Russian Shelling Kills 10 in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region

Repeated Russian shelling pounded Ukraine's Kharkiv region, killing at least 10 civilians as Moscow presses a renewed offensive in the northeastern border area. Five people died and 16 were wounded, including an 8-year-old child, in strikes on the outskirts of Kharkiv city, authorities said. Among the injured were a police officer and paramedic hit in a "double-tap" follow-up attack common Russian tactics.

The deadly bombardment came as Russian forces launched a ground assault in Kharkiv on May 10, achieving their biggest territorial gains in over a year before Ukrainian forces halted their advance, according to Kyiv's claims contradicted by Moscow. After increased aerial strikes, thousands fled as Russian troops punched through defenses.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "terrorizing" cities to kill civilians, requesting two Patriot missile batteries to "fundamentally change the situation" in Kharkiv. Later, another 5 civilians were killed and 9 injured in a rocket attack on two villages in the region.

While the Ukrainian military reported stopping Russia's push, Moscow insisted its units "continue to advance into the depth of the enemy's defenses" in what has become an "active" and "dynamic" situation around Kharkiv.

Elsewhere, Russia said it downed 61 Ukrainian drones overnight, most over Krasnodar. Six hit the Slovyansk-on-Kuban refinery, one of the largest in southern Russia, forcing it to halt operations. A Ukrainian source claimed responsibility, saying the refinery and Kushchevskaya airfield were targeted, with aircraft struck.

The fighting also spread to Belgorod and Russian-occupied Kherson, where one person died when a drone struck a minibus carrying strawberry pickers.