Kharkiv Oblast

In the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, which came under control of the invaders with the permission of the mayor, local residents organised a rally for Ukraine.

Tens of civilians are being killed by Russian shelling of residential areas of Kharkiv.

The mayor of Kupiansk, a town in Kharkiv region, has been indicted for state treason. He assisted the Russian invaders in taking over his city.

The Mayor of Pivdenne city of Kharkiv region, his Deputy, Head of the Local Regional Police Department, and district inspector were detained under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “High treason”.

Last night in Kharkiv the defence repelled the attacks of the enemy and stopped the advance of the Russian occupation army. Many military vehicles of the enemy were destroyed. Kharkiv is under Ukrainian control.

Roman Petrenko — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 7:01 PM

Russian invaders near the village of Volokhiv Yar in Kharkiv region opened fire at a public bus transporting civilians on the Izyum-Kharkiv highway.

Alyona Mazurenko — Saturday, 26 February 2022, 5:54 pm

In Kharkiv region, Ukrainian defenders found internationally-banned cluster bombs with butterfly mines (the so-called “Lepestok” mines).