavy shelling by the Russian army It was very hard for me to see the places where I spent my childhood which were destroyed by the war Along with this I should like to stress the Oleksiy’s optimism and trust in a happy future How happy I was yesterday when I had nothing to report about the victims of the war within the staff and students of Kharkiv University a junior researcher of the research project an engineer of the Department of Experimental Physics of the Faculty of Physics was killed in the battles against the russian invaders for a free and independent Ukraine I use to switch off my phone when I go to sleep When switching it on I cannot avoid looking through the new messages I read the reports of Kharkiv regional military administration: “Dear Kharivites A 58-year-old woman was killed and a 66-year-old man was injured and hospitalized to a clinic as a result of enemy shelling in the village of Podola in the Kupyansk district Some of my colleagues have to come back to Kharkiv since their savings are running out Those colleagues whose status makes it possible live in the west of Ukraine or abroad These days are filled with concerns about how many newcomers will be the students of the University this year it looks like their number will be even larger than last year when speaking about my School of Physics and Technology I am happy not to report today about victims among the staff and students of the University during the last days the awarding ceremony for the winners of the International Tournament of Young Physicists was held at the University of Kohsar Murree (Pakistan) The International Young Physicists Tournament (IYPT: https://www.iypt.org/) is one of the most prestigious international physics competitions among school students which takes place every year in different countries of the world and gathers schoolchildren from all continents Ukraine was represented by the collective team of Kharkiv lyceum students who in January won the All-Ukrainian Tournament of Young Physicists the "Moment of Impulse" team returns home from IYPTs with medals Kharkiv lyceum students won silver awards among 14 participating teams the Ukrainian team prepared for the Tournament staying in different countries (both students and teachers) The key person who prepared the team (Professor Zakhar Majzelis) could not accompany the team in Pakistan and advised the team from Kharkiv To pay the fee and transport of the team to Pakistan and back former Ukrainian students who played in the Tournaments in previous years collected the money a graduate of the Faculty of Sociology of Karazin University Ihor died from a severe wound received during a combat mission Major Ihor Polyakov was the deputy commander of the battalion of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade named after the chieftain Ivan Sirko Ihor graduated with honors from the University He was one of the best students of his year participated in the work of the student scientific society of the faculty he voluntarily joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine effectively defending Kharkiv during a full-scale russian invasion in February 2022 he was transferred to the position of deputy commander of the battalion of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade Took an active part in the autumn counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region and in other directions He was awarded the honorary badge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Steel Cross" the medal "For the Defense of Kharkiv" and a number of other awards The Karazin community expresses its deepest condolences to the family Eternal memory to the defenders of Ukraine who studied with Ihor has written: “There are people about whom you think that nothing will ever happen to them as if there is some kind of dome above them.. That's how Ihor Polyakov was in my imagination we participated in the Revolution of Dignity I start every day by looking through the news from Kharkiv I have seen the message from my friend about three explosions in Kharkiv at night Second message from another friend corrected the first one since one more missile targeted my native city Kharkiv regional military administration reported in the morning: “Russian bandits launched four S-300 air defense missiles at Kharkiv They shot from the territory of the Belgorod region (a city in russia which is the nearest to Kharkiv) at about 1:30 a.m The other two missiles hit the ground in the stadium and the road surface The windows of the 4-story building were broken There was no information about the victims.” ´Agronomist´ storks add romantics to the wheat field It is in place to remind one more russian crime They leave mines on the territories which were temporarily occupied Pyrotechnic units of Ukraine demined almost 5.4 thousand hectares of territories more than 270 km of gas pipelines and 329 objects of critical infrastructure after February 24 More than 97,000 explosive objects were detected and neutralized The russian war against Ukraine has been under way for 500 days already These 500 days convincingly demonstrated that there were only two “crimes” of my Motherland Ukrainians do want to live according to their will rather than that of the neighbor Ukraine is the only country in the world which refused nuclear weapons unilaterally There were two events last week in the territory of the Kharkiv region to pay your attention to mass and cultural and entertainment events were forbidden in Kharkiv for these 500 days because of the danger of russian shelling it is permitted to arrange the events only in those halls that meet safety standards traditional offline studying in educational institutions was permitted to resume Note that minor schools and Universities have shelters And the Kharkiv region suffers from shelling civilian objects every day An explosion rang out in the city of Pervomaisky the shelling was carried out with a high-explosive projectile The glazing of 8 high-rise buildings was damaged temporary accommodation was provided to 200 people According to the confirmed data of the doctors The grief united everyone in the city: volunteer organizations work I used to be glad when I had nothing to report about I should like to pay your attention to the following Kharkiv University has been informed about one more victim in the ranks of its pupils a former student of the School of International Economic Relations and Travel Business Mykhailo Kornilov was killed He was a rifleman of a platoon of an infantry company It happened during a combat mission to protect the territorial integrity of the Motherland repel and deter the armed aggression of the russian federation against Ukraine in the area of hostilities near the village of Orikhovo-Vasylivka I am truly concerned with news from the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant Russian bandits act there in such a manner that both my graduates and Ukrainian military intelligence service warn about possible artificial explosions It is absolutely unacceptable from the point of view of good sense russian crimes against civilians are unacceptable the explosion of Kakhovka hydro power plant… 496 days of extensive war in the twenty first century are out of good sense The world has to elaborate new ways on how to behave with this problem since old methods do not help I do not contribute to the diary every day This does not mean that nothing happens in Ukraine Every day I read the news from my Motherland TV channels reported this week about prigozhin marching to moskow Russian shelling on the restaurant in Kramatorsk city on June 27 was one more of their crimes and 65 people were injured of various degrees of severity as a result of a missile that the russian bandits fired from the Iskander-M complex at the crowded pizzeria "Ria Pizza" in the center of Kramatorsk my diary is not a review of military affairs in Ukraine – I write about my own experience Series of lectures on “Stellarator concept – Kharkiv lectures” started on-line on June 28 The course was initiated by the head of the Department of Applied Physics and Plasma Physics of Kharkiv University director of Institute of Plasma Physics in Kharkiv Each lecture will be delivered by the world's leading experts in the field of Plasma Physics and Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion The very first lecturer was Professor Peter Manz from Greifswald University with an introduction to Plasma Physics The 48 listeners included 17 students from Ukraine as well as students and young scientists from Great Britain It was an honor for me to be the event chair Based on the material prepared for the course a textbook will be published: corresponding agreement with the Elsevier publishing house was signed My colleague Lina Tymarska shared the report about how schoolchildren of lyceum No 2 in Gergachi city in Kharkiv region celebrated the finish of the academic year in front of the city cultural center destroyed by russian bandits “That's how the boys and girls of Dergachi are holding their once-in-a-lifetime unique fest devoted to graduating from lyceum it happens against the background of apocalyptic pictures similar to the frames of the video game "Stalker" because Dergachi is unlucky with its neighbor.. (Girka: Dergachi is situated to the north of Kharkiv region at the border with russian federation.) Stronger than ever but with an honorable blue-yellow graduation ribbon on their chest dance the traditional waltz on both sides of the destroyed cultural center as if sending a message to humanity - WE LIVE HERE AND WE WILL NOT BE BROKEN Happy young faces actually hide the experience of those 15 hellish months: how tense devastation and stress it was to get this dream diploma into adult life how bitterly our children gained knowledge and life experience in school shelters lack of sleep due to night rocket attacks shelling their hopeful eyes and sincere views into the future How I wish that all these scary pictures of racist arbitrariness from which you could exit without a save function But the new reality forces all Ukrainians everywhere to hold firm What do our children feel at this moment of saying goodbye to school do they all have that bright spark of faith - that everything is ahead of them graduates - like all our people: indomitable your endurance and strength to give knowledge and faith in yourself despite the war.” I wrote about what Russian bandits have made with the Kakhovka hydro power station. This link above is about official position of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and its Appeal to the international community to the international community on this question This is also to say once again the words of gratitude to the community of Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal as well as fellows of DAAD from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" for valuable and durable support to Kharkiv hospital the hospital received exactly what it asked for a graduate of my "Faculty of Physics and Technology" Artur was seriously wounded while defending Ukraine in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Artur died of his injuries in the Kharkiv military hospital The community of Kharkiv University expresses its deepest condolences to the family (the wife and the daughter) I taught Arthur when he was a first-year student I regularly address the audience with questions on the topic of the lectures Arthur deduced such a regularity in the answers to my questions I am indignant about a new crime committed by russian bandits They blew up the Kakhovka hydro power plant which supplies Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (the largest in Europe) with water This can cause problems not for Ukraine itself - the hydro power plant is valuable itself - people should be evacuated from many territories which can appear under water - the zone on both sides of the Dnieper river becomes unfit for life the water supply system of such large cities as Nikopol was tied precisely to the water level in the reservoir of the plant Several hundred thousand people will simply find themselves without drinking and technical water the Crimean Canal ceases to operate (and now many other canals that provided agriculture in the South of Ukraine) Ukraine is well-known to have powerful agriculture Serhii Lobas reported the finish of sowing (see pictures) He is the director if the farm Kyseli (Fruit Jellies) in Kharkiv region His report contains some criticism as well Our farmers are not slaves – they are patriots which is not a synonym to blind faith in the emperor (father of the nation) I don't remember spring field work being so difficult.. This is due to a number of objective factors the war and the weather did not allow to finish the autumn complex of field works normally last year the area of winter crops was reduced by 400 hectares It is clear that all this added work to