Balakliya

An air raid alert was declared in Balakliya, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, after monitors reported a target detected moving toward the city. The alert was issued at level 9 out of 10. Residents were urged to take shelter as air defences tracked the incoming threat. It is part of the ongoing pattern of Russian air strikes on Kharkiv oblast, which has faced frequent missile and drone attacks throughout the war.