Ukraine dismisses Kharkiv rumors – Russia “doesn’t have the resources”. The large city is located on the river of the same name, only around 40 kilometers from the border with the Russian Federation.
Since January, Moscow's armed forces have significantly increased their bombing of the city with its around 1.5 million inhabitants. At the end of March, Russian fighter jets dropped unguided free-fall bombs on the city - without attacking precise military targets. The Ukrainian army inflicted a devastating defeat on the Kremlin's army between February and April 2022.