the spring-field complex We are grateful to Kredobank and the Lykhachovsky grain elevator: if it weren't for them The National Bank's position on lending to agricultural enterprises is surprising I have already written about this in detail sowing was carried out under the conditions of a progressive imbalance of prices for agricultural products and the main components of the cost price Agricultural products are becoming cheaper we sowed in full and almost within the technological terms Formation and care of spring and winter crops are ahead My deep thanks to my team for the coordinated work We believe in Victory and are sure that farmers will provide Ukraine with food security A monument to children who were killed by russian bandits was opened in Kharkiv on June 4 The ceremony was attended by the wife of the President of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration Oleg Synegubov The monument was installed next to the building of the Kharkiv Regional Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity "It is difficult to open monuments to the dead As the small residents of the houses destroyed by russian missiles all over the country had to live All passengers of cars with the inscription "Children" shot by the occupiers should have lived," said Olena Zelenska The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration reported that during the 15 months of the criminal war the russians killed 76 children in the Kharkiv region The youngest victim of Putin's crimes was only 5 months old It is written on the monument: “To the little angels who met human cruelty so early and The exhibition “The War Is Not Over Yet” was opened in the open air near the building of Kharkiv University on May 30 (https://karazin.ua/news/vidkryttia-vystavky-the-war-is-not-over-yet/) It tells about Russian crimes against the media in Ukraine It tells the stories “of Ukrainian and foreign journalists or abducted since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion the exhibition is an expression of gratitude to those journalists who continue to tell the truth about Russia's war against Ukraine as well as a tribute to the memory of the victims.” About thirty per cent of students at the Faculty of Physics and Technology were those from the Donbass region before 2014 One of my colleagues was born in Donbass as well His childhood passed in the city of Artemivsk which was called long ago and is now called Bakhmut My colleague wrote the following this week “There were 17 secondary schools in Bakhmut where about 11,600 schoolchildren studied There were 29 kindergartens in Bakhmut which were visited by about 3,500 children there were 3 vocational schools (2,000 students) There was a salt mine and the world's largest underground concert hall near Bakhmut A large enterprise for producing sparkling wines using the classical bottling method was located in Bakhmut And so on and so forth… Such a city no longer exists Wearing a white coat in war is not practical Being a pacifist when russian bandits want to kill you and your family is pointless and deadly dangerous Pacifism evaporates when you see not only the crimes of the Russians but also the reaction of Russian citizens to them but mothers and wives of military personnel in the russian federation did not become a revolutionary force capable of overthrowing Putin's regime but to give more shells and weapons to their sons and men Children's Day is an international holiday celebrated annually on June 1 The results of the children's comic contest 'Heroes of Russian Victories' were summarized on this occasion in the russian federation on June 2 (https://riamo.ru/article/645522/itogi-proekta-geroi-russkih-pobed-podveli-v-moskve The contest was held with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund Ten comics drawn by children were published in a special magazine the “russian heroes” scream and kill Ukrainian soldiers the child drew a scene about the hanging.. Despite the fact that russian bandits commit terrible crimes against my country and my people despite the fact that the russian government consistently educates its population I must remain human and avoid turning into a serial killer "The enemy continues to shell the civilian population of Kharkiv region as a result of the shelling of the village Shipuvate a 60-year-old man suffered shrapnel injuries and was hospitalized To reply I must remind Ernest Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” «This is a pure atrocity: a Russian missile ballistics were used against a hospital and a veterinary clinic Russian bandits are absolutely sick creatures it was known that two people died as a result of the strike Debris clearance has not yet been completed The following news is to demonstrate that my colleagues do not sit back Both education and scientific research go on at the University Kharkiv University celebrated the Day of Science (see the pictures by Victoria Yakymenko attached) their parents and Kharkiv residents in general to explore the world of science together 2023 the Kyiv Mayor Volodymyr Klychko warned the people of Kyiv about the work of the anti-aircraft defense forces To the south of the city of Boryspil in the Kyiv region air defense forces shot down enemy unmanned aerial vehicles An air alert was announced in Kyiv and the Kyiv region for the second time overnight an air alert was announced throughout all the Ukraine that night The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "From six MiG-31K aircraft of the russian federation six Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles were fired 9 Kalibr cruise missiles were fired from russian military ships in the Black Sea All 18 missiles were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." Nevertheless, debris from downed rockets fell in several places in the city of Kyiv: a non-residential building was on fire, several cars were on fire, and the zoo was also hit I talked by phone with my classmate who lives in Kyiv on Tuesday He estimated that the previous night was the most dangerous after February 24 He works at the enterprise which deals with making chemical analysis Every employee was tired and passive because of the sleepless night since making analyses in such a state can waste reagents in vain only rather than provide reliable data This time he agreed that it is too early to consider the situation as appropriate and safe for staying in Ukraine Ukrainians trust in God and Ukrainian Army My colleagues do their best to make merry the life of Kharkiv children the educational event "Magic of books - Magic of science!" was held at Kharkiv University for schoolchildren of the city of Kharkiv aged 9 to 15 (see the pictures) It should be noted that many children came with their parents prepared and carried out by the creative team that included the employees of the Library and several Faculties which is not inferior to the storage of Hogwarts found out if there is a philosopher's stone saw what old atlases of the world depicted and what newspapers wrote about 100 years ago It is in place to remind that the library of Kharkiv University was established in 1805 the local nobleman who is considered as the person who established the University (with no saying about the fact that the University was Emperor’s one) travelled around the European University cities and purchased the books for Kharkiv University at the beginning of 19th century one can find the lifetime editions of books by Isaak Newton and Galileo Galilei in the library (see the pictures) University professors gave interesting stories to schoolchildren children watched a series of physical experiments The teachers involved the children in measuring the level of the radiation background demonstrated the properties of the electric field and discharge in gases and the magnetic properties of the electric current learned something new and interesting about Kharkiv University had a good time and went home with memorable souvenirs Both pleasant and sad news came during the last week Despite all the obstacles and a full-scale invasion Ukrainian sportsmen take part in some sport contests The second stage of the World Cup in artistic swimming took place in Montpellier became a silver medalist in the solo technical program She was given 263.3083 points for her performance accompanied with the song "Magic Violin" the athlete won gold in the artistic program as part of the Ukrainian national artistic swimming team The 15th All-Ukrainian scientific conference of students and post-graduate students "Chemical Karazin Readings-2023" was held at the Chemistry Faculty of Kharkiv University analytical chemistry and physical chemistry 118 young scientists participated in the conference The Ukrainian archery championship among children's and youth sports schools and schools of the Olympic reserve was held in the city of Chernivtsi The representatives of Kharkiv University were among the participants of these competitions Sports successes of Ukrainians are one of the proofs of the indomitability and invincibility of our people courage and perseverance to achieve the desired goal The graduate of the Faculty of Economics of Kharkiv University Denys Veletsky became the champion of Ukraine for the 2022-2023 season as part of the "Prometheus" volleyball club (Dnipro) and received the title of "Master of Sports of Ukraine" the 18th Summer All-Ukrainian Fencing Universiade was held on the tracks of the educational and sports complex of the Lviv State University of Physical Culture named after I a second-year student of the Faculty of Economics became the silver medalist in the epee tournament of the Universiade a graduate student of the Faculty of Physics and Technology won the All-Ukrainian Young Scientist of the Year competition in the nomination "Graduate Student of the Year in the Field of Physical And the senior lecturer of the Faculty of Computer Physics and Energy Oleg Ermakov became the winner in the "Physics and Astronomy" nomination The world’s largest decameter radio telescope UTR-2 is located in the Kharkiv region. One can read the report of Universe magazine about the destruction of the telescope made by russian bandits during the temporal occupation russian bandits fired at Kharkiv in the night six.” There were six russian missiles which exploded that night in Kharkiv the Kharkiv regional military administration confirmed the information I am going to draw your attention to several issues however one can see the destruction without any translation Ukraine is the largest in territory country of Europe (with no saying about russian federation) it is sufficiently small in the following respect My colleague from the Institute of Plasma Physics where Russian bandits targeted a house on April 28 It turned out that his niece Inna lived in this house destroyed by the Russian missile life in Ukraine is unsafe regardless of the region a person lives in Not only Kharkiv and Donbass are dangerous to live in mourning was announced in the Kherson region for the victims of russian shelling It should be noted that 23 people were killed as I have already mentioned and is well-known The most powerful NPP in Europe is occupied by russian bandits The situation in the Zaporizhzhya NPP area is becoming increasingly unpredictable Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has written: "The general situation in the Zaporizhzhya NPPt area is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous I am extremely concerned about the very real risks to the nuclear and physical safety of the plant We must act immediately to prevent the threat of a serious nuclear accident and the associated consequences for the population and the environment This large nuclear facility must be protected I will continue to insist that all parties commit to this vital goal and the IAEA will continue to do everything it can to help ensure nuclear safety and security at the station." I studied and work at the School of Physics and Technology It was established by Kyrylo Synelnykov and Anton Valter These two were in the team which carried out the first experiment in the Soviet Union on artificial splitting the atom Inside the University our School is mostly known as the School of Nuclear Physics Last week brought at least two news stories about the nuclear sphere It has left a huge scar on the whole world The radiation leak turned a once cozy and developed area into an exclusion zone the 30-kilometer zone around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant remains a dangerous place with a high concentration of radiation the russian bandits not only seized the nuclear power plant but also endangered the entire world again It’s been more than a year after the liberation already scientific and security enterprises in the Chornobyl zone have already returned to normal operation Ukraine and the world have paid a high price for the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster