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A City Under Fire, Kharkiv Fights the Russians on the Home Front

On the battlefield, Ukrainian soldiers are fighting for the very survival of their nation. They are backed up by a ferocious resistance fought by Kharkivites on the home front.

A residential building and office spaces destroyed during intense fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Caleb Larson/The New York Sun
CALEB LARSON
CALEB LARSON

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Kharkiv is a city under fire. Russian shelling is a constant condition and one to which Kharkivites have become largely accustomed.

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CALEB LARSON
CALEB LARSON

Mr. Larson is a multimedia journalist based at Berlin. He covers the intersection of conflict and politics, focusing on American foreign policy, European security, and German society.

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