#Kharkiv Region

Russian occupiers carried out a double drone strike on a business center in Lozova in the Kharkiv region. According to the mayor, at least 10 people were injured, some in critical condition; the threat of new attacks persists in the city.

According to ISW, over two days the Ukrainian forces advanced in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, counterattacked on the Redkodub–Nove sector, and struck Russian rear targets. Kyiv refuted the capture of Nove Konstantynivka.

🚨 Massive Russian Attack on Ukraine on August 18, 2026: 🛸 76 Shahed drones launched at the country, with main strikes hitting the Kyiv region. 🔥 EVA retail chain distribution center burned down in Brovary; fires recorded in 3 locations. 💥 Debris fell into the courtyard of a residential building in Kyiv's Dniprovskyi district. 🚑 10 people killed in Pechenihy, Kharkiv region, as a result of a missile strike. Air defense shot down more than 70 drones, but the threat persists.

🚨 Mandatory evacuation of families with children has been introduced in the Kharkiv region from the Bohodukhiv district. 142 people, including 6 children, must leave dangerous areas. #Kharkiv #Evacuation #Safety

🚨 Rocket strike on Pechenihy: 10 dead, 8 injured. Homes, cafe, post office, and shop destroyed. Emergency services on site. #Kharkiv #Pechenihy #RocketStrike

📸 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have published new footage of the destroyed Kupyansk. The city, where 27 thousand people lived before the war, is now in ruins. The remaining residents are being evacuated under shelling. 14 attacks were recorded on the front in 24 hours. #Kupyansk #Kharkiv #War2026

🚨 Russian drones attacked a train car near the station in Lozova (Kharkiv region). There are dead and injured. "Ukrzaliznytsia" reports 2 dead and 3 injured, the Regional Military Administration — 8 injured. Traffic is suspended. This is not the first strike on railway hubs in the region. #Lozova #Ukrzaliznytsia #Drones #KharkivRegion