We must do everything to give no chance to the terrorist state to use nuclear power facilities to blackmail Ukraine and the entire world Nuclear terrorists from russia continue the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi said that a mine exploded near the Zaporizhzhia NPP this week who are present at the nuclear power plant were again forced to take cover this week after a warning of a missile attack as well as the sounds of gunfire echoing in the distance as hostilities continue in the region It looks like the russian bandits do their best to commit all the crimes which exist there are two sad reasons for my diary issue and military experts outside Ukraine expect its end either next year or even later the less Ukrainians in the age between 18 and 60 remain alive That is why I hope that leaders of democratic countries all over the world will do their best to finish the war as soon as possible He graduated from the Faculty of Sociology in 2017 He was an activist of social movements: "Let Build Ukraine Together" Kharkiv Foundation of Regional Initiatives A native of the city of Sloviansk defended the Motherland as part of the Lviv 125th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo has been an active and caring person since his student years As the head of the Student Council of the campus he took care of the well-being of the dormitories Everyone who knew Mykhailo remembers him as an honest He lived according to the slogan "Build Ukraine yourself!" These news leave pain and holy hatred for the enemies in the hearts.. Our brave soldiers grew up to be true patriots loved Ukraine above all else and gave their lives to young people for our peaceful mornings Kharkiv University expresses its deepest condolences to the family and we will be worthy of their bright memory Eternal and bright memory to the Heroes of Ukraine a new organ (a huge musical instrument) was installed in Kharkiv Achievements of Ukrainian militaries in liberation of our motherland made it possible for Kharkiv citizens to visit the concert on April 08 I hope this is the demonstration of Ukrainian unbreakable spirit – both of militaries and civilians My friend Olga Vovk wrote: “The first organ concert since the full-scale invasion at the Kharkiv Philharmonic was sold out yesterday (April 8 Indomitable Kharkiv is reborn and continues to surprise the world!” I read in social nets about victims among my colleagues Militaries do their best to liberate Ukraine and pay by their lives Ukrainians continue their efforts in all the spheres On the eve of World Theater Day (since 1961 it has been celebrated annually on March 27) a concert by artists of the Kharkiv National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after M.V Lysenko took place in the great hall of the theater This happened for the first time since February 24 last year There were no such events in Kharkiv for more than a year but there was never an opportunity to gather so many spectators I do my lectures and teach the students to solve problems in General Physics The University site reports on the achievements of our students graduates of the PhD course of Kharkiv University: Olena Moskayeva Dmytro Dudarev and Dar᾽ya Stepaniuk successfully defended their dissertations in international one-time special scientific councils and became doctors of philosophy This became possible due to the long-term collaboration within the framework of the agreement on scientific and academic cooperation between the Faculty of Chemistry of Kharkiv University and the LASIRE laboratory of the University of Lille (France)…” the World Cup in artistic swimming among single women in the technical program started in the city of Markham (Canada) a student of the Faculty of Sociology of the Kharkiv University won the gold medal in the technical solo and won the first award of the World Cup for the Ukrainian national team The best synchronized dancer of 2022 in Europe performed with the program "Magic Violin" and scored 245.2917 points…” Among the news about the University achievements a graduate of the medical faculty of the University a combat medic who managed to save hundreds of lives The University community expresses its condolences to relatives and friends and shares the pain of loss true patriots who gave their lives for the bright future of Ukraine I pray this war will not be the war till the last Ukrainian He will forever remain in the memory of those who knew him We express our sincere condolences to Oleksiy's family and friends they show off how they shot an unarmed Ukrainian serviceman the bandits demanded that the Ukrainian tear off the chevrons from his clothes which indicated his membership in the Armed Forces of Ukraine the Ukrainian shouted the slogan: "Glory to Ukraine!" The video shows how after that the man was shot with several machine guns Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that it turned out to be Oleksandr Matsiyevsky a sniper from the 163rd battalion of the 119th separate brigade of the Chernihiv Oblast Troops The defender of Ukraine was shot on December 30 His body was brought home in February 2023 the President of Ukraine awarded Oleksandr the title of Hero of Ukraine Among the comments made by Ukrainians about this crime the following one is the closest to me personally «I thought this only happened in the movies.. I thought a person couldn't face death so calmly and with dignity.. knowing that his last moment has come and making the decision to go with dignity.. to go with words on his lips that he chose himself.. I thought that only heroes die like that in the cinema.. the real dignity of a real Ukrainian hero...” - this is how famous banker Serhiy Fursa commented on this terrible event Every day my friends all over Ukraine write about victims among their relatives: both militaries and civilians Many thanks to the democratic world for the support Ukrainians resist both in front and in the rear (by repairing maintaining and developing infrastructure) my friend Nataliia Popova reported about the lightning being repaired in Kharkiv streets I've been waiting for this for more than a year The Victory is the only which I am waiting for now when the lighting returns to Kharkiv I plan to take part in the 7th ENEN (European nuclear education network) aisbl General Assembly I have received the following video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghOYRiMTe3I&t=118s) from the University with comparison of our life before and after February 24 A year ago the full-scale invasion of russian federation into my Ukraine started My land did nothing to provoke the war… except for being too patient with the neighbor Almost every pair of neighbors has dark pages in their history of relations I knew about these pages in the Russian-Ukrainian history from my grand-mothers to forget about just these dramatic episodes I studied at school with children of different origins (Russians We were mostly friendly since we lived in the same settlement near the school and knew each other well we were even more close to each other with my peers as compared with the school we were young men from different cities and republics of the Soviet Union All the nationalities were proclaimed as equal in the Soviet Union Two of my cousins have chosen the profession of militaries They do not communicate with me after February 24 nor magazines in Russian after February 24 I cannot sing songs in Russian (known from my childhood) after February 24 I have access but my soul does not accept anything Russian Because I saw the battles of russian tanks against my Motherland with my own eyes Because russians destroyed the building of my Faculty Because they killed thousands of civilian Ukrainians Because I have to sleep in the German guesthouse rather than at home in Kharkiv… Russia produced the highest barrier between the neighboring nations Russian Federation has no results in developing science and education medical service and other elements of life quality comparable to European countries They cannot explain the absence of achievements to their people in other manner than artificially introducing external enemies in person of Europe and USA mostly They are successful in this area of propaganda They thought that a large number of the population of these regions with Russian background (who speaks Russian whose parents came to Ukraine from the Russian Federation many years ago) would meet russian tanks with flowers even these people prefer democracy rather than despotism creative freedom rather than poverty of a prisoner who voluntarily went to the Ukrainian Army to struggle against invaders do not speak Ukrainian but they do not want russian disorder to come to our land Ukraine has paid an enormous price for being patient to russian neighbor for dozens of years in the past Russia committed too many crimes in Ukraine after 2014 and especially in 2022 And we need external help to reach this goal This is necessary for the entire world to prevent the next crimes who graduated from the Faculty of Sociology in 2002 died while defending our land from the invaders near Bakhmut The university community remembers Oleksandr as a wonderful person he carried his guard with dignity and believed that victory would be ours According to the reviews of his military brothers It is incredibly painful that this war cut short his life who graduated from the Faculty of History in 2012 Oleg Fedorenko specialized in the department of historiography After completing his studies at the Faculty of History he worked as the chief specialist in the State Archives of the Kharkiv region later a senior rifleman of a rifle platoon died as a result of an anti-tank missile fire near the village of Berkhivka my colleagues from the Faculty of Physics reported the death of Vladyslav Sergeev in the war with the russian invaders Vladyslav was a graduate of the Department of Astronomy of the Faculty of Physics he worked as an engineer at the Astronomy Institute of our University During the Revolution of Dignity in 2013-2014 Vladyslav was on the Maidan as part of the Kharkiv Self-Defense Force Then he went to defend Ukraine from russian invasion in 2014 With the beginning of a full-scale invasion in 2022 he defended Kharkiv first as part of the “Kraken” special unit and then as part of the 227th Separate Battalion of the Territorial Defense Forces Vladyslav was killed by an enemy mine while evacuating the wounded comrades The University community expresses its deepest condolences to the family I start every day with reading the reports from the Kharkiv regional military administration listing the victims of russian bandits during the previous day In extremely difficult times for the country the University continues to implement the significant social and educational mission of the University Kharkiv University continues to make Kharkiv schoolchildren acquainted with the variety of the University education programs new project called as “Karazin weekends for schoolstudents” started Free offline classes in popular science for schoolchildren are its essence there were three cool lectures from three faculties: Physics Professor Pavlo Yeremieiev writes: “For the first time in this school year I held a "live" meeting with schoolchildren This happened in the framework of the Karazin weekends for schoolchildren project We discussed the topic "History as a science art and subject of the National Multidisciplinary Test" (National Multidisciplinary Test is the exam to enter University during the war time) Many thanks to the organizers for the honor of participating in a wonderful project and to the students for actively participating in the conversation!” Kharkiv regional military administration reports (and my colleagues in Kharkiv confirm that they have heard the explosions) about three hits by enemy S-300 missiles in the city on February 12 “One of the infrastructure facilities was damaged Information about the victims and the scale of the destruction is being clarified.” this my message is about the different side of our life My colleague-lawyer Mykola Kucheryavenko writes today about his visit to a theatre the actress' illness and my own high temperature coincided but the tickets are available for April only it was named after russian writer Oleksander Pushkin But it changed its name in 2022 at the request of the actors Historians say that Pushkin never visited Kharkiv.) "Love your neighbor" based on the works by Erich Maria Remarque A very emotional impression from the dramatic and tragic events on the stage.. We talked with the director with gratitude - solid positivity and initiative The first one after getting rid of the stamp of pushkinism and russianness it was a dissonance for the theater whose repertoire includes Ukrainian authors like Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka and has been performing exclusively in Ukrainian language