The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

Russia's renewed ground offensive in Ukraine leads to civilian displacement and territorial shifts amid intense battles and strategic maneuvers.

Russia captures villages in Kharkiv region, Ukraine repels attacks. Speculation on objectives and heavy fighting reported.

Fierce fighting raged into a second day on the fringes of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Saturday as Moscow said it had captured five villages, while Kyiv said it was repulsing the attacks and battling for control of the settlements.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from areas near the Russian border in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the regional governor said Saturday, a day after Moscow launched a surprise ground offensive.

Villages come under heavy fire, prompting evacuations; Ukrainians hit more Russian-controlled oil refineries. What we know on day 808

Though Ukrianian forces fended off the initial attacks, the assault could open up a new front in the war.

Russian forces launch a surprise attack on northern Ukraine, prompting fierce battles and evacuations in the Kharkiv region.

Kyiv says initial attacks repelled as Russia seeks to intensify pressure on Ukraine’s second city

Ukrainian forces fighting to halt new Russian assault aimed at creating Putin’s planned ‘buffer zone’.