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 According to Ukrinform, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported this in Telegram “the bombs hit the outskirts of the villages of Baranivka and Udy.” The data on the destruction is being checked,” Syniehubov added As Ukrinform reported earlier, on the evening of April 7, the Russian army launched an air strike on the village of Slatyne in the border community of Dergachiv in Kharkiv district 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 Towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast come under massive Russian shelling and airstrikes, often during the full-scale invasion, as Moscow targets civilian and critical infrastructure in the region. At 8:00 p.m., the Russians hit the outskirts of Zolochiv with two more glide bombs. At 8:08 p.m., a bomb hit an open area near the village of Snihy. There were no casualties or injuries. Then, glide bombs hit an open area on the outskirts of Zolochiv and the road in the settlement. The airstrike damaged five houses. Russian troops also launched three multiple rocket launcher attacks on Zolochiv, damaging two houses. In addition, two Russian Shahed drones hit the village and damaged two houses. The attack injured a man born in 1948 and damaged gas pipes and power lines. “The victim sustained shrapnel wounds to the left eye and chest. He was taken to the hospital and is receiving medical care. In total, seven houses, outbuildings, a car, and an agricultural enterprise were damaged,” Viktor Kovalenko told Gwara Media. According to him, the Russians launched such a massive attack on the community to frighten the residents. At night, at 10:15 p.m., Russians launched another attack on the Zolochiv community. They hit the open territory of Udy village and Orishanka village with a glide bomb. There was no information on damage or casualties. Later, at 10:40 p.m., the Russian military struck Zolochiv with another Shahed drone, damaging a warehouse of an agricultural enterprise. Subscribe to news from Kharkiv, UkraineMost important stories from the frontline region Google Or Register from Google Or Website materials are permitted only with an active link to “GWARA MEDIA,” not lower than the third paragraph The use of digital platform content is allowed with textual attribution Content for documentary films and integrated products is permitted The site was modernized with the support of the European Endowment for Democracy in 2023 ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " This was reported by Ukrinform, citing the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Telegram the Bohodukhiv District Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv region initiated a pretrial investigation into the commission of a war crime (Part 1 Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) Russian forces attacked the village of Zolochiv in Bohodukhiv district with combat drones and power lines were also damaged," the prosecutor's office stated and a 68-year-old woman sustained multiple injuries and were hospitalized five more people suffered from acute stress reactions as a result of a massive drone strike on Kharkiv Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office Russian troops attacked a civilian hospital in the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region This was reported by the State Emergency Service and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration the medical facility was attacked by attack drones A 33-year-old employee of the emergency team was injured in the attack It is noted that at the time of the strike there were five patients and five staff members in the hospital The explosion caused the roof of the building to catch fire and the fire covered an area of 1500 square metres The emergency workers managed to hide in a shelter the fire was extinguished within six hours According to the Regional Military Administration Vyshche Solone and Slatyne came under attack over the past day seven people were injured in one of the shellings of the administrative centre including four children with acute stress reactions a 65-year-old man is in serious condition after an artillery shelling Also on 13 March, Russian troops f ired artillery mortars and FPV drones at two communities in Mykolaiv region In Kherson region, one person was killed and nine others were injured, including a child, as a result of Russian shelling on 13 March This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, in Telegram “A 67-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction Doctors also diagnosed her with a hypertensive crisis The woman is currently hospitalized,” the statement said According to the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office the guided aerial bomb hit a residential area near the city As Ukrinform reported earlier, houses and power lines were damaged in Kharkiv region as a result of enemy shelling over the past day. The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration announced this on Facebook the Russian military launched two attacks on the village of Zolochiv in the Bohodukhiv district a 67-year-old local resident was injured as a result of a guided bomb strike near a private residence 10 outbuildings and a greenhouse were damaged,” the report says A 68-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man were injured in the second strike All victims suffered from acute stress reaction Russian troops struck the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region