for two years applauded wildly and standing under slogans from the hall: " KHARKIV IS UNBREAKABLE!!!" Picture of the pre-war University made by Dr I should like to pay your attention to the Day of the Unity of Ukraine the independence of Ukraine was proclaimed by the IV Universal of the Ukrainian Central Rada the official unification of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic took place on Sophia Square in Kyiv almost all the historical Ukrainian regions were united into one state the deputy head of Kharkiv military administration Roman Semenukha writes: “For me this is a celebration of the unity of the Ukrainian identity we should remember as much as possible about those of ours who are under occupation The student of Kharkiv University Illya Glushko made the picture at the central Kharkiv square – Svobody square (square of Freedom) He writes: “Our Ukraine is united because it is strong International community continues a discussion whether it is possible to provide that or other weapons to Ukraine Every day brings new victims among Ukrainian civilians with no saying about militaries One of them is a game in which schoolchildren play in inventors The other team plays the role of patent examiner XXIII All-Ukrainian Tournament of Young Inventors and Rationalizers took place the teacher in Physics at this gymnasium writes: «Many thanks to the organizers of the Tournament Our team took part in the tournament for the fifteenth time we all remember that our children are the most valuable treasure Bricks remained from the building of our gymnasium due to the Russian bombings (see the picture) But although russian bandits can break a brick Thanks to the jury and all teams for communication Low bow to Ukrainian soldiers who defend us one can see the team members and their teacher in Physics: Roman Lyubota (11th form); Yehor Godovanets (11th form) this guy has been participating in these tournaments since the 8th form; Fedir Shestirko (10th form); and Artem Serik (7th form) This time I write to express my cordial gratitude to all the donators to Kharkiv hospital Your support made it possible to broaden the possibilities in supplying the hospital Urgently needed generators have also been ordered I do my job at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching I write a message to the diary if something happens with my colleagues in Ukraine or if I read something important in social networks I have to read and the news has to pass through my mind It is extremely difficult to write about human grief: I go back to the days of February 2022 when I was with my wife in Kharkiv and heard and saw the results of russian shelling directly I have to write about the next russian crime in Dnipro city in Ukraine All the social nets are full of pictures and videos from Dnipro, where russian missile destroyed the multistoried house (see here) According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the Russian army launched three air strikes and about 50 missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine there were 50 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems According to the latest information from the head of the Dnipro Regional Military Administration About 40 people were rescued from the rubble an X-22 missile was fired at a house in Dnipro from a long-range bomber from airspace over the russian Kursk region The missile is designed to combat aircraft carrier strike groups at sea I added three pictures from the message from my colleague (the pictures are made by Arsen Dzodzayev) one can see a girl sitting in her destroyed room in Dnipro and waiting for help the girl has a soft green toy under her arm I do not want the war to be that till the last Ukrainian there are already 40 victims since the beginning of hostilities in 2014 We are waiting for the Victory for which they gave their lives I really wish that the list would not be expanded any more...” Despite the diary in general being about the war I dream about our joint Victory over the evil I am very thankful to all of you who react to the call for support of Kharkiv hospital and donate to purchase three generators Master students in Ukraine have several possibilities in duration of studying: a year These days 11 young people have received diplomas for completing their education at the Faculty of Physics and Technology at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University Only two of them could touch the hard copies of the documents directly (see the picture by Viktoriya Popenko) On December 26, the University was informed that Lilia Lazurenko was awarded the "Steel Cross" badge by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny This distinction is awarded to servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for carrying out the combat missions as well as operations to maintain peace and security guard (internal) service in everyday activities I am proud to be the Professor of the University where Lilia studied it is a pity that girls have to devote themselves to war rather than peaceful purposes 300 days have passed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of russia to Ukraine on December 20 Russian bandits continue saying that they kill us to make us free and to stop the war that their missiles bring peace to Ukrainians Surely if their plan to kill all then Ukrainians realizes then the war stops that the civilized world will not permit this crime As reported by Kharkiv military regional administration were killed by the occupiers in Kharkiv Region since February 24 Hundreds of thousands of people had to leave their houses in the Kharkiv Region most of them stay abroad or in the West of Ukraine still Many people had to move from their houses which are now temporarily occupied by russian bandits in Kharkiv Region 178 children with their families who moved from territories liberated from the enemy are now living in the University dormitories The University had arranged the fest on the occasion of St Nicholas Day (see picture) for these children with usual sweet gifts Many people from the University staff could not leave Kharkiv and stay there with their children The University trade union section had organized the fest on occasion of St Nicholas Day (see pictures) for young kharkovites with songs and dances around the Christmas tree Christmas brings the hope for the Victory also to the Hospital which is supported by "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" (see the picture) I am very thankful to everybody who did not get tired from the war and continue to support Ukraine and its army which defends Ukraine and the entire world from terrorist state one can wrongly conclude from news that nothing significant happens on the front the dean of the Faculty of Physics reported about the death of his graduate befriended him and dreamed of a happy future in a free country Recreation and Tourism announced about one more victim of the war among her students a Professor of the School of History at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University Yevhen Zakharchenko visited his first place of employment five days ago It was one of the best Kharkiv gymnasium – gymnasium No It was one of the basis of practice for the students-historians of the University Zakharchenko worked as a history teacher in 2011-2014 with great colleagues and no less great schoolchildren the educational process for schoolchildren continued Yevhen thanks the Armed Forces of Ukraine that Ukraine and Kharkiv persevered that not all of Kharkiv is like the building of the gymnasium in the picture Let's remember everyone in the ranks of the Armed Forces who gave their lives defending Ukraine and honor all the living who are fighting for the preservation of its independence and complete liberation As I have already mentioned, Kharkiv University was established in November 1804. The University media-studio prepared a video to this date The video shows the University life before February 24 and after the direct russian invasion The invasion caused destruction to the buildings of the University (a few seconds 1:37-1:38 are devoted to the building of our Faculty) It significantly changed our manner of providing education but it did not change our desire to be free and independent the invasion had strengthened our willness to have nothing in common with russian federation The students of Ukrainian Universities have a right to continue studying and not go to the Army He was operated at the hospital to which our friends from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" provide regular support Now he is at the front again and sent the pictures of his helmet broken by the mine fragment November 26 is the Day of memory to victims of Holodomor in Ukraine known also as Terror-Famine Several times in the XX-th century Moscow power arranged an artificial famine in Ukraine communist power killed millions of Ukrainian people by starvation But all the food was removed by force from farmers Workers in Ukrainian cities had special cards to buy food in shops or in canteens at the factories I didn't even know anything about this despite my family had suffered directly and a lot from Holodomor There was no mention of Holodomor in school text-books We studied the special subject “History of CPSU” at the University (history of the Communist Party of Soviet Union) with passing the exam but the text-book mentioned only lonely cases authored by one of the communist party leaders claimed that Moscow condemned these lonely cases archives were opened and it appeared that scales were awful and the terror was arranged with the purpose to break resistance of Ukrainian farmers to Soviet power Army was widely used to exclude food from farmers Soldiers were encouraged – they were permitted to send some part of the excluded food to their own families but at least in the 1930s) farmers could not serve in the Red Army Ukrainian farmers could not leave their villages: soldiers stayed at railway stations and did not permit farmers to go away by train When I saw her first at the age of about ten years I asked my mother about the reason (nobody other among relatives missed hearing) I was surprised since the word “shocker” was applied under the Soviet power to indicate persons who worked very well She understood that said more than it was permitted and stopped the conversation another auntie of my mother – Galya – visited our family one day and explained at the request of my brother have known that soldiers approach them with the purpose to remove food Sanya’s husband got their children and ran to the forest She was already a member of the collective farm she was the head of a small group of women who grew sugar beet which they had in their small private field She had nothing (even the smallest reason) to be punished for They did not believe her that there was no grain in the household They beat her until blood started to flow from her ears This is only one episode from those my grandmother Galya told me and my brother It is beyond my strength to write everything she did not tell about her own tragedy: both two her first children died from famine in 1933… These months Moscow tries again to kill Ukraine I am thankful to the Ukrainian Army for the defense and to all the civilized world for the support School of Physics and Technology at V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University celebrated its sixty years anniversary on November 21 I was busy with arrangement of the celebrating meeting in zoom That is why I have the break in my diary here The meeting was successful since most (but not all) of students graduates and simply friends succeeded in joining the meeting Some of them had not power supply in the places they stay now; then they applied smart phones the President of the University as well as the President of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine had greeted the staff via zoom Every day russian bandits send their missiles to Ukraine Despite almost all the territory of my native Kharkiv region is liberated just energy infrastructure is the main target of the shelling only those my students could listen to my lecture who are abroad All the students who stay in Ukraine had not any communication channels I was unsuccessful to reach any of my colleagues by the phone who works at Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology reported at ten o’clock that he was at the work place with nine other colleagues They work regardless of the possible shelling on the Institute Dear all, this morning I planned to write to my diary a message about peaceful issue – about how my classmate successfully gathers harvest despite the war, despite mines left by enemies in the fields... However, my colleague – the dean of the Faculty of Computer Science has reported the sad news a third-year student of the Faculty of Computer Science died in the battle for Ukraine