A series of explosions occurred in Kharkiv.
South Korea's intelligence service suspects that North Korea may have supplied weapons, such as 122mm artillery shells since the 1970s, to russia for use in the war in Ukraine.
russian telegram channels falsely claimed that the leadership of the Kharkiv region had disappeared due to the russian offensive, but Ukrainian officials confirmed that the regional leadership remained in Kharkiv and was fulfilling its duties.
Active hostilities continue in the Kharkiv sector, with the enemy using assault tactics, while Ukrainian troops repel attacks and inflict losses on the occupiers.
russian troops advanced near several settlements, including Verbove, Krasnohorivka, Netaylove, west of Semenivka, east of Novopokrovske, and occupied the villages of Morokhovets, Oliynykove and Zelene.
The Ukrainian Air Force warns of a possible ballistic missile attack from the east.
Yermak held an online meeting with Bono, discussed Ukraine's resistance to russian aggression, announced the upcoming Global Peace Summit in Switzerland and called on Bono to support and spread the word about the summit aimed at ending russia's war against Ukraine.
On May 12, the occupiers shot off the finger of a 74-year-old civilian resident of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region.
Enemy forces shelled the outskirts of Kharkiv, no casualties were reported, but information on potential damage is still being established.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that the occupiers shelled the suburbs of Kharkiv twice.
On May 12, 2024, russian troops fired 26 times at the border areas and settlements of Sumy region, resulting in 157 explosions, one local resident was killed and two others were injured.
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs of a possible ballistic missile attack from the east.
An explosion has hit Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Shelling continues on the northern border of Kharkiv region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in fierce fighting to protect civilians and territory, and nearly 6,000 residents have been evacuated.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 112 Russian attacks in nine frontline areas, with the heaviest fighting taking place in the Pokrovsk sector, where 30 attacks were repelled, according to an evening report from the General Staff.
Ukraine's Air Force reports a missile moving through Sumy region toward Poltava region.
Fierce fighting continues on a large part of the border strip in Kharkiv region as Russian occupiers try to gain a foothold in some occupied villages for further advancement, while Ukrainian troops hold their positions and inflict losses on the enemy, President Zelenskyy's report says.
Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shoot down a Russian missile over the Dnipro region of Ukraine.
A part of the temporarily occupied Berdiansk was left without water supply due to an accident on the water pipeline.
Russia is using the African mercenary corps, which is suffering huge losses, in its offensive against the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.
Scholz hopes that Arab countries, India, South Africa, Brazil, and China will take part in the Peace Summit in Switzerland, which could be an important step toward resolving the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.
Russians intensified assault operations in the area of Chasovyi Yar, but did not achieve any territorial success, despite active fighting day and night.
Russian troops launch a missile strike on the outskirts of the city of Sumy in Ukraine, causing explosions, but no casualties are reported.
Defensive battles are currently underway in the Kharkiv region near the border villages of Strileche, Krasne, Morokhovets, Oliynykove, Lukiantsi, Hatyshche, Pletenivka, with Ukrainian troops conducting counterattacks and reinforcements being deployed from the reserves to hold the defense lines against the Russian offensive.
The Russians brought propaganda books to the school libraries of the occupied town of Kakhovka, glorifying war criminals and portraying Ukrainians as traitors and Nazis.
Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said that the recent attacks on three military facilities in Russia will continue, as they are used by the Russian Federation to supply and finance the occupation group. Since the beginning of this year, "cotton" attacks have already taken place at more than 40 military facilities in Russia.
The "gray zone" in the Kharkiv region has expanded, with more and more settlements experiencing active hostilities, making stabilization of the front line a major challenge for Ukrainian forces.
Russians in the temporarily occupied territories have banned visits to cemeteries on Memorial Monday to prevent mass gatherings of the local population.
Due to the scale of the situation with the Russian group and its losses, it was decided to open an additional camp for Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine as soon as possible.
Kyiv region has handed over a MAN military truck to the 114th Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces to help them perform combat missions and increase enemy losses.