Thousands evacuated as Russia advances in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that "fierce fighting" was under way and governor Oleg Synegubov said "all areas" of the regional border with Russia were now "under enemy fire almost around the clock".

Tetiana (C), 75-years-old, an evacuee from the town of Vovchansk stands next to the car in which she and her husband fled in, as they arrive to an evacuation point in the Kharkiv region, on May 12, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)