with two guided aerial bombs Three more bombs hit other settlements in the Zolochiv community According to Ukrinform, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported this on Facebook the Russian Armed Forces launched an airstrike on the town of Zolochiv in Bohodukhiv district and electricity and gas networks were damaged Under the procedural leadership of the Bohodukhiv District Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv region a pretrial investigation has been launched into a war crime (Part 1 a resident of the village of Prystin in Kupiansk district of Kharkiv region was injured as a result of an attack by a Russian drone Oleh Syniehubov, head of the region's military administration, announced this on Facebook a Russian drone dropped an explosive device two Shahed drones hit a poultry processing plant damaging the slaughterhouse building and refrigeration units a Shahed drone attack caused a fire at an agricultural enterprise The hangar's structural elements caught fire a guided aerial bomb (KAB) strike damaged a private residential house The explosion also damaged two private houses leaving the villages of Pisky-Radkivski and Maliivka without electricity Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy attacks near Vovchansk Ukrainian forces repelled enemy storming attempts near Lozova This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office in Telegram <script async src="https://telegram.org/js/telegram-widget.js?22" data-telegram-post="prokuratura_kharkiv/21581" data-width="100%"></script> the Russian armed forces launched air strikes on the village of Zolochiv and a power plant were damaged,” the statement said A pre-trial investigation into the fact of committing a war crime (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) has been initiated As reported, on the afternoon of February 25, Russian troops struck the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region with two guided aerial bombs On February 22, a Russian air strike on Zolochiv damaged 30 residential buildings Photo: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration That’s according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office in the area of the Stroitel settlement in Russia’s Belgorod region two Su-34s launched guided aerial bombs on Kharkiv and the village of Zolochiv at least 10 residential buildings and commercial premises were damaged in these airstrikes suffered an acute reaction to stress," the prosecutor's office informed including a girl aged 3 years and 11 months as well as at least 14 vehicles were damaged," the prosecutor's office said in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv façades of two apartment blocks sustained damage A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war As reported, Wednesday night, Russia attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs one of which hit a five-storey residential building Five out of eleven wounded residents were hospitalized Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office The Kharkiv Regional Military Administration said this in a post on Telegram the enemy attacked Zolochiv village in the Bohodukhiv district A car caught fire as a result of a hit from a guided aerial bomb damaging three private and one apartment building and administrative buildings. Four local residents were injured - one of them was hospitalized,” the report says All relevant services are working at the scene in the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district two glide bombs hit an open area on the outskirts of Svitlychne Russians attacked a humanitarian aid unloading site and humanitarian center in Ivashky This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service (SES) emergency workers rescued two women and a man from the under the rubble of a private house destroyed by the enemy in the town of Zolochiv The injured people were handed over to paramedics," the statement reads emergency workers also found a pet cat and rescued it According to updated information from the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration the strike in Zolochiv also hit the territory of an agricultural enterprise No casualties or destruction were reported in other settlements of the community as a result of glide bomb strikes the enemy shelled the town of Zolochiv in Kharkiv region with glide bombs Russian forces launched an airstrike using drones on the territory of the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region on the night of March 14. A hit was recorded on the local hospital building, causing a fire, and one person has been reported injured, reports the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov. the enemy drone attack took place around midnight the enemy launched a second strike with two drones," the head of the regional military administration reported According to the head of the administration a 33-year-old emergency medical team member was injured due to the Russian drone attack He noted that the woman suffered an acute stress reaction The head of the regional military administration also added that the fire in Zolochiv had already been extinguished by emergency services Syniehubov shared footage of the aftermath of the enemy attack on the hospital The consequences of the Russian airstrike on Zolochiv on the night of March 14 (photo: t.me/synegubov) For reference: The village of Zolochiv in the Bohodukhiv district is located in the northwest of the Kharkiv region The area of the settlement is 10.67 square kilometers It should be noted that Zolochiv frequently suffers from Russian air attacks Russian forces dropped two guided aerial bombs on the village Additionally, due to a Russian strike with KAB bombs on February 11, seven people were injured in the Zolochiv community. The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." 