Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack toward Slobozhanske in Kharkiv region while fighting is raging in the northern part of Vovchansk and in the Starytsia area.
In the Kharkiv sector, fighting continues near Starytsia and Vovchansk. The Russian army is most actively attacking in the Pokrovsk sector, with the number of combat engagements increasing to 24.
The number of those killed in a Russian attack on a recreation center in the suburbs of Kharkiv has increased to six, and 27 are known to have been injured.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has offered his condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured in a Russian missile attack on a civilian object in the Kharkiv district.