The number of people killed in the Russian attack on a recreation center in Kharkiv region has increased to 7 people

In the Kharkiv region, the number of dead as a result of an enemy attack on a recreation center in the Kharkiv region has increased to seven.

This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

We will remind you that on May 19, the Russians attacked the Malodanyliva community in the Kharkiv region. According to data on the evening of May 19, it was reported that 6 people died as a result of the attack. Among the dead is a pregnant woman.

On May 20, during the survey of the bottom of the reservoir, divers of the Interregional Center for Humanitarian Demining and Rapid Response of the State Emergency Service discovered the body of a man.

Thus, the number of dead increased to seven. Also, as a result of the impact, 28 people were injured.

Russian offensive on Kharkiv Oblast

We will remind you that Russian troops have increased shelling in the northern direction of the Kharkiv region. First of all, the enemy attacks the city of Vovchansk.

Reserve units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been sent to strengthen the defense in the Vovchansk direction. The military continues to hold back the enemy's advance.

Subsequently, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed that the Russian army had launched a counteroffensive in the Kharkiv direction. He noted that the military command knew about the enemy's plans for a new offensive and calculated the forces to respond to the attack.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy also reported on the strengthening of positions in the Kharkiv region, where defensive operations continue.

On May 13, the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, Oleh Syniehubov, noted that the Russian army shelled more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region. Seven people were injured.

It was also reported that the pace of Russian offensive operations in the north of the Kharkiv region has slowed down. According to analysts, Russian troops prefer the creation of a «buffer zone» near the border, rather than a deeper advance into the Kharkiv region. Defense forces prevent the enemy from gaining a foothold in Vovchansk.

In the Kharkiv region, Russian troops expanded the zone of active hostilities by almost 70 kilometers and concentrated their main efforts in the direction of Strylecha-Lyptsi and captured Vovchansk and launched an offensive in the rear of Ukrainian troops.

Currently, there are no plans to evacuate the population from Kharkiv. At the same time, people are being brought to the city from the region, from areas where hostilities are ongoing. From the beginning of the Russian offensive in the north of the Kharkiv region to May 16 , 8,779 people were deported from the border settlements.

It was also reported that the Russian occupiers in the northern part of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv Region are taking civilians captive, and there have been recorded cases of shooting civilians.

On May 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia has no plans to seize Kharkiv. And he justifies the intensification of the offensive in the Kharkiv direction with shelling of Belgorod from the side of Ukraine.

On May 19, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian troops had strengthened their positions in the Kharkiv Region and were ready to confront the enemy.