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 Far-right Euroskeptic candidate George Simion head of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan placed second with 20.99% of the vote and the candidate from the ruling coalition "It requires the continuation of contacts between Moscow and Washington which have been launched and are now ongoing," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said set to operate within the Council of Europe will focus on Russia's political and military leaders up to 20 Russian soldiers were killed and their equipment destroyed The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests "We are ready to deepen our contribution to the training of the Ukrainian military," Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on May 5 by Martin FornusekIllustrative purposes only: A view of the Kharkiv city sign in Kharkiv (Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Russia launched an airstrike against the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast on Feb A 12-year-old boy was among the injured. Three of the victims have been hospitalized, while the others were provided medical assistance on the spot, the governor said. Russian forces reportedly struck the town with guided aerial bombs at around 11:27 a.m The full extent of damage and casualties is being determined lies around 15 kilometers (10 miles) south of the Ukraine-Russia border and some 35 kilometers (20 miles) from the regional center Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine's northeast is a regular target of Russian missile and glide bomb attacks from across the border or Russian-occupied territories Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies but its proximity to the border just 12 miles away means Zolochiv has little or no warning of fresh attacks The debate over whether Ukraine might use Western weapons in Russia has rumbled on throughout the war, but in recent weeks it has been thrust into the spotlight. On May 10, Russia launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region a major turning point for life in Ukraine’s second-largest city and its surrounding towns and villages Attacks have continued throughout the Kharkiv region for the entirety of the war and air raid sirens sound so often that most people tend to forget about the warnings and continue their day Kharkiv’s air defense system is not advanced enough to infiltrate all incoming attacks an attack launched from Russia’s nearby Belgorod can strike the Kharkiv region Local residents carry out repair works on a damaged house after a Russian missile attack on Feb. 6, 2024, in Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Under the previous rules of engagement, Ukraine would not be able to use the F16s which are finally set to be delivered to shoot down those Russian bombers. Belgian officials said this week that they would still not be allowed to fly into Russian territory. Walking past the site of one of the destroyed humanitarian relief centers, outgoing artillery could be heard in the distance. But inside one of the only restaurants in Zolochiv a few minutes later, Deputy Mayor Vitaly Sadovii asked The Daily Beast not to leave the building for a few minutes as a drone flew overhead. Inside the restaurant, an employee named Svitlana Izhakevych, 71, gasped and covered her ears as a loud “boom” rang throughout Zolochiv. Izhakevych is from Ivashky, a nearby village that is directly next to the Russian-Ukrainian border, and left for Zolochiv because it had become too dangerous. Zolochiv was supposed to be safer, somewhere she and her husband could live, but the explosions outside the restaurant show that nowhere in the Kharkiv region is safe. Deputy Mayor Sadovii told The Daily Beast that Russia has struck Zolochiv most days this month. Sitting at a table at the restaurant, he held out his hand and counted the number of attacks on his fingers. “May 1. Aerial Bombs. A civilian was killed on May 1. When they attacked the central square. May 6. Attacks. And for the last four days of that [last] week, consecutive days of shelling with Grad rockets.” “They are shooting, they are destroying civilian objects, this is a hospital, this is a sports complex, these are civilian objects. Why should our military lose? If they were hit [plane], it would not fly anymore. They realize that we can’t do anything,” Sadovii said. One week ago, Sadovii and his father were at Epicenter, a large shopping mall in Kharkiv that last Saturday became the most recent example of Russia’s deadly attacks. At least 18 people were killed and 48 others injured in the deadliest attack Ukraine had seen in weeks. Sadovii acknowledged that if he and his father had waited just a few days to go to the mall, they could have been killed. “To be honest, the way they [Russia] destroy us, the civilians also know everything. It’s not like they’re coming out of the woodwork. Why should we sit around now, afraid to live?” Sadovii said. “I would love for them to feel the same way, and 10 times worse than we do. We were living normally, enjoying life,” he added. The owner of the restaurant, Alexander Goncharenko, 52, had a Russian mother