The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

Blinken delivers message of US support to Kyiv as thousands flee Kharkiv region

US secretary of state promises long-awaited $60bn Ukraine aid package will make ‘real difference on battlefield’

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

The Guardian view on Russia’s new offensive: Ukraine’s allies must renew their focus

Editorial: Significant advances by Vladimir Putin’s forces in the Kharkiv region must concentrate minds in the west at a critical moment

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

OPINION - Ukrainian troops pulling back from Kharkiv means a very hot summer and a wider war

The Russian attacks on nearly a dozen villages in the Kharkiv sector of northeast Ukraine threaten a major breakthrough at the opening of a rolling summer offensive. The situation is described by Ukrainians as “dynamic” and President Volodymyr Zelensky has swiftly replaced his Kharkiv commander.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

Antony Blinken visits Kyiv to show US support for Ukraine as Putin's army 'blows up bridges to create buffer zone'

Defence experts say Russian forces had made ‘tactically significant advances’ but did not appear to be moving on Kharkiv in the north east of the country

Evening Standard · May 14, 2024

Blinken In Ukraine To Assure US Support Amid New Russian Offensive

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to assure Ukraine of continued American support and the flow of much-needed weapons as Russia presses on with its new offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

International Business Times · May 14, 2024

Tuesday briefing: How Russia’s advance on Kharkiv might end

In today’s newsletter: A major new attack on territory known for Kyiv’s biggest victory has led to a sense of Ukraine’s prospects viciously unravelling, town by town

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Blinken in Kyiv as Russians try to stretch Kharkiv defenders thin

Evacuation of thousands from town of Vovchansk; Kyiv terror operatives planned bombs in packages of tea, say prosecutors. What we know on day 811

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2024

Could Russia take Ukraine's second city? Putin on the offensive

Moscow has opened a new front with Ukraine after taking several villages near Kharkiv. Russia’s spring offensive takes form as President Vladimir Putin replaces defence minister Sergei Shoigu with another Kremlin loyalist – Andrei Belousov, the deputy prime minister in charge of the economy.

France 24 · May 13, 2024

Russians having ‘tactical success’ in advance on Kharkiv, Ukraine says

Kyiv replaces commander overseeing north-eastern Kharkiv frontline in effort to turn the tide as fighting continues

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024

Russia Pounds 30 Towns And Villages In Ukraine's Kharkiv Region

Russia pounded over 30 villages and towns in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a ground offensive in the border region, forcing almost 6,000 to evacuate, the governor said on Monday.

International Business Times · May 13, 2024