27 February 2022

A gas pipeline outside Kharkiv was reported to be on fire after a Russian attack, while an oil depot in the village of Kriachky near Vasylkiv started burning after being hit by missiles. Unian reported that heavy fighting near the Vasylkiv air base prevented firefighters from tackling the blaze.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine rescued 80 people from a nine-story residential building in Kharkiv after Russian artillery hit the building, extensively damaging it and killing a woman.

Nova Kakhovka's mayor Vladimir Kovalenko confirmed that the city had been seized by Russian troops, and accused them of destroying the settlements of Kazatsky and Vesely. Russian troops also entered Kharkiv, with fighting taking place in the city streets, including in the city centre. At the same time, Russian tanks started pushing into Sumy.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian forces had completely surrounded Kherson and Berdyansk, in addition to capturing Henichesk and the Kherson International Airport in Chernobaevka. By the early afternoon, Kharkiv Oblast governor Oleh Synyehubov stated that Ukrainian forces had regained full control of Kharkiv, and Ukranians authorities said that dozens of Russian troops in the city had surrendered.

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