while performing a combat mission but first of all he had to defend his native country from the Moscow horde Volodymyr Ivashchenko gave the most precious thing - his life a young man with a bright soul and a brave heart those with whom he liberated his native land side by side...” The other two pictures show the doctors from Kharkiv hospital whose faces we are permitted to demonstrate I thank once again to all our friends from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" for significant support to Kharkiv hospital The tactics of russian bandits has changed The last days they target their missiles to the power and heat infrastructure objects – those economic objects which provide power and heat supply to Ukrainians those high-rise) are heated not individually but from those objects my colleagues have to postpone their lectures to the students because of absence of power supply and do not reply to my phone calls because their devices blow off and cannot be charged The latter (absence of communication) is especially terrible since I cannot know the reason of silence in my phone and have to consider all the possible versions which is supported by “DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" The young man have shown Saltivka (the region in Kharkiv where I lived before February 24) to the parents My friend knows about the russian crimes from TV and from his own experience he was deeply impressed by the views of destroyed buildings He phoned to me with the words: “Now I understand why you left your apartment” Ukraine has a national holiday - the Day of Defenders of Ukraine (It coincides also with some religious holiday but this is a sphere wherein I am not sufficiently strong.) What I want to stress in regard to the Day is as follows Originally the Day was established as the "Day of the Defender of Ukraine" which assumed the defenders-men now the title is changed and sounds as that of defenders: both men and women Kharkiv University community gathered in front of the entry to the University history museum For many years we had the marble board there with the names of those University students and professors who died in WWII we have there the second board – with the names of those from the University community who have died defending Ukraine in the current war of russia against our Motherland The picture was taken by my colleague who was called for military service in 2014 after he applied for a Doctoral degree (We have in Ukraine the Candidate degree in science and Doctoral degree Then Sergey Utevsky was already the Candidate in Biology and applied that time for Doctoral degree) When it was the time to defend the degree in the scientific council he was given several days as a vacation to defend After successful defense he returned to his detachment to continue opposing to russian aggression After two years of military service he is a Professor in Biology at the University And everybody present at the ceremony expressed the wish to avoid the appearance of new names thereon one can see twenty five stories of the victims more in the picture whose names will be put on the board after the Victory every day russian bandits shell Kharkiv with missiles from their territory Those villages and small cities around Kharkiv suffer more which are in close vicinity of the board Every day Ukrainian soldiers defuse several hundreds of mines left by russian bandits on liberated territories I lecture on-line to my students who are now staying in different European countries We have day 227 of the war if to calculate from February 24 I start my day with news from Kharkiv Regional Military Administration the report contains the list of places wherein russian bandits launched rocket strikes The launches were carried out from the territory of russian federation which is too close to Kharkiv According to information of the regional Center of Emergency Medical Assistance including 4 - as a result of mine explosions the pyrotechnic units of the State Emergency Service removed and neutralized 695 explosive objects more russian occupiers arranged so-called sham referenda in four occupied regions of Ukraine russian propaganda claims that 66.43% of the population took part in the "referendum" and 93.11% of them voted to join Russia I put below what mother of my colleague says about this event She is a doctor and was born in South of Ukraine which is now temporary occupied That is why she has a lot of friends all over the Ukraine including the regions where sham referenda took place I was able to call a friend in occupied Melitopol and she told me about the "referendums" for joining russia People did everything possible to stay at home and not be caught by armed "election commissions" who walked the streets and forced people to vote My friend works in a hospital and she had to go to work she got up extremely early in order not to meet with the "commission" she says that there were almost no patients: everyone sat at home she saw the "commission" waiting just outside the entrance to her house MANY THANKS!!! 24 boxes more are already in Kharkiv. Thanks a lot to everybody from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" for significant support to Kharkiv hospital all this war time russian aggression against Ukraine continues russian bandits made all crimes which exist: killed occupied nuclear power plant… Their crimes were especially awful at the occupied territories After seven months of unsuccessful efforts to occupy Ukraine with a professional army Does russia expect to achieve those objectives which the professional army was not able to do And now the world can see that not only their emperor is ill – crowds came out to Red square to celebrate the mobilization who tried to leave russia during the last days I suggest that they do not want to die at the war but there is no basis to exclude that they endorse what russia does in Ukraine Ukraine has all the usual civilized agreements: on friendship russian federation promised to protect Ukraine in any military conflict after Ukraine took out its nuclear weapons and enriched Uranium to russian federation Ukrainian people stand for their motherland for their right to live in a free democratic country For more than seven months Ukrainian militaries (both men and women) defend Ukraine and the entire world against wild barbarians We are very thankful to all the progressive mankind for powerful support both in respect of humanitarian aids and weapons Each unit of modern weapon saves lives of Ukrainian militaries and civilians this video is about Pyatykhatky (in Ukrainian “a village with five houses”) it was a small village to the North of Kharkiv it was the northernmost point of Kharkiv city The city ends there and the Kharkiv region starts after the district road I studied at school (4:36-6:00 in the video) there with my school friends I know those three women who speak at the beginning The temporary director (the man who speaks in front of the school building) was a history teacher when I was a schoolboy since Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (a nuclear research institution which was a leader in the USSR in the field of radiation material science) was the main enterprise in Pyatykhatky Most of its population worked in the Institute either as researchers or as supplementary staff like my parents since the Faculty of Physics and Technology was situated there in the neighborhood with the Institute I worked there at the Faculty till February 24 one can see that Pyatykhatky looks now as a city-miracle because of russian shelling since Ukrainian army has liberated several villages and small towns form the enemy I have looks at the University site https://karazin.ua/news/ It announces about more victims among our students and graduates died while performing his military duty in the ranks of the Armed Forces on September 11 At the very beginning of the large-scale invasion the boy transferred from full-time to part-time education and joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend the Motherland he specialized in the Department of History of Ukraine he should have written his bachelor's thesis but instead he passed the most difficult exam on humanity and died liberating Ukraine The war in 21–th century is something out of my mind while carrying out her official duties to protect Ukraine from russian aggression a border guard Alyona Butenko was killed near Kharkov She was a mother of three minor daughters.” Note Alyona had the right according to the law to stay at home with three children she had decided to defend our Motherland in the Ukrainian Army writes about the death of their graduate Vlas Lisnyi The attached picture was his last photo sent to his family about an hour before his death He asked to tell his daughters that they are the best in the world He asked to hug Yolanda and pat Ursula on the head He wished all the best to his younger daughter on the occasion of her first birthday despite not spending the day with the family.” shares the pictures of her secondary school in Kharkiv which was destroyed by russian missiles this week brief positive information comes from Ukrainian authorities on liberation of several villages by Ukrainian Army These achievements are reached by highest price of lives of Ukrainian militaries administration of Kharkiv University reported on the death of Dmytro Shapoval He was killed by russian bandits while serving his military duty in the Kherson region (south of Ukraine) on July 19 russian bandits massively shelled the center of Kharkiv probably with a self-propelled artillery installation "Pion" As the Center for Emergency Medical Assistance reports 5 people in total were killed as a result of this shelling 8 civilians in total were hospitalized with injuries The Dean office of the Faculty of Chemistry reports that the student Yaroslav Mayboroda was killed He defended his native country as a volunteer (students have no duty to go to the army until they study) of the military unit “Azov” interested in the prospects of organic chemistry and IT Our University family will always miss the boy Every day Ukraine loses its sons and daughters who did not lack the courage to lay down their lives for the will of the Motherland The shell fragment was found today by my colleague – Professor of Kharkiv University Serhiy Utevskiy – near his house after russian shelling During the week I have no time to look through all the mail messages Last week two my former students sent the attached pictures to me 2022: “Two poems by Yesenin and an aphorism by Kozma Prutkov flew into the yard of my house yesterday.. probably some kind of aluminum-magnesium alloy I just walked around the yard and found this after russian shelling there is enough for a whole collection of russian poetry of the Silver Age....” Comparison of the projectile fragments with poems is an irony over those who cannot vote for sanctions against russia with reference to “great russian culture” One can see on the picture the inscription on one of the fragments: “made in russia” He simply sent two pictures of his house in Kharkiv suburbs: one as it was in Autumn 2021 and the second as it looks now after a russian missile has hit it Artem with his family left the house in March 2022 During the last day one civilian person was killed by russian missile and two others were wounded in the Kharkiv region In the previous night two missiles hit downtown The attached picture was made on August 27 by Oleksandr Brynza and the former so-called Peasant house in ther background The building relates to the rebirth of Ukrainian literature in 20-th of the previous century There is a hole from russian missile in the foreground as the missile was released on houses which looks like a metaphor on russian literature both classic and modern Ukraine celebrated its national holiday – Day of Independence our Parliament adopted the decision to be independent of Soviet Union The independence from Soviet Union (russia) was not a gift for us Ukraine has chosen it in hard and bloody struggle during tens and hundreds years russian Government dozen times announced Ukrainian language to be forbidden Ukrainian theaters were forbidden to play performances in Ukrainian Our national hero Taras Shevchenko was punished by tsarism via banning to paint and write Soviet Union (russia) killed millions of Ukrainians with artificial famine in 1933-1934 Ukrainian heroes struggled against soviet regime until 1991 Soviet power arrested and imprisoned them in 60-s 70-s and 80-s… All who struggled for Ukrainian independence were announced enemies of Soviet people Ukrainian children studied at schools that those Ukrainians who struggled for the Independence were enemies… Now Ukraine defends its Independence in the real battles with real victims I write all above to demonstrate that the aggression from russia against Ukraine is not occasional It is the continuation of