The Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast, officially the Kharkov Military–Civilian Administration, [b] is an ongoing military occupation that began on 24 February 2022, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began capturing and occupying parts of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

On 10 May 2024, the Russian Armed Forces began an offensive operation in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, shelling and attempting to breach the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Vovchansk and Kharkiv. [4] . The Guardian reported that the offensive has led to Russia's biggest territorial gains in 18 months. [5] .

5 days ago · Kharkiv is the second-largest city in Ukraine, and its capture was one of the Russian military’s primary objectives during the initial large-scale invasion. The Russian military besieged the ...

May 12, 2024 · Ukraine’s top general says the situation in the northern Kharkiv region has “significantly worsened” after Russia claimed to have captured four further villages as it expanded its surprise...

1 day ago · A Russian drone attack hit Kharkiv’s Kholodnohirskyi district in the early hours on Feb. 1, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuring four others, Mayor Ihor Terekhov and regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported. The Shahed drone strike partially destroyed one home, ignited a fire, and damaged 16 ...

May 11, 2024 · On Friday at dawn, Russian troops launched a complex attack with aircraft, artillery, infantry troops and armor, surging across the border near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.

The Russian seizure of the left bank of the Oskil River in Kharkiv Oblast would generate immediate operational benefits for Russian forces along the Kharkiv-Luhansk axis and throughout the theater while also setting favorable conditions for future Russian offensive efforts.

Jan 29, 2024 · Ukrainian officials said Kharkiv was targeted by 15 Russian missiles of three types in one of the largest attacks on the city since the war began 23 months ago.

May 10, 2024 · Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new...

Kharkiv was a major target for Russian forces in the eastern Ukraine campaign during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine before they were pushed back to the Russia–Ukraine border. The city remains under intermittent Russian fire , with reports that almost a quarter of the city was destroyed by April 2024.