President Volodymr Zelensky Thursday visited Kharkiv as intense Russian attacks raged on Ukraine's second largest city, thanking defenders wounded trying to repel Russian invaders.
Two women were killed and four more people were injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast on 16 May. Source: the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine Quote: "The investigation reports that on 16 May at about 00:20, Russian troops launched missile attacks on the town of Chuhuiv.
“The frontline in Kharkiv Oblast is very close to stabilization, with the most difficult situation in the city Vovchansk,” commander of the Achilles Battalion of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade, Yuriy Fedorenko, told the Ukrainian TV channel Espresso on May 16.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a Russian T-72 tank in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, and released a video of the strike, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on Telegram on May 16.
Russian troops attacked the village of Zolochiv (Kharkiv Oblast) with guided aerial bombs on the night of 5-6 May, injuring a woman and causing extensive damage. Source: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote from Syniehubov: "[Russian guided aerial bombs struck] the village of Zolochiv, Bohodukhiv district, at 02:30 on 6 May.