and a Ukrainian father, and lived for most of his life in Gurkazachok, a small village around 160 feet from the Russian border, he said. Before the war, Goncharenko was pro-Russian, and believed that Russia and Ukraine were essentially the same. “I went to bed on Feb. 23 [2022] and it was Russia. I woke up on Feb. 24 [2022],” and it was Ukraine, Goncharenko said. Goncharenko believes that Kyiv should be allowed to carry out attacks inside Russia which it has done on occasion over the last few months in an attempt to destroy military equipment in Belogord In Ukraine’s attempt to destroy weapons headed for the country seven people were killed and 35 injured in a drone attack orchestrated by Kyiv 9,000 children were evacuated from the city a drone and rocket attack killed 25 and wounded another 100 the attacks have been planned with the hope of harming Russia’s chances of winning the war At least if they shoot down one plane today the [Russians] will think for a week how to circumvent this case which will give Ukraine’s military time to advance,” he said A police officer walks past the body of a victim following a Russian strike on Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region Taking the fight to Russia has been a key strategic element of the entire war Ukrainian drones have struck as far away as Moscow there have been a flurry of attacks on oil refineries and military targets Even some Russian residents have realized the importance of staging attacks inside Russia in an attempt to stop future attacks on Ukraine partisan groups have attacked trains carrying weapons to Ukraine military recruitment offices and weapons manufacturers The Daily Beast received a video from members of one of these Russian partisan groups last summer The video was of three men wearing ski masks and sunglasses to hide their appearance One man on the left held a rifle as the member in the middle spoke “My colleagues now hold weapons in their hands They are holding it to show that we really have weapons.” That partisan group included six men who began their fight in August 2022 after they realized that peaceful protests would not be enough to end the war it (war) ends with administrative or criminal cases against the protesters we decided that in order to carry out real activities to overthrow the regime There are also Russian military groups like the far-right Russian Volunteer Corps who are fighting alongside Ukrainians on the frontlines “I consider our work as a crusade in a certain way the self-described head of the Russian Volunteer Corps “Some of them think that they shouldn’t go beyond the border and that it’s fine if we just liberate Ukraine the main goal is common because as long as Russia in its current state exists On May 2, an explosion derailed a freight train in Russia’s Bryansk region more than 250 miles from the Ukrainian border Train operators reported the 20 wagons had come off the track due to “unauthorized interference,” and Russian officials accused pro-Ukrainian partisans of being responsible for the attack the speaker said it was his group that orchestrated the attack “We understand that our people will not live peacefully with this [Putin] regime If the regime begins to fall due to defeat in the war “We want Ukrainains to know that there are people in Russia who also protest and fight against this regime and we have a common enemy and he is sitting in the Kremlin.” If the West wants to see that enemy defeated they must lift the ban on striking deep into Russia and give Ukraine the chance to win this war Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here Local residents carry out repair works on a damaged house after a Russian missile attack on Feb journalist based in Berlin and contributor to The Daily Beast Russian troops shelled the Zolochiv community in the Kharkiv region using guided aerial bombs. Due to the strikes, seven people were injured, Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reports. Russian forces attacked the settlement of Zolochiv around 11:27 a.m One of the munitions hit a private residential house it was reported that four people were injured Head of the Regional Military Administration announced that the number of wounded had increased to six "Three of them were hospitalized at healthcare facilities Medics provided assistance to the others at the scene," Syniehubov added According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs there are now reports of seven injured people "Hits from guided aviation bombs were also recorded on the outskirts of the villages of Svitlychne Necessary services are working at the sites," the Ukrainian Ministry added The main targets of the strikes are energy facilities These attacks aim not only to cause material damage but also to sow panic among the population Both cities and settlements near the front line and the state border remain under constant fire with significant destruction and numerous civilian casualties deploying cruise and ballistic missiles and attacking with drones A total of 124 drones were launched from five directions Ukraine's air defense managed to destroy 57 UAVs while 64 other enemy decoy drones were lost locally Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker by Kateryna Hodunova, Martin Fornusek, Kateryna DenisovaThe aftermath of a Russian attack on Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast on May 1 (Governor Oleh Syniehubov/Telegram)Updated: The article was updated at 8:55 p.m local time on May 1 with additional updates from Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office Russian troops attacked the village of Zolochiv in Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on May 1 Russia carried the strike out at around 10 a.m local time with KAB aerial bombs and damaged buildings and cars killing a 62-year-old man and his 38-year-old daughter who were sitting inside one of the vehicles A 77-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were hospitalized with injuries, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Men aged 35 and 50, a 41-year-old woman, and an 11-year-old boy were also wounded and provided necessary medical attention, the governor reported. Russia has recently intensified attacks against Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast, using missiles, glide bombs, and drones to destroy energy infrastructure and kill civilians On April 30, Russian forces struck two districts of Kharkiv Russian troops dropped glide bombs (KABs) on the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region There is no information on casualties of the attack head of the Zolochiv Military Administration The Russian glide bomb attack destroyed a kindergarten and a local market Border towns and villages of the Kharkiv Oblast came under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions on May 10 the Russian army conducted a drone attack on Kharkiv The Russian drone attack damaged 25 trucks Windows in a three-story office building of a utility company were also damaged Evacuation is currently underway in the region. According to Oleh Syniehubov, police, volunteers, and rescuers evacuated 10,776 people from the border communities of Kharkiv Oblast. A two-month-old baby was killed and three others were injured Tuesday in a Russian strike on northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region a three-story hotel was destroyed in Zolochiv.. following two S-300 missile strikes," Kharkiv region Governor Oleg Sinegubov said adding that the child's mother was among the injured and was hospitalized. The village of Zolochiv is just under 20 kilometers from Ukraine's border with Russia Some 30 buildings were damaged in the attack Ukrainian law enforcement officials said. Police released a photo showing rescue workers attempting to pull people from rubble in the darkness Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region has come under regular shelling and missile strikes since Kyiv's forces regained control over much of the region in late 2022 officials in the southern Kherson region said overnight Russian shelling killed a 59-year-old in Novotyagynka a village on the western bank of the Dnipro river the de facto frontline in the south of the country 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 Ilona Butova almost looks out of place in her neatly pressed lavender scrubs as she walks through a door frame that hangs from a crumbled wall into what used to be an administrative office of her hospital in Zolochiv Not one building in the facility in the northeastern Ukrainian town near the Russian border has escaped getting hit by artillery shells space to treat patients at the hospital has shrunk constantly because of damage And the number of people seeking treatment in the small town 18 kilometers (11 miles) from the border is often higher now than before the fighting began Ukraine’s health care system struggled for years because of corruption medical staff relocating to safer places and many drugs unavailable or in short supply Care is being provided in the hardest-hit areas by doctors who have refused to evacuate or have rushed in as volunteers a neurologist who also is the administrator of the hospital in the town near Kharkiv She added that she has had to do more with fewer resources The World Health Organization declared its highest level of emergency in Ukraine the day after the invasion coordinating a major relief effort there and in neighboring countries whose medical systems also are under strain 900 hospitals have been damaged and another 123 have been destroyed and we’re having to find new sites to build replacements.” scores of pharmacies and ambulances have been destroyed or are seriously damaged and at least 18 civilian medical staff have been killed and 59 others seriously wounded the referral system has totally broken down,” Liashko told The Associated Press “People’s health and their lives are in danger.” Kyiv's economy was drained by the conflict with Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine that began in 2014 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inherited a health care system that was undermined by reforms launched under his predecessor that had slashed government subsidies and closed many small-town hospitals people in those communities had to seek care in large cities — sometimes waiting as long as eight hours for an ambulance in severe cases of COVID-19 As Russia has expanded the territory it controls in eastern and southern Ukraine the supply of drugs in those areas has dwindled along with medical staff to administer them In the southern front-line town of Mykolaiv “things have been very difficult,” volunteer Andrii Skorokhod said and shortages have become increasingly acute: Hospital staff were among those evacuated who heads a Red Cross initiative to provide residents with free medications Volunteers like Skorokhod saved the life of 79-year-old Vanda Banderovska whose home near Mykolaiv was destroyed by Russian artillery and she was brought to the hospital badly bruised and