→ Updates from the first week of the new Kharkiv offensive ∞

Nice rundown here about the week and its progress.

The Kharkiv offensive has been ongoing for a week. Russia had some initial success, but Ukraine has been able to restrain Russian forces from advancing deeper.

There are many narratives and claims surrounding the situation. First, why was Russia able to advance so quickly? 1/ pic.twitter.com/Z3ERKP9V93

— Emil Kastehelmi (@emilkastehelmi) May 17, 2024

However, President Zelensky warns that this may only be the ‘first wave’.

→ And so it begins: Russia attempts to invade via Kharkiv and Sumy regions ∞

We will update this site as we know more information, but it looks like attempts are being made to enter Ukraine through Kharkiv and Sumy regions.

#BREAKING: Russia attempts to invade Ukraine's territory in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions, heavy artillery barrages and air raids reported. Ukraine has successfully destroyed several Russian infiltration groups at Vovchansk, but this can be combat reconnaissance. Up to 40,000…

— Sergej Sumlenny, LL.M (@sumlenny) May 10, 2024

→ "Our Main Goal is Ukraines Total Victory" International Delegation Visits Kharkiv ∞

On April 20, an international delegation including the ambassadors of Denmark, Estonia, France, and Sweden, representatives of the UNDP, and Infrastructure Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov, along with the MP Olena Shuliak visited Kharkiv, reported the press services of Kharkiv City Council and the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

The delegates went to the destroyed by Russians Northern Saltivka [the largest residential area in Ukraine, located in the east of Kharkiv], critical infrastructure facilities, and an underground school in the Industrialnyi district of the city.