Ukraine is bracing for a major Russian offensive against its second-largest city, Kharkiv, expected in late May or June. Reports indicate that up to 40,000 Russian troops could be involved in the operation. In preparation, Russia has intensified missile strikes on Kharkiv and other strategic locations, aiming to 'soften the battlefield.' This escalation follows a significant increase in civilian casualties from Russian attacks, with a 20% rise in March compared to the previous month, including 604 civilians killed or wounded and 57 children reported killed. Concurrently, the southern port city of Odesa has also suffered from deadly missile strikes, resulting in multiple civilian casualties, including a strike on an educational institution that killed five and wounded about 30 others, and another attack where cluster munitions killed two civilians and a dog.
Horrific. There is no military application or reason for cluster munitions being used on a civilian waterfront area as they were in Odesa yesterday, killing 5 people and wounding 30 others. Time and time again, Russia has carried out similar attacks on densely populated areas of… https://t.co/wj1Dpqy8Lc
Ukrainian officials said a Russian airstrike on Monday evening killed five people and wounded about 30 others in Odesa, a southern Ukrainian city that has been a regular target of Russian missiles and drones. https://t.co/t3r1NXa7aF
Ukraine has accused Russia of using deadly cluster bombs in a civilian area. Moscow has increasingly targeted urban centers in recent weeks. https://t.co/JiRoKtzmRw
Five people are killed in an attack on a private university in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa. #Russia #Ukraine #Odesa #RussiaUkraineWar https://t.co/LjG592ZrnY
Claims Russia is about to launch a massive offensive in Ukraine.
The number of people wounded in Russian missile strikes on #Kharkiv on 30 April has risen to 10, the press service of the Oblast Prosecutor's Office reports.
Russian missile and drone strikes led to a 20% spike in Ukrainian civilian casualties in March versus the previous month, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said this month. https://t.co/IiLpXAtVYa
Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine jumped 20% in March, reports U.N. https://t.co/oysy2pO4uM
Russians target residential area of Kharkiv, killing 1 civilian and injuring 9 – photo, video https://t.co/KyjnTaN74n
#EyesonRussia #Ukraine Event: Strike on Odesa Law Academy’s ‘Palace of Students’. Location: Odesa city, Odesa Oblast Coordinates: 46.416845, 30.762909 Date: 29 April 2024 Source: https://t.co/PhTwcAu8kp CIR investigators verified at least seven civilian casualties, including at… https://t.co/2oCSYdW4Ou
This is an unambiguous terrorist attack by Russia. The deliberate use of cluster munitions on civilians is a war crime. https://t.co/RhOMwOAN2Z
Russian strikes kill one in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, five in Odesa, officials say https://t.co/qtbPlmRfCN
Russian strikes on Kharkiv killed two people and wounded six on Tuesday in the latest deadly attack on the city in northeast Ukraine, the regional governor said. https://t.co/y98vfO1eUa https://t.co/i192WW4kSl
⚡️Update: Russia attacked Kharkiv with glide bombs. Russia attacked Kharkiv on April 30 with three UMPB D-30SN glide bombs, two of which were aimed at the Kyivskyi district and one at the Kholodnohirskyi district, the Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office said. 📷 State Emergency… https://t.co/FY07GQZeqd
❗️Consequences of today's Russian strike on #Kharkiv According to the State Emergency Service (SES), nine people were injured and one person was killed. The attack caused damage to administrative and civilian buildings, over 40 private garages, and cars. 📷: SES https://t.co/KxwO4EVen9
Ukraine braces for Russia's intense summer offensive Ukraine says 'Russia could advance in Kharkiv.'
