Head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration Oleg Synegubov stated that Vladimir Putin still intends to capture Kharkiv, and Russia has deployed only a portion of the troops necessary for a full-scale assault, which would require up to half a million soldiers.

Putin still wants to capture Kharkiv

Russia deployed only part of troops needed for assault on Kharkiv

Assault on Kharkiv would require up to 500,000 soldiers

The video showing Russian soldiers abusing Ukrainian prisoners of war is spreading online. Early reports say it happened on the Kharkiv front, where the Russians are trying to carry out offensive actions. The video shows beatings, humiliation, threats, and imitation of a shooting

Videos show beatings, humiliation, and threats of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction

The videos violate the Geneva Conventions and constitute Russian violations of international humanitarian law

Pre-trial investigations into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code) have been launched