Kharkiv News - Highlights for November 16: Who is Sotnytsky Kozachok? Attack with KAB bombs.
The main news of the day is in the chronicle of the MG "Obektiv".
21:36
Will the strikes with KABs on Kharkiv be recognized as genocide — opinion of a human rights defender
In an interview with MG "Obektiv", the chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group Evgeny Zakharov answered whether there is a chance to ever recognize the mass rocket attacks on Ukraine, the strikes by "Shaheds" and KABs, as genocide, as in the case of Kharkiv.
“I think not. Genocide is very difficult to prove – that’s the first point. Secondly, the issue of qualifying genocide always has a political nature. If Ukraine had defeated the RF, the political regime there changed, and the new authorities of the RF recognized that this war is a crime, then there would be more chances. I believe that the events in Mariupol were genocide, and the forced removal of children from Ukraine to the RF is also genocide. These two facts can be defended as genocide. As for everything else, it’s already harder to prove,” Zakharov said.
16:43
The General Staff reported four attacks in the Kharkiv direction and eight in Kupiansk
“Today in the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists near Volchansk and Streletskoye attempted offensive actions four times, two attacks have already been repelled. The enemy attacked our positions eight times in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assaults near the settlements of Pyschane, Kolesnykivka, Kruhlyakivka, and Zahryzovo,” informed the General Staff in the report at 16:00 on November 16.
16:39
Two KABs launched towards Kharkiv during the day — Prosecutor's Office
Around 15:00, explosions were heard in some areas of Kharkiv.
“The enemy launched two aerial munitions towards the city of Kharkiv, but preliminarily they hit the outskirts, explosions were heard in the city of Kharkiv itself. Currently, information on the impact sites is being established,” informed the speaker of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office, Dmitry Chubenko, in a national marathon broadcast.
He also provided details about the UAV "Molniya-1". Read more.
14:14
KAB struck a village in Kharkiv region: two people injured, woman in shock
The Kharkiv Regional State Administration reported details about the injured in the village of Osynovo in the Kupiansk community.
“Three civilians were injured. A 66-year-old woman and a 75-year-old man received shrapnel wounds. Another woman, 62 years old, experienced an acute stress reaction,” reported the press service of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration.
According to military administration information, a KAB hit a private household, igniting the roof of a summer kitchen. The fire has already been extinguished.
13:11
RF troops struck a village in Kharkiv region — three injured
“The occupiers struck the village of Osynovo in the Kupiansk community. As of now, there are three injured. Medical personnel from the Regional Emergency Assistance Center are working at the site,” reported the press service of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration.
12:18
No Russians in the village of Sotnytsky Kazachok — military administration data
Information that Russian troops captured Sotnytsky Kazachok is not confirmed, said the head of the Zolochiv settlement military administration, Viktor Kovalenko, in a comment to the local publication “Zorya”. He noted that he received information from commanders of units defending Zolochivshchyna.
“Sotnytsky Kazachok is under the control of Ukrainian forces. Moreover, there are currently no active assault actions taking place there. Only shelling, which has unfortunately become a routine for us,” wrote “Zorya,” citing Kovalenko.
11:38
In Kharkiv, a man attempted to jump from the third floor
The press service of the Kharkiv patrol police reported on November 16 that police prevented a man from committing suicide in Kharkiv.
“Recently, a call was received on the '102' hotline about a suicide attempt in the Kyiv district of the city. We promptly arrived at the scene, where we found a citizen on the edge of the balcony of an apartment on the third floor, who wanted to end his life,” reported the patrol press service.
08:57
An ambulance came under fire in Kharkiv region, enemy struck Izium — Synegubov
The head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, Oleg Synegubov, reported on the consequences of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region over the past day on the morning of November 16.
08:30
17 battles in the Kupiansk direction, DeepState reported that RF Armed Forces entered Sotnytsky Kazachok, ISW reported that occupiers are still in Kupiansk
On the morning of November 16, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported 17 battles in the Kupiansk direction and nine in the Kharkiv direction.
“In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed our troops' positions nine times in the areas of the settlements of Vysokaya Yaruha and Volchansk. In the Kupiansk direction, there were 17 attacks by the occupiers over the past day. Defense forces repelled the enemy's assault actions near Kolesnykivka, Kopanky, and Nadiya,” reported the General Staff.
At the same time, analysts from the DeepState project updated the combat operations map overnight, reporting that occupiers appeared in the border village of Sotnytsky Kazachok. Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) claim that the presence of the RF army in the eastern part of Kupiansk persisted as of November 15. However, DeepState reported that the cleansing operation was successful: the invaders were captured yesterday.
07:22
“Shaheds” flew in the evening and night without alerts
In Kharkiv, the second consecutive night passed almost calmly. Almost — as Russian strike drones were recorded in the area since the evening. The Ukrainian Air Forces first reported the flight of “Shaheds” from the Dnipropetrovsk region towards Kharkiv at 21:09 on November 15.
Subsequently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the movement of UAVs across the region — from south to north. At 23:13, they warned that one of the “Shaheds” was flying towards Kharkiv.
No explosions were heard in the city. At 23:46, the air alert was lifted. Throughout the night, no alerts were declared. There are none as of 07:20 in the morning.