Russia targets energy infrastructure in Kharkiv
Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the city of Kharkiv overnight on March 22, causing at least 15 explosions and multiple power outages across the city.
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Kharkiv mayor: 5 people declared missing after attack
Five people are still missing after the afternoon attack on Kharkiv, the city's mayor Ihor Terekhov reported at 10:15 p.m. local time on March 20.
Ukraine war latest: Situation near Robotyne 'in flux' but not critical, military says
Key developments on March 20: * Military: Situation near Robotyne 'in flux' but not critical * Drone strikes reportedly hit Russia's Engels airbase, other locations in Belgorod, Saratov oblasts * Prosecutor's Office: Russian officer who shot civilians in Hostomel identified * Lithuania allocates $38 million to buy shells for Ukraine via Czech initiative * Russian
Police: Russia attacked Kharkiv with Kh-35 anti-ship missile
Russia used a Kh-35 anti-ship missile in an attack on Kharkiv on March 20 that killed five civilians, Volodymyr Tymoshko, the head of the National Police in Kharkiv Oblast, reported on social media.
Update: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 5, injures 7
Explosions were reported in Kharkiv at around 1 p.m. local time. The strike damaged an eight-story building and a factory, where a fire spread across an area of 10,000 square meters.
UPDATED: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 1, injures 5
"Two (victims) have been hospitalized, the rest are being examined by doctors," Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote on his Telegram channel, reporting a large fire at the place where the Russian projectile hit.
Mine explosions kill farmer, injure another in Kherson, Kharkiv oblasts
Explosions caused by mines killed a farmer in Kherson Oblast and wounded another farmer in Kharkiv Oblast, regional officials reported on March 19.
Governor: Russian attack on Kharkiv Oblast village injures man
Russian forces struck a village near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast on the morning of March 18, injuring a 62-year-old man, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
The Counteroffensive: Inside Kharkiv's underground metro schools
Editor’s Note: This article was published by the blog “The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak” on March 17, 2024, and has been re-published by the Kyiv Independent with permission. To subscribe to "The Counteroffensive," click here. There’s a low rumbling that never quite stops below Kharkiv’s iconic Independence
Russian drone attack damages infrastructure in Kharkiv
Russian forces launched Shahed drones at a densely populated area of the city, partially damaging a civilian infrastructure facility and nearby apartment buildings.
Governor: Russian drone attacks car in Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, kills 2
The strike was carried out by a first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drone, killing a 58-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman, the regional governor said.
UPDATE: Russian drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast kills 1
A Russian drone attack on Kharkiv Oblast killed one man, local authorities reported on March 2.
Russian drone attack on Kharkiv damages civilian infrastructure
Russian drone attacks on the city of Kharkiv overnight on March 2 destroyed four cars and damaged the windows of at least ten residential buildings, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
Zelensky: Kharkiv not safe enough for residents to return
Kharkiv is not yet safe enough for residents to return to the city, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on March 1.
'Who are they fighting, children?' Family of 5 killed in devastating Russian attack on Kharkiv
Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of graphic scenes. Yuliia Solomko couldn’t fall asleep late on the night of Feb. 9. Kharkiv, her hometown, was under yet another heavy Russian attack. Worse, she could hear explosions coming from the neighborhood where her best friend and her family lived.
Rutte signs Dutch-Ukrainian long-term security agreement in Kharkiv
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a 10-year agreement on security cooperation between Ukraine and the Netherlands in Kharkiv, Zelensky announced on March 1.
SBU detains suspected spy accused of aiding Russian strikes on Kharkiv
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Kharkiv resident who was allegedly aiding Russian attacks on the city’s civilian infrastructure, including a Jan. 23 strike that injured nine people, the SBU's press service reported on Feb. 21.
Police: Over 10,000 square meters of land contaminated due to Russian Feb. 10 attack on Kharkiv oil depot
A Russian drone attack on an oil depot in Kharkiv overnight on Feb. 10 led to a fuel leak that has contaminated over 10,000 square meters of land, Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the regional police, said on Feb. 12.
Zelensky on latest Kharkiv attack: 'Terror cannot go unpunished'
A Russian drone attack struck a gas station in Kharkiv overnight on Feb. 10 creating a large fire that engulfed 15 residential homes and killed at least seven people, including three children.
Police: Russia fires 2 North Korean missiles at Kharkiv in morning attack
Two of the five missiles Russia launched at Kharkiv early on Feb. 7 were made in North Korea, said Serhii Bolvinov, the head of the investigative department of the Kharkiv Oblast police.
UPDATE: Russian attacks on Kharkiv kill 2-month-old boy, injure 3
Russian forces' attack on a three-story hotel in Kharkiv Oblast during the early hours of Feb. 6 killed a two-month-old boy and injured three women, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram.
Is it ok to have fun during war? We asked Ukrainians
Editor’s Note: The servicemember and volunteer quoted in this article are referred to by first name only at their request for security reasons. A day after Russia attacked Kharkiv in mid-October with drones that damaged residential buildings, several dozen local residents gathered at an undisclosed venue to attend a
Governor: Russian forces attack Kharkiv with 4 drones, damaging civilian enterprise
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv in the late hours of Jan. 31 with four drones, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported on Telegram. Two drones were shot down, while two others hit a civilian enterprise in the city’s Osnovianskyi district.
Governor: Russian drone attack injures 3 civilians in Kharkiv
Russian drone attack on Kharkiv injured 3 people and damaged civilian infrastructure on the evening of Jan. 30, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram.
Civilian hospitalized in critical condition after Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast
The injured man, a local from the village of Karaichne, is in his thirties.
‘It hurts’: Kharkiv resident walks around hardest-hit district
KHARKIV – Oleh Puteshenko walked through the ruins of his former workplace, a restaurant in Kharkiv, barely holding back tears. The 46-year-old, who used to work as a security guard, spoke proudly of the restaurant as he showed the terrace where he spent most of his days taking care of the
Kharkiv residents return home after months spent underground: ‘It’s scary when there is still shelling’
KHARKIV – Weeks after Denys Parkhomenko and his 55-year-old mother moved out of a subway car, it’s still hard for them to readjust to normal life. Moving out of one of Kharkiv’s underground metro stations has been especially hard for Parkhomenko’s mother, Svitlana, who can’t get used
Kharkiv residents under fire: ‘I hear some shelling every hour’
Even after a Russian missile blew up Kharkiv’s city hall and the central square on March 1, Oleksandr Zuiev didn’t want to leave his hometown. Zuiev, 46, didn’t believe Russian forces would target civilians and never expected his own apartment to come under fire. “I was wrong,
Early look at Ukraine's exhibit at Venice Art Biennale – exploration of world's exhaustion
From an artist’s response to his city’s water mismanagement in 1995 to a work reflecting the world decline in 2022 – the "Fountain of Exhaustion" by Pavlo Makov has come a long way. Its ultimate destination is the oldest international Venice Art Biennale, where it will represent Ukraine in
Zelensky: Russia could invade Kharkiv
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated in a Washington Post interview on Jan. 20 that he believes Russia could occupy Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv and thus start a large-scale war. "If Russia decides to enhance their escalation, of course they are going to do this on those territories where historically there
Chill Ukrainian cat Stepan goes viral, does ad for Valentino
Laidback and almost always with a drink, a cat named Stepan from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine has gone viral in just a few months. With a million followers on Tiktok and over 800,000 on Instagram, the cat has also started receiving offers to promote local and now international brands.
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