12 May 2024 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• Syrsky called the situation in Kharkiv Oblast significantly aggravated
• People are leaving Vovchansk en masse because of the fear of a new occupation
• Up to 500 residents remain in Vovchansk, the city is under constant fire, there are dead and wounded
• US Secretary of State: Ukraine is capable of holding the front line
• South Korea: North Korea has sent 6,700 containers of shells to Russia since September
• Putin appointed a new defense minister of the Russian Federation
• In the Kharkiv direction, the Russians carried out 10 attacks, 146 skirmishes at the front
• The Russians hit the nearest suburb of Kharkiv twice
• The Russians are conducting offensive operations northwest of Liptsi
• The Armed Forces of Ukraine control the situation in Krasnohorivka
• Battles continued for Vovchansk, the Russian Federation had a tactical success
• The Russians captured three more villages in the Kharkiv region
• The troops of the Russian Federation hit 9 communities of the Sumy Oblast, there are dead and wounded
• The Armed Forces neutralized 1,740 occupiers and knocked out 31 tanks in a day