World Apr 12 Resilient Ukrainians maintain resistance against unabating Russian onslaught Among the cities hit hardest by the Russian invasion is Kharkiv, once Ukraine's second-largest city. It has suffered relentless shelling, and is devoid of many of its people. But a core remains, some to fight, others with no other choice,…
World Apr 08 In Ukraine’s north, residents of Trostyanets reeling after brutal Russian occupation Cities and towns across northern Ukraine are being freed by Ukrainian forces as the Russians redeploy to the east. One such city is Trostyanets, northwest of Kharkiv, the site of pitched fighting until its liberation two weeks ago. Special correspondent…
World Apr 04 Kharkiv fire brigades battle blazes amid relentless Russian bombardments Hundreds of miles to the east of Kyiv is what was once Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv. Now it's largely emptied of its residents as the Russians pound it with artillery, causing widespread destruction and sparking fires. Special correspondent Jack…
World Mar 30 Civilians endure intense suffering as Russian shelling reduces Kharkiv to ‘a smoking ruin’ Kharkiv near the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine is majority ethnic-Russian and the nation's second-largest city. Now, many of its people have fled thunderous Russian airstrikes and artillery that have reduced this Ukrainian center of culture, learning and industry to…