Cluster munitions used against civilian population. This is another casual Russian warcrime. https://t.co/FdGp5pG4iv
WATCH: Shocking Footage Captures Russian #Missile Strike Using Cluster Munitions on #Odessa The Prosecutor General of #Ukraine reported that metal fragments and rocket debris were recovered within a 1.5 km radius from the site of the shelling. https://t.co/Z9QBlt2PuE
#Russia launched cluster munitions on Odesa in #Ukraine killing 5 and wounding 32 #RussianWarCrimes https://t.co/do7Vxt8hja
CCTV footage showing Russia cluster munitions exploding in Odessa. (46.4215232, 30.7675505) @GeoConfirmed https://t.co/BQNxvcBnd1 https://t.co/G6bP4XlPfF
April 29. The moment of russia attacking the peaceful city of Odesa with a CLUSTER (CASSETTE) BOMB. Barbaric. #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/2qyO1aYOwY
Footage has been released regarding the attack in Odesa, yesterday. It confirms that Russia used cluster ammunition against a civilian center. One of many deliberate war crimes Russia has committed over the course of this war. Source of video: Telegram / Uniannet https://t.co/jCqJMYIr2P
More evidence of Russian war crimes #Odesa https://t.co/4GLNDuw80N
The death toll in a Russian missile strike on #Ukraine’s port city of #Odesa rose to five with another fatality in hospital, officials say. https://t.co/N2UVplQSWQ
An Odesa woman says a final goodbye to her 4 legged friend after Russians launched a ballistic missle onto a busy coastal recreation area. This is every day life now in Ukraine as Russia seeks a "Ukraine without Ukrainians". https://t.co/hXrlDAQybL
⚡️Update: 2nd fatality in Russian attack on Kharkiv not confirmed. Despite earlier reports, the second fatality in a Russian airstrike against Kharkiv on April 30 had not been confirmed, authorities said. According to the latest information, one person was killed and seven…
One person was killed in the shelling of #Kharkiv on 30 April. Seven people were wounded, according to the Oblast Military Administration. The information is being updated. #RussianWarCrimes
❗️One person was killed as a result of the Russian shelling #of Kharkiv on the morning of April 30, local authorities reported. https://t.co/1RJynYaElf
The #Russian terrorist army has bombed residential areas in Kharkiv (eastern #Ukraine) this morning. 2 people were killed, 6 people were wounded. https://t.co/xaI5nvW1Tn
Russia strikes again in Kharkiv's city center with gliding bombs, the second assault in a row in daylight. At least one killed and several injuries. This is pure intimidation, with zero military purpose https://t.co/BJCDaskVZZ
🕯️Due to the Russian strike on #Odesa on April 29, Borys Vasilyev, the vice-rector of the International Humanitarian University, was killed. This information was confirmed by the educational institution. https://t.co/w7yXa5Avmq
#Russia killed them. The vice rector of the International Humanitarian University, Borys Vasilyev, was killed in a missile attack on #Odesa on April 29, the university reports. 📷: IHU https://t.co/fhpi5Ca5mD
Ukraine war live updates: Odesa reels from deadly missile attack; 98-year-old walks miles under fire to escape advancing Russians https://t.co/in52zIhPNO
‼️💔 Russians hit the Kholodnohirsky and Kyiv districts of Kharkiv. Civilian infrastructure. The number of victims is being clarified, 1 dead and 2 wounded rn, - Kharkiv OVA
❗️Civilian infrastructure facilities have been damaged as a result of Russian shelling in #Kharkiv, the Regional Military Administration reported. The number of injured is being specified. https://t.co/RO3JJA64pb
Russian terrorists attack Kharkiv again. Ukrainian Air Force has warned about the threat of ballistic weapons and KABs in Kharkiv and the region. https://t.co/RUuUA786G2 https://t.co/k7K37iEe2z
Financial Times: The Russians are preparing a major offensive at the end of May or in June BILD: UKRAINIAN OFFICERS FEAR THAT THE RUSSIANS WILL STRIKE KHARKOV FIRST - WITH 20-40 THOUSAND SOLDIERS https://t.co/KoegPz67LC
❗️Right now, #Kharkiv is under heavy Russian shelling. There is a large column of smoke over the city, local residents report.
Yesterday russian army hit #Odesa with an Iskander cluster munition. 4 civilians and one dog were killed. But also russians trying to use it for their disinformation efforts. Here is how 🧵 https://t.co/kCRsdS6Cnf
⚡️ Russian attacks against Ukraine killed seven people and injured at least 36 over the past day, regional authorities said early on April 30. https://t.co/Ig93iEAIyl
The number of victims of yesterday's strike on #Odesa has increased to 5 people. Twenty-three victims have been hospitalized. Eight people are in serious condition, four of them in extremely serious condition, including a four-year-old girl. https://t.co/G2RcTKCLeB
#UkraineRussiaWar - Four killed in Odesa school missile strike as Nato chief pulls up allies for slow aid FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES https://t.co/GIXYFAe1NG
Odesa hit again by ruzzian missiles. People killed by a terrorist cabal. 💔 More than two years of attacks and war crimes by ruzzia on European civilians. @EUparliament Deliver on promises. 🙏🏼Patriot missile defence? @EmmanuelMacron? @ZelenskyyUa We stand with Ukraine. 🇺🇦🇪🇺🫶
#Russia attacked #Ukraine's #BlackSea port city of Odesa with Iskander-M ballistic missiles. An educational institution was targeted in the attack that killed at least 4 people and left 32 others, including children, injured. https://t.co/dTdowOJNNS
Four killed, 32 injured in Russian missile attack in Ukraine's Odesa #Russia #Ukraine #missile #attack #war https://t.co/o6I97DYR1m
At least four people were killed and 29 were injured in a Russian missile strike on Odesa; Soldiers of Russia’s Southern Military District, whose units are deployed in Ukraine, are deserting their posts in increasing numbers; and more. https://t.co/ToaKnIeei7
Russians attack Kharkiv and surrounding district, one person injured https://t.co/yoYjZx3QMA https://t.co/iBc5k9tPKq
