The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Drone strikes ‘cut power to 200,000 homes in occupied southern Ukraine’

A Kremlin-installed local official said strikes disrupted power in the Zaporizhzhia region

The Independent UK · Jan 16

Ukraine war briefing: Russian attack destroys Kharkiv energy facility as UK pledges emergency support

Response crews at work following strikes in Ukraine’s second city as Britain commits £20m after Zelenskyy declares energy emergency. What we know on day 1,423

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims it is Zelensky, not Putin, holding up peace deal

Bizarre claim comes after Zelensky was forced to declare a power sector state of emergency due to repeated Russian attacks

The Independent UK · Jan 14

At least two people killed and scores injured in Russian strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv

Authorities said the body of a three-year-old boy was recovered from the rubble of a destroyed apartment building after the attack.

Euronews · Jan 3

Zelenskyy names Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as new top aide

Budanov's appointment to lead the office of the president marks an unusual shift, placing a serving intelligence chief at the centre of Ukraine's political and diplomatic coordination.

Euronews · Jan 2

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow and Kyiv ‘exchange drone strikes on energy grids’ in New Year attacks

Zelensky says is ‘10 per cent’ away from deal to end war with Russia but not ‘at any cost’

The Independent UK · Jan 1

The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions

People torn between craving for peace as conditions worsen and desire to hold strong against Russian military and US

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025

Zelenskyy debunks Russia's claim it occupied Kupyansk with in-person visit

The Ukrainian president published a video Friday from Kupyansk in Kharkiv region, visiting Ukrainian positions less than 2 kilometres away from Russian troops and well within the range of Moscow’s drones and artillery.

Euronews · Dec 12, 2025

Ukraine's kamikaze drones hit the front line as manpower shortage bites

Recent incursions into NATO territory and manpower shortages faced by the Ukrainian armed forces have accelerated advances in drone technology. No longer just complementary to traditional warfare, they are a necessity on the frontline against Russia – and increasingly on Europe’s eastern flank.

Euronews · Dec 12, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: Russian drones kill four in Kharkiv as officials discuss proposal to end war

Seventeen wounded in ‘massive strike’; US-Ukraine statement announces ‘refined peace framework’. What we know on day 1,370

The Guardian - AU · Nov 24, 2025