The bombings continued, while more than 2,400 people have already been evacuated around the country’s second city.
The Ukrainian army is struggling to contain this new offensive launched on May 10.
This Thursday morning, Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had gone secretly to Kharkiv to take stock with his general staff.
In a message on the social network Telegram, the Ukrainian president wrote: “there The situation in the Kharkiv oblast is generally under control, our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupier, but the sector remains extremely difficult.“
2,400 people have already been evacuated around the country’s second city following the Russian advance.
Humanitarian organizations quickly mobilized resources to provide emergency assistance to people fleeing the fighting and get to safety. With the help of national relief services and municipal services, they distributed food, water and hygiene products, organized accommodation and provided health, psychological and legal services.
All its aid structures operate in the Kharkiv city transit center, which serves as a hub for the coordination and distribution of humanitarian aid.
To the south, Kherson targeted again
Three Russian aerial bombs hit a residential area in the city center during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. Eighteen people were injured, three of whom are being treated in hospital in serious condition.
Authorities said eight high-rise buildings, five private homes, a medical center and two schools were damaged.
Russia is opening new fronts to stretch the ammunition- and manpower-starved Ukrainian army along the roughly 1,000-kilometer front line, hoping defenses will collapse before it arrives. weapons and ammunition promised by the United States and Western countries.
