The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

I visited Ukraine last week to update my knowledge of the military situation there. I was privileged to be invited to visit Kharkiv by a friend – and spent several days there seeing the sights, while avoiding the more dangerous parts of the city where drone and missile attacks are…

Ukrainian president ready for bilateral meeting with Putin; Russian attacks continue with Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia among targets. What we know on day 1,273

At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine, with strikes on Kherson, Donetsk and Kharkiv.

Russia controls about 20 percent of Ukraine’s territory and wants full control of four eastern and southern regions.

The strikes came ahead of a White House imposed deadline for Moscow to show progress towards ending their invasion or face greater economic sanctions.

Nina Khyzhna performs a collage of poetic dance-theatre that embodies the everyday trauma of life in Kharkiv

Ukraine’s woes mount with a deadly assault on Kyiv, capture of an eastern city and difficult battle in the north.

Overnight Russian strikes targeted Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Sumy regions, killing five people and damaging civilian infrastructure.

Eastern Ukraine’s biggest city is unsettlingly close to the Russian border and vulnerable to missile strikes, but there is a determination to maintain a cultural life, and a poetry festival is testament to the resilience and creativity of its people