The Latest Breaking News from Kharkiv

The Russian and Ukrainian governments on Friday signalled an openness to negotiations even as authorities in Kyiv urged citizens to help defend the capital from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.

Olena Kurilo, 52, said she was “very lucky” to be alive after Russian forces attack

KOCHI: Hundreds of Malayali students pursuing various courses in Ukraine were not bothered much about the looming threats of a Russian invasion until Wednesday night. However, the situation turned upside down overnight, especially for those residing in the capital city Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second biggest city, as most of…

More than 100 people have died less than one day into Putin’s assault

Russia's soldiers put on a show of strength on top of the power plant in Kharkiv, southern Ukraine, as the flag was raised while the country's fearsome 'Z’ tanks lead a second wave ground invasion

Ukrainians react with defiance as Vladimir Putin launches biggest attack by one European state against another since second world war

In the early morning hours of Thursday, February 24, Russian troops launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any countries who dared to interfere would face “consequences you have never seen”. Videos shared on social networks showed heavy missile attacks as well as Russian…

Ashington-born Gary Smith visited his wife Helen in Ukraine just last month - now he doesn't know when he'll see her again

Russian forces have launched missile and helicopter attacks around Ukraine, and early signs suggest their goal is to encircle Kyiv

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Russia pressed ahead with its assault on neighboring Ukraine on Thursday, with explosions resounding in cities across the country, airstrikes crippling its defenses and reports of troops crossing the border by land and sea.

Gary Smith, whose wife Helen remains in Kharkiv, said: ‘I couldn’t sleep all night… She’s all I’ve got.’