{"data":{"id":"fact_8xs2vbzqpz","thread":{"slug":"russia-ukraine","title":"Russia–Ukraine War"},"occurredAt":"2024-05-10T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:34:32.510Z","title":"Russia launches new offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on 10 May 2024","body":"On 10 May 2024, Russian Armed Forces initiated an offensive operation in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, shelling and attempting to breach Ukrainian defenses in the direction of Vovchansk and Kharkiv. The offensive resulted in Russia's biggest territorial gains in 18 months, according to The Guardian, before stalling by early June. Ukrainian forces subsequently launched counterattacks, recapturing a settlement on 19 June.","location":"Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine","actors":["Russian Armed Forces","Ukrainian Armed Forces"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including The Guardian and Reuters, consistently report that Russian forces began a new offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region on 10 May 2024, with heavy shelling and attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses near Vovchansk and Kharkiv. The offensive led to Russia's largest territorial gains in 18 months before stalling in early June. No credible sources contradict this timeline.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russian-drone-attacks-kill-two-074844264.html","title":"Russian drone attacks kill two women in Ukraine's Kharkiv region","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/least-10-killed-russian-strike-094029117.html","title":"At least 10 killed in Russian strike in northeast Ukraine's Kharkiv region, governor says","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.newsweek.com/russian-military-strikes-destroy-10-million-books-in-ukraine-12386123","title":"Russian Military Strikes Destroy 10 Million Books in Ukraine","publisher":"Newsweek","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ukraine-war-latest-russian-attack-163606466.html","title":"Ukraine war latest: Russian attack kills 11 in Kharkiv, including 2 children","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["russia-ukraine-war","kharkiv-offensive","military-operation","2024"],"views":12,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:07:46.791Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_8xs2vbzqpz"}}