There is no evacuation from Kharkiv, people are being evacuated here from the region

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.

This was stated by the mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov on the air of the telethon.

«The air alarm has been sounding for more than eight hours. The night was spent more or less calmly. Explosions rang out, there were flights over residential buildings. They use scare tactics to get people to leave the city,» he said.

Ihor Terekhov also noted that there is currently no talk of evacuation from Kharkiv.

«On the contrary, we accept people from areas where active hostilities are currently taking place in Kharkiv,» said the mayor.

Ihor Terekhov added that more than six thousand people have already arrived in the city. They were placed in dormitories and given «everything possible to make them feel more or less protected».

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 over the last day.