In Kharkiv Oblast, two people died and nine were injured as a result of Russian attacks

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Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with drones and S-300 on Friday night.

This was announced by the head of the RMA, Oleh Syniehubov.

He reported that at night in Kharkiv, UAVs were hit in an open area. The glazing of the windows of a 5-story residential building was partially damaged.

«The administration building of the city district was also damaged. 00:30 Kharkiv, Nemyshlyansky district. S-300 shelling of open territory. No damage or casualties. May 17 00:09 Kharkiv. Hitting UAVs in an open area. 3 houses were damaged,» said Oleh Syniehubov.

According to him, an 86-year-old man was killed yesterday in Krasnoe due to the dropping of ammunition from a drone, and in Synelnikovo, private houses were damaged as a result of shelling from multiple rocket launchers, a 35-year-old man was killed, and two more (35 and 33 years old) were injured. In the Vovchansk community, as a result of the shelling of the intermediate evacuation point, 4 employees of the medical facility, a civilian man and the head of the National Security Service were injured, in addition, a 52-year-old man was wounded as a result of the shelling of Vovchansk.

Russian offensive on Kharkiv Oblast

It will be recalled that Russian troops intensified their 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.

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 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 shootings of the civilian population.

It was also reported that during the day the Russians lost more than 320 people killed and wounded in the Kharkiv direction.