barely conscious “My son went out to the car to get his mobile phone when the Russians started shelling He was hit in the head,” she said at a recovery ward “They’ve destroyed everything and I have nothing left.” Banderovska said she was deeply grateful to the people who saved her life but also overcome by grief and anger When doctors took me to the hospital I was bruised black and blue but I slowly recovered,” she said Vasilisa Stepanenko and Hanna Arhirova contributed to this report from Kyiv Follow AP's coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine rewritten or redistributed without permission David Brennan is Newsweek's Diplomatic Correspondent covering world politics and conflicts from London with a focus on NATO David joined Newsweek in 2018 and has since reported from key locations and summits across Europe and the South Caucasus This includes extensive reporting from the Baltic David graduated from the University of Cambridge having specialized in the history of empires and revolutions You can contact David at d.brennan@newsweek.com and follow him on Twitter @DavidBrennan100 either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content The simmering conflict between the United States and China and Russia appears to be bleeding into Ukraine's existential fight against the Kremlin's invasion as Ukrainian authorities act against Beijing-backed mega-corporations blacklisted for assisting Moscow's war Newsweek has uncovered new details of a landmark decision blocking a Ukrainian company associated with a Chinese technology giant from doing business with a regional authority due to concerns over Beijing's close relationship with Moscow and potential undue Chinese influence The case may set an important precedent for rolling back decades of Beijing's growing commercial presence in Ukraine if Kyiv deems the cost and risk worthwhile Ukraine's Anti-Monopoly Committee (AMCU) confirmed to Newsweek it had upheld a decision by the Zolochiv Village Council—which oversees an area in western Lviv Oblast close to the Polish border—to exclude Hikvision partner Engineering-Analytica LLC from a public surveillance technology contract worth around $15,000 earlier this year An AMCU spokesperson told Newsweek that Engineering-Analytica submitted a complaint to the body alleging that Zolochiv Village Council "set discriminatory requirements" in its tender process related to its partnership with Hikvision and the inclusion of the Chinese company on the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP)'s sponsors of war list "The AMCU's commission ultimately decided to dismiss the complaint," the agency spokesperson said The Zolochiv Village Council did not respond to multiple Newsweek requests for comment sent via email and social media A spokesperson for Engineering-Analytica told Newsweek that the NACP's list is unconstitutional and Hikvision's inclusion on it was a result of "distorted facts." "We believe that all actions related to blocking the participation of Hikvision products in public procurement are not state policy defined by law but are solely the initiative of certain officials Kyiv is walking a tightrope between China and its Western partners, economic and military aid from which has been instrumental in Ukraine's survival. The U.S. in particular is seeking to freeze China's technology mega-corporations—such as Huawei and ZTE—out of its domestic markets and is pushing its European allies to follow suit While looking for any way to advance its NATO and European Union membership ambitions "To limit the Chinese influence is first of all in the interests of Ukraine in the interests of our security," Oleksandr Merezhko a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the chair of the body's foreign affairs committee It will show that Ukraine is a reliable ally of the U.S." The AMCU told Newsweek it has not yet ruled on any other complaints from companies excluded from public procurement bids due to their links with Chinese companies But Zolochiv's face-off with Engineering-Analytica could be the first of many such cases in the future if Kyiv is committed to stalling China's technology footprint in the country This question will become more pressing as Ukrainian authorities look to rebuild the country's devastated infrastructure Contracts with Chinese firms will likely prove cheaper than with Western competitors but might leave Kyiv open to Beijing's influence plus unsettle Ukraine's vital Western backers United Kingdom and European Union have all taken steps to ban or limit the use of Hikvision technology along with the products of other large Chinese technology companies There is some evidence of this Western push already Newsweek obtained a March 2023 procurement notice issued by U.S on behalf of the British Foreign Office as part of the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine The invitation sought bidders "for the supply of construction materials for lighting and poles." "Any and all items that are made by Huawei Technology Company Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company Dahua Technology Company will not be accepted," the notice read "If tenders include items from these entities please note that they will be deemed not technically responsive and excluded from competition." the British Foreign Office told the i newspaper earlier this year that Chemonics was responsible for procurement negotiations and was "required to comply with any relevant US policy and regulations." Newsweek reached out to Chemonics