Kharkiv is struggling under Russian rocket attacks
A border region liberated by Ukraine’s army faces a new onslaught
“THAT IS MY blood,” says Natalya Popova, showing a video she took on January 2nd in her flat in Kharkiv. When a missile hit nearby she grabbed her six-year-old son and put him in the bathtub, covering him in blankets for protection. A second explosion peppered her with shards of glass. They survived, but Ms Popova is sending her son out of the city. A renewed wave of attacks since December has shaken the confidence of this north-eastern Ukrainian city and region, leaving its people angry and dejected.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Within range”
Europe March 2nd 2024
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- France and Germany are at loggerheads over military aid to Ukraine
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- Kharkiv is struggling under Russian rocket attacks
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