russian policy in respect to Ukraine the other neighbors of russia are also well acquainted with russian ‘friendship” Russian “peaceful” purposes are well-known all over the world gathered on one of its largest squares to celebrate the state holiday (see picture by Oleksiy Girka) were asked by the local military administration not to go out of shelters to prevent victims from russian missiles And russian terrorists did shell Kharkiv region yesterday as usually economic buildings were destroyed with several fires grass burned in open territories in the result of russian shelling nobody was killed yesterday in Kharkiv region Two men only were wounded by russian bandits It is impossible to suggest something new in the field of crimes which russian bandits did not realize till now nuclear weapons could be more dangerous… Nevertheless some politicians continue communicating with russian leaders the enemy destroyed the building where the Department of Physics of Kharkiv National Polytechnical University was situated She provides the pictures of what was left after russian firing the staff of the Department is alive – this makes a hope that the activities can be renovated one can read news about russian war against Ukraine I start every day with searching info: what happened in Ukraine and specifically in my native city Kharkiv It is situated in about 70 km from the border with russia Russian bandits can fire on Kharkiv directly from their own territory even without moving weapons to Ukrainian territory Kharkiv (as many large cities) consists of parts which earlier were separate villages with their own names these names are those of the parts of the city One can often hear in news about russian firing on Saltivka It is a northeast part of Kharkiv where I lived last thirty years and which is the first to suffer from russian missiles Yesterday Russian bandits fired on Saltivka once again Kharkiv regional military administration reports on seven people been killed in this dormitory and eleven been wounded My comrade who is a volunteer with Kharkiv medical service wrote that the killed people were deaf and did not hear the signals of air alarm This also caused some additional problems for rescuers with searching people under the rubble The father of the classmate lives on the territory occupied now by russian bandits his wife knows the place where he is now and can provide a food for him The bandits force him to say something anti-russian or pro-Ukrainian either to report about his colleagues who are against the russian invasion KGB acted in such a manner in 1930s in USSR – those times are called even in russian history as “great terror” I should like to add that the false is obvious for those who live directly in Energodar and see that the pictures are wrong and know that the fire department was not destroyed trust to russian propaganda as they trusted to Communist paper “Pravda” (“truth” in russian) They trusted that the Soviet Union liberated Afghanistan from American occupation The paper wrote and the Soviet people trusted that East Germans were happy to be separated from West Germany Kharkiv University news reports about the contribution of its professors to the future Victory: “The employees of Kharkiv University do not stand aside and each in his place are bringing our victory closer with all possible forces He was awarded a medal of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine He received the award for personal merits and a significant contribution to the defense of Ukraine and the Kharkiv region as well as for the organization of humanitarian support for the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region.” I cannot write anything new to the diary because my diary is not that of a traveler It is extremely hard to write about a death in principle And it is even harder to write about the deaths of those whom I knew a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy of Kharkiv University was seriously wounded during a combat mission near the village of Pokrovske of the Donetsk region As a result of the wound he died on August 2 “It is difficult to comprehend the loss of such a kind He easily found a common language with people always had a positive attitude towards life loyalty to his own convictions determined the path of his life He always believed that culture should be protected in the classroom an employee of the Department of Security of the University was killed while carrying out his military duty in the Dergachi direction near Kharkiv Yaroslav volunteered for the Territorial Defense Forces and stood up for the defense of our Motherland The war mercilessly took away the father from two small children.. was awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky of the third degree (posthumously) by the decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi for his personal courage and selfless actions in the defense of the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine He was an officer defending Kharkiv at the front And when the russian invasion began on February 24 he again joined the ranks of the Armed Forces He was the commander of a group that knocked out several enemy tanks Alexander covered his comrade with his body He could impress with his erudition and unexpected but apt judgments Defender of Ukraine," friend and colleague Maksym Folomeyev noted in his memoirs about Oleksandr Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased Universities in Ukraine started to accept newcomers at bachelor levels The process has delayed as compared with previous years because of the war Many children had to change their place of living because of the war including going away from Ukraine The Universities expect to accept less students this year as compared with the previous years This will cause decrease of the number of Professors at the Universities Many of them will never come back to the Universities even after the Victory To enter to the University young people have to pass a national multisubject test The test is arranged simultaneously for all the interested persons all over Ukraine Keeping in mind our experience of how russian bandits hit religious cultural and educational buildings and events the Ministry of Education and Science had to apply special measures to prevent informing the enemy about the places of testing with the goal not to let the enemy to hit these places Start of educational year for the students of the first year delays to October (usually it started on September 1 in Ukraine) Kharkiv University announced the possibility for Ukrainian young people who moved to Germany to start their studying at Kharkiv University at the facilities of Munich University but Russian “liberators” succeeded a lot in destroying Ukrainian education both building and the system in a whole Every new day brings more sad news about russian shelling on Ukraine the bandits hit civil structures in the Kharkiv city center was reported to be hit by twelve russian missiles The people stayed in the basement of this building used as a shelter The rescuers have also found the body of a dead thirty-year-old woman and a dead thirty-six-years-old man under the ruins the hospital in Kharkiv received the humanitarian aids which came there from Bruchsal Many thanks to patrons from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal": their support to the hospital inspires the doctors and patients who see the proof of international support to their struggle the next set of aids will start its travel from Germany to Kharkiv I say again and again the words of my gratitude to people all over the world for their tremendous support to Ukraine I am especially thankful to my colleagues from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" whose support to Kharkiv hospital is just what the doctors and patients need just today The next set of aids is already on the way from Lviv to Kharkiv Kharkiv military administration reports about the civilian victims of russian war against Ukraine three civilian persons were killed by russian bandits; 16 persons more were wounded and are in hospitals Russian missiles hit targets in villages and small towns chaotically in time and space following the tactics of terrorists Yesterday my graduates distributed news about death of their classmate Nikolay Zamanov and moved with his family to the relatives They assumed that staying in a village is less dangerous than in large city of Kharkiv He worked at Institute of Plasma Physics in Kharkiv and planned to defend his PhD thesis this autumn Two Ukrainian children more do not have their father now The children were “liberated” by russian bandits from happiness I use this chance to say once more my words of cordial gratitude to those people in Germany and all over the world who support our resistance to russian state-terrorism My special thanks to “DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal": humanitarian aids provided by them to Kharkiv hospital helps much fans from Bruchsal are very helpful during these hot summer months Direct money transfer from Bruchsal to Kharkiv volunteers made it possible to repair the building of the hospital after russian missile hit it Criminals should be punished to prevent new wars I dream about the day when I shall stop the diary with the word “Victory!!!” However the war of russia against my motherland is under way And this makes an illusion that nothing happens in principle Every day my colleagues report from Kharkiv about russian missiles which target that or other part of my native city Every day regional military administration reports about the victims they report about two civilian persons killed by russian bandits; the other day – four But this was a hard grief for their relatives and friends It is also very depressing for me to read these reports from Kharkiv about victims of the previous day I phone to my colleagues and relatives in Kharkiv: “How are you?” It is a happiness if all of them answer immediately This silence – it is because of bad communication.” my friend of student times sent the picture from Kharkiv to me One can see projectile fragments in his arms He gathered the fragments near the building where he works Shelling from russian side becomes a habitual event I ask all the people: war has no right to become a habitual event Every day of the war is a grief for the humankind I have received a message from my friend Illya who leaves in Kharkiv He wrote about hitting of russian missiles into the building of secondary school he works in He finished his message by the words: “russian-speaking Ukrainian nationalist of Jewish nationality” Kharkiv police reports on thirty civilians killed by russian shelling in Kharkiv region during the last week russian bandits claim that they liberate Ukraine from Nazism they liberate Ukrainians from our relatives and to all the democratic world for the support to Ukraine I have finished my first month working at Max-Planck-Institute of Plasma Physics in Garching I worked over some problems in Plasma Physics associated with electromagnetic waves of surface type in fusion plasma edge I have received my author copies of the monograph “SURFACE FLUTE WAVES IN PLASMAS Excitation and Applications” by Igor Girka & Manfred Thumm Last week new huge set of boxes with humanitarian aids came from Bruchsal and Heidelberg to Kharkiv I am very thankful to the colleagues and our friends from “DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and „Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" as well as volunteers who transferred the essential goods European Parliament has accepted Ukraine as the candidate to European Union I am thankful to European countries for this endorsement Ukraine has paid for this honor by hard victims The russian war against Ukraine is under way and it became lingering The enemy is very large in territory and can spend a long time and many resources in this state on the contrary to Ukraine Ukraine is also one of the largest in territory countries of Europe all the Ukrainian territory can be fired by russian bandits with missiles that is why it is impossible to make business as it was before February 24 His classmate appeared to be in russian captivity since April The latter was a volunteer of Ukrainian Army and defended his native city of Kharkiv russian side decelerates the exchange of captives russian cassette missile “uragan” has destroyed the buildings of one of hospitals in Kharkiv Nobody was present in the rooms at the time of shelling – the doctors were in the shelter Kharkiv citizens suffer from russian fire every day Kharkiv regional military administration reports about one man killed and six persons wounded on June 30 Many thanks to Ukrainian militaries for the resistance to russian invasion and to all the democratic people for the support to Ukraine in our struggle for our right to live in peace and happiness in free democratic