Russian missile hits educational institution, kills four in Ukraine's Odesa https://t.co/1D3lsnICzz https://t.co/gj8ZdEfOqR
UN confirms 10,810 civilians killed in Ukraine during #UkraineRussiaWar, including 126 killed in March 2024 & 600 children. These casualties include 2,475 killed in territories controlled by Russia & Donbas separatists. 88% of killed civilians in Ukraine were killed by shells,… https://t.co/EBSMS9SkIs
Two senior Ukrainian intel officials described Russia’s attacks along the frontline and missile strikes on Kharkiv as softening the battlefield before a major offensive. The officials expect Russia to launch a new large-scale assault in late May or June. https://t.co/nC3vapdpEq
Update from Kharkiv: Two attacks hit the city, with one striking near the dog shelter. At least five gliding bombs targeted the region. Settlements near Kupiansk endured heavy artillery fire. https://t.co/y9iiWMb2rI
REPORT: RUSSIA IS PLANNING TO INVADE UKRAINE'S SECOND LARGEST CITY KHARKIV WITH 40,000 TROOPS
#Russia attacks #Ukraine’s Odesa on the Black Sea. Many dead and wounded reported #RussianWarCrimes https://t.co/AEBUlSK5IQ
⚠️ RUSSIAN MISSILE HITS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, KILLS TWO IN UKRAINE'S ODESA Full Story → https://t.co/X5go5UImU1 A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday killed two people and injured at least 17, officials…
‼️ A young woman was walking in the park with her dog in #Odesa when the occupiers decided to shell the city. The dog was wounded and died of the injuries. The photo shows the young woman saying goodbye to her four-legged friend. Meanwhile, the number of victims of the… https://t.co/J0XheMN8nA
‼️ A young woman was walking in the park with her dog in #Odesa when the occupiers decided to shell the city. The dog was wounded and died of the injuries. The photo shows the young woman saying goodbye to her four-legged friend. Meanwhile, the number of victims of the attack… https://t.co/WmF4lWf8Uj
Financial Times, citing sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate: Russia is preparing a major offensive at the end of May or June Ukrainian intelligence officers said Russia was targeting military infrastructure in Kharkov to “soften the battlefield.” https://t.co/iw8zSOHE92
This girl was walking her dog in the park near the area hit by today's Russian shelling in #Odesa. The dog was killed. https://t.co/ZcZRPWA7Wy
This girl was walking her dog in the park near the area hit by today's Russian shelling in #Odessa. The dog was killed. https://t.co/JY5IhJ3CJ7
#Odesa 💔 Innocent people and their pets in Ukraine are everyday targets for russia — a state of terrorists and mass murderers. #RussiaIsATerroristState https://t.co/j4hpdTH8rm
Russia will begin to storm the million-strong city of Kharkov at the end of May. Tens of thousands of soldiers will be deployed - Financial Times
Another day in Odessa. While some countries are contemplating whether to provide Ukrainians with Patriot systems, russians hit the city with a missile carrying cluster munitions. Two civilians and a dog were killed. https://t.co/F9HOUtDVyV
Russian propagandists as well as independent media outlets have recently said that Russian President Vladimir Putin could attempt a renewed assault against Kharkiv, making the situation on the northeastern border uncertain. https://t.co/ze3qT4b2XP
This park in #Odesa, where people were wounded and a dog was killed by the debris of Russian ballistic missile targeting #Odesa is right next to where I live and I take a walk there whenever I can. There was no time to hide for those who were there. A matter of two minutes. :(( https://t.co/kL5ttBVsdA
🇷🇺🇺🇦 In Odessa, a downed missile hit a building known as “Kivalov’s house,” local channels report. Officially, this is the palace of students of the Odessa Law Academy. They also write that there are casualties. https://t.co/QUh4vmEC9F
A cluster munition on a civilian target is about as ruthless as you can get - it’s a reminder that Russia’s military campaign is as much about inflicting pain on the civilian population as it is about military gains. https://t.co/hhTbszIlNg
❗️Russian forces have conducted airstrikes with guided aviation bombs on #Kharkiv. A woman has been injured, and she is receiving necessary medical assistance, reported the head of the Regional Military Administration.
German @BILD is reporting that its sources in the Ukrainian Army believe Russia could launch an assault on Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv. They say up to 40 000 Russian soldiers could participate in the attack. https://t.co/0phWdDXhMP
Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is the Kremlin’s number one target, writes @maria_avdv. Russia is using a combination of bombs and disinformation to demoralize Kharkiv's 1.3 million residents and depopulate the city ahead of an expected summer offensive https://t.co/ZQCk2AEFbv
Explosion in Kharkiv or close to Kharkiv ‼️ we are under russian guided aerial bombs attack right now
Russia is planning a major offensive in late May - Financial Times The publication's sources say that ahead of this operation, Russia is launching missile strikes on Kharkiv and other strategically important cities, "softening the battlefield". In his turn, Bild's source in the… https://t.co/udPmuGVQcC
Heartbreaking numbers. As a result of the #Russian attacks on #Ukraine, in March: ▪️ 604 civilians were killed or wounded. This equates to a 20% increase over the previous month; ▪️ 57 children were reported killed, double the previous month, and this was attributed directly… https://t.co/MgHulfNRVF
Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi also noted that the threat of a possible future Russian offensive operation against Kharkiv City is causing Ukraine to allocate additional forces and equipment to defending the city. (1/3) https://t.co/3WiofU9VTY