The Russian invasion army shelled the village of Bohuslavka in Kharkiv region’s Izium district, leaving a local woman killed and two other persons wounded, including a boy, 9.
Russian forces launched their offensive operation into northern Kharkiv region with limited manpower and have yet to commit significant reserves to the area, leading to a decreasing tempo of Russian advances and offensive operation.
As a result of the strike involving two aerial guided bombs that targeted the Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv, the number of civilians killed increased to four, and the number of injured – to 38.
Saturday evening, the Russian invasion army struck another blow at Kharkiv. As a result of the attack targeting the central part of the city, 14 civilians sustained injuries.
Giving Ukraine more air defense systems, such as the Patriot, and allowing the country to shoot down Russian planes before they attack will help prevent a tragedy like today’s bombardment of a hypermarket in Kharkiv.
Following the Russian attack on the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the world to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems.
Data from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) indicate that at least 35 civilians were killed and 137 injured in the Kharkiv region after the Russian armed forces launched an offensive on 10 May.