Update: 5 killed, 55 injured in Russian missile strike on Izium in Kharkiv Oblast
A pregnant woman was among the killed, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
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Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast injures man
A 70-year-old man was injured and has been hospitalized. The attack also caused fires at two homes and a post office, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Russian May 22 attack on Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, injures child
Russian troops conducted a missile strike on Kharkiv Oblast's city of Izium on May 22, wounding a 10-year-old boy, reported Prosecutor General's Office.
She survived occupation. Now she hopes her partner survives captivity
Anastasiia Buhera, a university student from Izium, hid inside her sofa when she heard the Russian soldiers approaching. She held her breath and froze in fear. On that day in May, ten Russian soldiers searched every room in Buhera and her parents’ home in then-occupied Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. As the
Wife of Izium mass grave victim learns of husband’s death from viral photo
Warning: This story contains graphic images and descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. Scrolling through photos from the mass burial site in Izium, Oksana Sova immediately recognized her husband's bracelet on a corpse's wrist. "I immediately knew it was him," Sova, 37, told the Kyiv Independent. It was that
Ukraine war latest: Identification procedures begin at mass burial site in liberated Izium as Russia’s attacks intensify across Ukraine
Key developments on Sept. 18 * Ukraine identifies some of the bodies found at Izium’s mass burial site * The exhumation process in Izium to continue for nearly 2 more weeks * Russia bombards several regions across Ukraine * Fighting rages on in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts Some of the bodies exhumed from
Ukrainians emerge from a 6-month nightmare in newly liberated territories
IZIUM, Kharkiv Oblast – Six months into the occupation of Izium in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces announced a mysterious strict 24-hour curfew on Sept. 8. Roman, a bread vendor at the local market who declined to give his last name, drove north the following morning on an errand in defiance of
Ukraine war latest: Mounting evidence of Russian war crimes found in liberated Kharkiv Oblast
Key developments on Sept. 16 * Bodies of Ukrainian soldiers with tied hands found at mass burial site in liberated Izium * Ukraine finds at least 10 Russian torture chambers in liberated Kharkiv Oblast * Mysterious explosions reported in occupied Luhansk, Kherson * Fighting rages in Ukraine’s east and south Law enforcement agencies
Police discover 10 'torture chambers' in liberated areas in Kharkiv Oblast
At least ten locations that had been used as "torture chambers" by Russian forces were discovered after the liberation of parts of Kharkiv Oblast, according to Police Chief Ihor Klymenko. Klymenko reported on Sept. 16 that two of these chambers had been found in the city of Balakliia. He didn’
NYT: Ukraine’s capture of Izium may represent ‘turning point’ in Donbas
Ukraine’s liberation of Izium is the “most devastating blow to Russia since its humiliating retreat from Kyiv,” says the New York Times. Ukrainian forces now have more territory from which to conduct further offensives and it may offer some relief to cities such as Kramatorsk and Sloviansk that have been shelled relentlessly by Russian troops.
Kupiansk, Izium liberated as Russian defenses collapse amid rapid Ukrainian advance in Kharkiv Oblast
Four days into Ukraine’s surprise counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces have retreated from the key cities of Kupiansk and Izium, signaling a near-total collapse of the Russian line of defense in the area. Reports are also circulating on social media and Telegram channels indicating that Russian troops have
Ukrainian troops confirm entering Izium, Kharkiv Oblast
Ukraine's 25th Airborne Brigade published a video of its soldiers in Izium. Earlier on Sept. 10, Russian proxies confirmed that Russian troops had withdrawn from Izium and a few other settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
New York Times: Russia will likely wage an offensive between Izium and Dnipro.
U.S. analysts predict Russian troops will carry out a major offensive from Izium to the central city of Dnipro, a strategic target in Donbas region, unnamed U.S. military officials said on April 10. The assessment came as satellite images showed hundreds of military vehicles moving towards the city of Izium, located some 230 km east of Dnipro. Russian forces need Izium to hold their western-forward battle lines.
Izium residents come under attack during evacuation.
Russian forces violated the temporary ceasefire for a humanitarian corridor out of the city, shelling the area where citizens attempted to flee, according to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Synehubov. Despite the attack, 44 buses left the city and evacuated 1,600 people.
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