Russian forces are intensifying their military operations in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, with a strategic bombing campaign aimed at making the city uninhabitable. Senior Ukrainian government officials reported to Bloomberg that the bombings are part of a plan to force a complete evacuation of Kharkiv. The Kremlin's latest actions include cutting off supplies to the city, severely affecting power generation and creating dire living conditions with electricity shortages and non-existent air defenses. Despite the escalating attacks, local reports indicate that Kharkiv remains vibrant with some businesses thriving and only a few residents choosing to leave, although politicians are anxious about the city's ability to withstand continued assaults. The situation is precarious, and Kharkiv's resilience is being severely tested as it inches toward becoming a frontline in the ongoing conflict.
📹How Kharkiv Survives Under Daily Russian Bombings Kyiv Post visited the city that’s inching toward becoming a front line in Russia’s continuing invasion of #Ukraine. Watch here: https://t.co/9Nep8wG3Na https://t.co/ZDiT0ZIz3E
📹How #Kharkiv Survives Under Daily Russian Bombings Kyiv Post visited the city that’s inching toward becoming a front line in Russia’s continuing invasion of #Ukraine. Watch here: https://t.co/9Nep8wG3Na https://t.co/ECWWRgQgnd
Few residents have left the city since #Russia increased its bombing campaign around the turn of the year, and Kharkiv remains a lively metropolis with busy restaurants and cafes, and some businesses thriving despite the threat. #Ukraine #Europe https://t.co/iFHbv67WxV
Russia-Ukraine war live: Kharkiv at risk of becoming ‘second Aleppo’ unless US votes for further aid, says mayor https://t.co/7LVdP6NHLL
Grim dispatch by @dansabbagh from Kharkiv. Russia is pulverising the city https://t.co/2Tn3p3KTY1
From Kharkiv: a city under aerial attack. Regular bombing, electricity short, air defences non-existent, politicians anxious - but for now only a small number of residents leaving. Can it hold without US aid? https://t.co/0zC5FlvXbV
Life Under Bombing Visiting #Kharkiv, the city that's inching toward becoming a front line in Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/hdHwlPF5so
NEWS: Kremlin’s latest action on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, looks like a coordinated effort to cut off supplies and create conditions that make the city uninhabitable, sources told @DarynaKrasno @AlbertoNardelli and me. The assault has battered power-generation…
Senior Ukrainian government officials told Bloomberg that Russia's repeated bombing of Kharkov, the country's second-largest city, is intended to lead to a complete evacuation of the city.
As Russian forces advance and pulverize everything in their path, life is draining out of Ukraine's frontline communities. My @FT dispatch from the Donbas. https://t.co/OjjiyDMF1E