Around 4 o'clock in the morning, Russian troops struck Kharkov twice. Rockets were fired from Belgorod. During the past day, the Russians shelled the Bogoduhivskyi, Chuguyivskyi and Izyumskyi districts of the region. Residential buildings were damaged. Fighting continues on the front line.

     **** For the war in Ukraine Russia is forming volunteer battalions in four regions of Russia - in Novosibirsk, Saratov, Ulyanovsk and Kurgan regions.

      **** At night, the Russians shelled Mykolaiv again. A supermarket, a pharmacy, and high-rise buildings were affected.