The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

Kyiv says its forces were continuing to strengthen their defensive lines in the area

Russia conducted an array of aerial attacks on Ukraine with cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Thursday, while the chief of the army said Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region where Moscow’s forces have made significant advances in a spring offensive

Russia launches aerial attacks on Ukraine using missiles and drones, causing injuries and damage. Aid delays hinder Ukrainian defense.

Ukraine has built up an ‘ammunition reserve’ to blunt Russian advances

Putin warns France and Germany of ‘serious consequences’ as pair claim Ukraine should be able to hit Russian targets.

What is Europe's next move, what with Ukraine's Kharkiv subjected to a daily pounding from the other side of a Russian border that's just 20 kilometres away?

Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister, says the funding will improve Kyiv’s air defences just days after Russia killed 18 people in Kharkiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Madrid, where he is expected to sign a bilateral security agreement with Spain

Hungary ‘systematically blocking all efforts’ to support Ukraine, says Gabrielis Landsbergis, Lithunian foreign minister

A devastating Russian strike on a hardware store in Kharkiv results in 16 deaths, leaving families in anguish and survivors sharing harrowing experiences.

More than 40 people were wounded in the attack, while several more are still missing. What we know on day 824