via email for comment Some in Ukraine have decided it best to draw from the vast resources on offer from China, given the country's dire economic and military position. Kyivstar—the country's largest telecommunications firm—for example, has already committed to rebuilding its mauled network with $600 million in Chinese technology. A sudden swap to Western alternatives, its CEO told Bloomberg in June Excoriating Chinese influence would mean reversing years of extensive procurement from Hikvision and Dahua Both are used extensively in Ukraine's "Safe City" project which has greatly expanded governmental surveillance networks in settlements nationwide Military-minded observers have also warned that taking too hard a line against China and its largest technology companies might choke the supply of much-needed commercial drones for troops on the battlefield Ukrainian troops are already having to grapple with shortages due to new export controls imposed by Beijing and fear falling behind their Russian enemies in the ever-evolving UAV arms race Oleksii Kupriienko—part of the "Don't Fund Russian Army" organization and the founder of the "Underdog" legal watchdog—told Newsweek that the Zolochiv decision could prove a landmark moment but added it is unlikely to set off an imminent chain reaction of similar cases "The case is really brilliant," said Kupriienko who has previously denounced Chinese surveillance technology as a "Trojan Horse" inside Ukraine But Hikvision is at the center of a governmental "paradox," Kupriienko added "The NACP proclaimed the company as a war sponsor with clear evidence of it being okay with Russian aggression in Ukraine and continuing doing business with Russia Ukrainian governmental bodies are eager to buy this equipment This is really a very strange situation for a country which is at war." are limited by budget concerns and the existing reliance of many authorities on Chinese technology networks particularly as part of the Safe City initiative "That is why they just continue what they have done for years and years," he said Kupriienko and others have been citing the Zolochiv decision in their bid to shift other governmental authorities away from Chinese technology I cannot tell you that we were successful," he said "But I think we have taken an important step forward." A Hikvision spokesperson told Newsweek it had no direct involvement in the proposed Engineering-Analytica deal "Hikvision has three distribution partners in Ukraine and Engineering-Analytic LLC is not one of them," the spokesperson said "Engineering-Analytic LLC is a local integrator The spokesperson disputed the NACP assertion that Hikvision is a sponsor of the war "To help alleviate the devastating impact of this conflict Hikvision has contributed humanitarian aid to the Red Cross in Poland to support Ukrainian refugees," they said media outlets and local politicians—including from the Lviv Regional Council—have criticized the unjustified decision to include Hikvision on the list because the company provides essential equipment to Ukrainians throughout the country." 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[email protected] The article was edited to clarify the location of the office and the damage suffered A Russian shelling strike on Zolochiv (Kharkiv oblast) on April 24 destroyed the the office of the "Zorya" newspaper which was located across from the district administration building This was reported to the regional representative of the Institute of Mass Information by the chief editor of "Zorya" no one was in the building at the time of the impact The windows in the office were blown away by the blast from the district administration Eight windows were damaged: those that were still glazed and those that had already been broken when a mine was dropped into the building in 2022 the local authorities have already supplied tarpaulin and plywood to cover the windows and protect the building from rain The chief editor sees no point in replacing the windows as he believes that they will be damaged by Russian shelling again The head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, Oleh Synehubov, reported that the enemy attacked the downtown Zolochiv with two S-300 missiles at night The Zolochiv district administration building where the Zorya office was located the chair of the Zolochiv military administration told Suspilne Kharkiv that the administration building was empty and not in use The impacts were powerful and damaged over 10 private houses: windows The Russian troops shell the Kharkiv oblast and the city daily They came under fire on the night of Apirl 4 while filming the aftermath of the Russian mass drone strike on the city Yulia Boyko was diagnosed with barotrauma and a mild concussion They were saved by the State Emergency Service car parked nearby On April 22, the Russian troops targeted a TV tower in Kharkiv, destroying it. The TV tower was the tallest building in the city – 245 meters high. The shelling strike on the Kharkiv TV tower resulted in digital broadcasting disappearing in the city and the nearby municipalities Reprinting and disseminating our information is allowed but under strictly condition of reference to the source Rescuers pulled three people from the rubble — two women and a man One person is still trapped under the rubble The facade of the store caught fire because of the shelling During 24 hours, the Russian troops hit Synkivka, Ivanivka, Stepova Novoselivka, and Berestove in the Kharkiv Region with airstrikes.