country on the land of our grandparents given to us by God who has been my friend since secondary school years He had to leave his apartment in Kharkiv and go to another region of Ukraine with his wife and mother his grandsons are in Turkey together with their mother (the daughter of my friend) however my friend asked: what is the fault that he cannot communicate directly with his grandsons Children and grandchildren are our simple joy given by God but many Ukrainians are deprived of this happiness now At the same time I realize that these Ukrainian successes are due to comprehensive support of all democratic mankind one more set of humanitarian aids came to Kharkiv hospital (see the pictures) This was one more gift from our friends in Heidelberg and Bruchsal: "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" One more set of aids is already in Muenchen to be further transferred to Kharkiv I believe in Ukrainian soldiers and international support Many thanks to both the population of all over the world and their governments for the powerful endorsement and support to Ukraine I try to encourage my students to continue studying Physics Some girls moved to European countries and have good internet connection – they can comfortably listen to my lectures The others stay in Kharkiv with alarm sirens and bombardments They have to stop listening to my lectures on and off and have unstable internet connection… The first year students had their control work on April 30th I have mentioned earlier that I visited Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in autumn 2021 I worked with Professor Manfred Thumm over our monograph “Surface Flute Waves These days Springer let us know that the book is placed on the site: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98210-2 Many thanks for the powerful endorsement and support to Ukraine both from the governments and population of European countries A week ago russian bandits started a new stage of the war They took their troops from our capital – Kyiv and threw them to the battles nearby Kharkiv Despite the higher concentration of their forces to smaller (in the length but not in the significance) parts of the front line russians have not had any significant success still All this demonstrates that the war will not stop in the near future This temporal circumstance is very terrible for Ukraine I have already mentioned earlier: russia continues working all over its territory while most Ukrainians either moved from shelling or became military men many people or even most people do not work as they did before the war Any country can proceed in such a manner for a long time On one hand this needs some solution from the state structures this explains the necessity of humanitarian assistance from abroad One more observation from me is as follows There is a close connection between the population and army here I live now in a neighborhood of private buildings (almost in the countryside) Two of five of the nearest neighboring families have their men in the army now That is why most of the population donates to army what they can; in many cases they donate not to some central foundations but to definite detachments with specific needs (as "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" and private persons donate to Kharkiv hospital) They arranged some congress of those political forces who endorsed former President Yanukovych and russians dozens of thousands of Kharkiv citizens went out into the streets in Kharkiv in February 2014 to say “no” to the plans of separatists Kharkiv clearly demonstrated its choice to be with Ukraine many people came to Kharkiv from all over the Soviet Union That is why Kharkiv speaks russian very often This was one of the reasons why they thought in Moscow that it would be easy to separate Kharkiv from Ukraine Kharkiv answered “no” in Russian to separatists was among the heads of the protests against the announcement of a separate Kharkiv republic We studied together at the University for six years Kharkiv citizens arranged the demonstration in memory of events of 2014 arranged the explosion by the way of the demonstration in 2015 My classmate was killed along with the other three people We worked with Yaryna to produce the memorial board to Igor Tolmachov at the wall of the University These and many other cases in my life confirmed that Yaryna is a trustworthy person who is a dedicated patriot of Kharkiv and Ukraine the third set of humanitarian goods came to Kharkiv from Bruchsal and Heidelberg I am VERY thankful to colleagues from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" private donators and everybody from "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" who have given and are giving the material (mainly clothes electronic devices and food) as well as money to buy what is needed You provide the goods on the list that was agreed on in advance EVERYTHING is just what the hospital needs These goods also demonstrate the powerful moral endorsement which is also of the highest significance in our struggle for our and your FREEDOM Many people do their best not because of their job because they understand that the war is about our FUTURE Kseniya Resynkina who was born in Kharkiv and graduated from BSc program in Nuclear Physics at our School of Physics and Technology V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University writes about the war “russian bandits fire on my city every day Tonight I dreamed of returning to Kharkiv and I couldn't recognize the city Then I came across the second photo on social networks and it appeared to be not a dream.” You can see Kseniya in the first picture several years ago in Kharkiv when she visited her parents here The second picture provides the same place in Kharkiv destroyed by russians Russians do fire on Kharkiv every day and every night Every day Kharkiv state administration reports on the victims This terrible war continues to take the lives of Ukrainians Yesterday the University received bitter news a graduate of the Department of Applied Linguistics at Karazin University The School of Philology remembers Eugene as a bright smiling young man who was supposed to celebrate his 26th birthday yesterday But a russian deadly machine ended a young flourishing life This Sunday parishioners of Orthodox Church will celebrate Easter in Ukraine Since russians fire on churches as well as any other buildings the state administrations ask people not to visit the churches to exclude the possibility for russian bandits to take more Ukrainian lives a russian bomb exploded in about one hundred meters We are getting used to such news without paying much attention to them Because every day russian bandits send dozens of bombs and missiles to our city Every day several people in Kharkiv are killed by these missiles the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to the Commander of the 58th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Operational Command "North" of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “The award was given for the personal example of heroism that inspires comrades for extremely effective combat operations and concrete and very important results for maintaining the positions of our army and expelling the occupiers.” These are words from the evening address by the President on April 15 On the picture (I got it from the University site: https://karazin.ua/news/komandyr-58-i-okremoi-motopikhotnoi-bryhady-operatyvnoho-kom/) one can see the colonel several months ago The President of the University (the woman at the left) awarded him as the best graduate of the year from Karazin Institute of Public Administration (the Department of our University which provides second higher education for heading persons) 2. Yesterday, colleagues sent the video (“my street”) to me It demonstrates the destruction made by russian bandits to the civilian buildings at the street where I lived last thirty years This is to explain why I had to leave my apartments Then I hope my apartments can still be safe Several days ago humanitarian goods came to Kharkiv (my native city which resists to russian aggression at the North-East of Ukraine) I am VERY thankful for people from "DAAD-Freundeskreis Rhein-Neckar" and "Heisenberg-Gymnasium Bruchsal" as well as private donors who have given and are giving material (clothes and food) and also money to buy what is needed The list of goods was agreed on in advance That is why everything is just what we need This is neither for me nor for my relatives Your support is VERY significant in many respects I have mentioned about: the goods are just what the hospital needs we see real support from international community to our people Large Russia sends its bandits to kill Ukrainians and destroy Ukraine while its industry works for the war millions of people had to run from “Russian liberation” to other cities or abroad Many enterprises are situated in the cities which are under russian bombardment and cannot function A small part of us can work under the conditions of the war This is one reason more why the humanitarian goods are very significant Ukrainians boys and girls in our Army defend our motherland in the war started by russia And they defend democracy all over the world It goes on to say that "denazification is a set of measures against the nationalized mass of the population which technically cannot be subjected to direct punishment as war criminals." The author of the article in the state edition calls a significant part of the people of Ukraine "guilty" of Nazism accomplices." "The just punishment of this part of the population is possible only as bearing the inevitable burden of a just war," the author writes The author directly suggests repressions for "re-education" and lists their options It is cynical that the author talks about alleged Nazism in Ukraine When all the world sees the opposite facts: russia is mass exterminating Ukrainians by nationality The answer is obvious at once: the genocide of the Ukrainian people by russia This is not fantasy.. I was educated in the spirit of loyalty to my motherland and Communist Party Now we see that the Soviet Union was in charge of many wars Russia continues this sad list by bombing its part – Chechnya russian minister of foreign affairs says that russia never fought against anybody and does not fight against Ukraine But I saw russian bandits in my native city with my own eyes missiles… They destroyed civilian buildings churches… They directly killed civilian people who tried to leave occupied cities and villages And they continue saying that they liberate us russia is the only one from whom we want to be liberated This is opinion of me and my colleagues: Ukrainians Germans… People of Ukraine are a nation of people who value freedom ahead of all rather than a nation in respect of blood And this is proved by multinational personnel of our University as well as our Army Today we are very thankful to all the people all over the world who endorse us and support us with humanitarian goods This is very significant not to feel alone We surely want from NATO to shelter our sky our boys and girls resist russian army who claim itself as the second most powerful army in the world It appears that their army is large rather than great russian bandits occupied two of our nuclear power stations Universities and scientific centers to arrange a complete boycott of all the scientific institutions of russia This is especially significant since presidents of russian Universities including Moscow (!) University signed the declaration with endorsement to the russian war against Ukraine our soldiers fight and die to protect the world from russian state terrorism I hope the world will quickly find a way to stop the war and to guarantee that it will never start again Today we had our traditional zoom-meeting of the University President  with deans It started with a silent minute in memory of our student  Vadym Pavlenko (see selfie) a third-year student of the School of Ecology This happened during an attempt to evacuate from the city of Izyum Izyum is entirely encircled by the bandits and its citizens have no water we lose the hope of our people - the youth Ukrainian soldiers and international support russians fired with long-range weapons at the Nova Poshta (New Post-office) checkpoint near which Kharkiv residents were receiving humanitarian aid Romanchenko ended up in the Buchenwald concentration camp and in the next three years he went through the Peenemünde Dora-Mittelbau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps Romanchenko advocated for people to remember Nazi crimes and was vice president of the Buchenwald-Dora International Committee." I was informed about the death of one more of our Professors Today, my colleagues from the School of Public Administration at our University let me know that the building of their School also