The Kharkiv Regional Defense Council has decided to expand the mandatory evacuation zone, ordering the evacuation of four settlements within the Zolochiv community of the Bohodukhiv district.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Estonia for a summit with Baltic and Nordic states, where he discussed further military aid, including air defense systems and Gripen jets, and emphasized the need for European representation in future peace negotiations. He also addressed concerns about stray drones and Russian aggression in the region.
One civilian has been killed and two others injured in Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast on March 16, with a criminal proceeding launched following drone attacks and a massive airstrike.
Ukrainian drone attacks have targeted and ignited fires at several Russian energy facilities, including one of the largest oil refineries in southern Russia and a key maritime port. These strikes are part of an escalating series of attacks on Russian energy infrastructure.
Russian troops attacked settlements in the Kharkiv region with drones, injuring a woman and damaging an educational institution, a cemetery, and a private house.