Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv sends reinforcements to Kharkiv and evacuates civilians as Russian forces advance – as it happened

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Russian forces have advanced one kilometre (0.62 mile) into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region near Vovchansk, a high-ranking Ukrainian military source said on Friday.

According to Reuters, the source said the Russian military was aiming to advance as much as 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) into the region in an effort to establish a buffer zone. Ukrainian forces were fighting to hold back Moscow's advance.

At approximately 5 am, there was an attempt by the enemy to break through our defensive line under the cover of armoured vehicles.

As of now, these attacks have been repulsed; battles of varying intensity continue.