suffered from a russian missile. My cousin who lives in the other part of the city heard the sound of this explosion He was born in Merefa – a small city near Kharkiv russian bandits fired at the secondary school where my friend studied at The house of his father is 800 meters from the school during the shelling from the russian federation 10 of them were in serious condition - according to the prosecutor's office of the Kharkiv region My friend Oleg Yaroshenko said by phone: “There were no military or any chemical or biological laboratories in this school The school was built before the start of World War II - the German fascists left it intact - they had their headquarters there What is symbolic: the school is located on the street named after the 5th of September - the day the city was liberated from the German occupiers So-called `russian world´ kills the centers of Russian culture in the territories that speak mostly Russian and often consider Russian as their native language and Ukrainian as their second native language...” What affect does the war have on me psychologically Since I am the head of the family and the faculty I have to keep myself in my hands and demonstrate certainty This is especially significant for those who remain in Kharkiv They continue suffering from regular bombardments I have a lot of work to do with my colleagues and students And how has the war affected the relationship with Russians within Ukraine Jewish… We in our community of physicists paid attention to who is a better specialist rather than nationality All my colleagues endorse our soldiers and President in resistance to the enemy We do not want to be slaves; we got used to be free This is what we call a Ukrainian to distinguish from many russians who need a tsar to bow behind and to give him the right to make decisions instead of people Continuing to pray for our soldiers and international support which we directly see and which is indeed very important – Glory to heroes who defend their Motherland and freedom for all over the world is situated by Kharkiv in the settlement called as Pyatikhatki since Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology is situated there This is very similar to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with its Campus Nord (former scientific center) I was happy these days in breaks to prune bushes and trees What happiness it is to live in a place without explosions Head of the Department of materials for reactor design and physical technologies Professor Serhiy Lytovchenko spent these days in a shelter together with his daughter and neighbours. His daughter Vira is a violinist. One day she put her dress for concerts on and played the melody of the song “What a Moonlit Night“ for the neighbours in the shelter She played to drown out the sounds of explosions for people with whom she has spent 9 days there I looked through the pictures of well-known Kharkiv photographer Leonid Logvynenko My attention was drawn to the picture of the orthodox Christian church suffered from the russian cannonade With the hope for Ukrainian soldiers and international support Please check out this video about our university We have a laboratory for physical demonstrations in the University Some devices were purchased by Karazin in Europe for the lab in 1804 Glass in the windows was destroyed several days ago We ask to shelter the airspace over Ukraine pay attention to two issues since my previous report My relatives spent this week in underground which is now transferred into shelter sitting under ground for a long time destroys psychological health Second. TODAY, sport facilities of Kharkiv University were destroyed The director of the University Library sent pictures from the halls suffered from bombardments A missile hit the house where my colleague lives A missile hit the other house in the direct neighborhood of my house "We ask to shelter the airspace over Ukraine!" And there are still more than 3,000 foreign students who hide in basements and beg/pray for a green corridor and a special evacuation train We studied at the University with Russian-speaking German Valentine Shtrasser He made some pictures for me from around the place where he lives in Kharkiv Please also note the picture of Boris Shtrasser He graduated from the School of Economics at our University He is also a Russian- speaking German and lives in Kharkiv Now he takes part in territorial self-defense to defend Kharkiv from Russians who declare that they defend Russian-speaking population in Ukraine.. Second. The University has the second victim in its team (Update on March 3: The link “univer.kharkov.us” does not function right now since the server was placed in the building on the Svobody sq which was partially destroyed in the result of bombardment.).This time it is a Professor (head of the Department of economy theory and public finances) Oleg Amosov He died from injuries received one day before during the shelling by the russian occupiers of a peaceful residential area in Kharkiv russian military aircrafts flew several times over my house It was not very pleasant to hear and see them despite they bombed somewhere in other place of the city and some of them were shot down as reported our administration and confirm my alumnus who lives nearby the place where the fragments landed My colleagues suggested that the enemy used cluster bombs with 5-6 mm metal balls banned by an international convention I asked one of them (Ivan Guk) to make detailed pictures The hole in the glass is not from a bullet No automatic rifles were used that time there It was identified by my colleagues-physicists as that from a metal wall It looks like the enemy used cluster bombs with 5-6 mm metal balls banned by an international convention Today morning we had an air strike on the regional state administration in Kharkiv. Two buildings of the University in the central square were damaged We do not know exactly the destruction since our guards (several men who work as watchmen) sit in the basement - they cannot go out to observe With my thanks and hope for forthcoming peace 1.) This aid campaign supports a hospital in Charkiv more than 120 cardboard boxes - about two tons of supplies - sent and 500 euros transferred directly to Ukraine to buy material that is still available there; for further information please contact fk-rhein-neckar(at)daad-alumni.de Melden Sie sich an, um diesen Inhalt mit «Gefällt mir» zu markieren. Verpassen Sie nicht die neuesten Inhalte von diesem Profil: Melden Sie sich an, um neuen Inhalten von Profilen und Orten in Ihrem persönlichen Feed zu folgen. Sie möchten zur Diskussion beitragen? Melden Sie sich an, um Kommentare zu verfassen. Es können nur einzelne Videos der jeweiligen Plattformen eingebunden werden, nicht jedoch Playlists, Streams oder Übersichtsseiten. 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Photo: AP PHOTOA Russian drone strike on Ukraine's second-largest city has wounded 47 people All articles from our websiteThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueKharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations in the city late on Friday according to Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged stronger more decisive support from the country's allies Strong and real decisions are needed from our partners - the United States all our partners who seek peace," he wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia fired 183 exploding drones and decoys overnight 77 were intercepted by Ukrainian defences while a further 73 were lost The Air Force also reported that Russia launched two ballistic missiles Russia's defence ministry claimed that its air defences shot down 170 Ukrainian drones overnight four people were injured in a drone strike on the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk overnight according to Krasnodar region governor Veniamin Kondratyev The latest wave of attacks comes after the US and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine's vast mineral resources finalising a deal that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns President Donald Trump might scale back support during peace negotiations with Russia President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Russia's announcement of a ceasefire to mark Victory Day (AP PHOTO)Speaking to journalists in Kyiv on Friday Zelenskiy said Ukraine was prepared to pursue a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the United States He said the ceasefire could start on any date and last for a full month "Let's be honest - you can't agree on anything serious in three Zelenskiy said Moscow's announcement of a unilateral 72-hour ceasefire next week in Ukraine to mark Victory Day in World War II was merely an attempt to create a "soft atmosphere" before Russia's annual celebrations "So that Putin's guests on Red Square feel comfortable and safe." The Ukrainian leader reiterated that Kyiv's military actions will remain "mirror-like" He acknowledged that implementing a complete frontline ceasefire without robust international monitoring remains nearly impossible but emphasised that the 30-day window offers a credible start He confirmed ongoing efforts to convene a meeting of international advisers meaning the next round of the negotiations with the US saying it was a "positive sign" that such a gathering is under discussion despite recent personnel changes in Washington Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy. A strike by Russian drones on Ukraine‘s second-largest city has wounded 47 people Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations in the city late on Friday Following the attack, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged stronger more decisive support from the country’s allies all our partners who seek peace,” he wrote on X in the early hours of Saturday The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia fired 183 exploding drones and decoys overnight Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air defences shot down 170 Ukrainian drones overnight The mayor of the Russian port city of Novorossiisk declared a state of emergency on Saturday after local authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged a grain terminal and several residential buildings the mayor of the Russian Black Sea city of Novorossiysk was shown inspecting damage to three apartment buildings in video released on his official Telegram account The video showed debris scattered in front of apartment buildings blown out windows and balconies hanging off the buildings’ facade The latest wave of attacks comes after the US and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, finalising a deal that could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns US president Donald Trump might scale back support during peace negotiations with Russia. – AP/Reuters Facebook pageTwitter feed© 2025 The Irish Times DAC On the evening of May 2, Russian forces launched another drone attack on Ukraine, including Kharkiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that only force and sanctions can stop Russia, according to his post Kharkiv has been targeted by dozens of Shahed drones and civilian infrastructure have been damaged Over 40 people are reported injured at this moment Rescue teams and relevant services are working everywhere," the message reads Zelenskyy emphasized that there were no military targets involved He also pointed out that Ukraine needs stronger air defense systems and that only force and sanctions will make Russia stop "Russia targets residential areas when Ukrainians are at home Only inhuman beings can give such orders and carry them out While the world hesitates with its decisions almost every night in Ukraine turns into a nightmare Strong and real decisions from our partners - the United States and all our peace-seeking partners are required Only strength and sanctions will force Russia to stop," the president concluded Russia launched a mass drone attack late on Friday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, hitting a high-rise apartment block, triggering fires and injuring 40 people, officials said, APA reports citing Reuters said there had been strikes in 12 locations in four central districts of the city a repeated target of Russian air attacks lying 30 km (19 miles) from the country's northeastern border Seven of the injured were being treated in hospital Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said the number of injured could still rise Regional authorities in southern Kherson region said a village resident died when a fallen drone exploded as he was trying to carry it away from a house Russian forces launched a major overnight assault on Ukraine between May 2 and 3 targeting multiple regions with missiles and drones The city sustained hits at 12 locations across four districts 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.