Russia has now caused over $10 billion worth of damages to Kharkiv since begin its war of aggression and conquest in 2022, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Jan. 30.
Russia launched three missile strikes on Kharkiv in one day, they targeted the central part of Kharkiv, where lots of historical buildings were damaged, Suspilne Kharkiv reported on Jan. 25
Ukraine was indeed preparing for a POW exchange with Russia on Jan. 24, but after Moscow claimed that the Ukrainian prisoners were onboard the downed Il-76 military aircraft, the swap is now in limbo, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov told RFE/RL.
The building of National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine was destroyed during Russia’s missile attack on Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 23, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported the same day.
Ukraine’s SBU security service has uncovered an agent of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), who was responsible for preparing strikes on Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka, the SBU said on Telegram on Jan. 24.