Pummeled by airstrikes, Ukrainians in Kharkiv defy Russia by getting on with daily life
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— It made for an unlovely municipal symbol, soaring but hardly graceful: the 800-foot-tall Soviet-era television tower that was for decades a familiar signature in the skyline of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv. Ungainly though the tower may have been, the sight of its red-and-white upper mast plunging spearlike to the ground after a strike Monday by a Russian Kh-59 missile was a stinging affront to many in this city of 1.2 million people, only 25 miles from the Russian frontier. “It’s as...
CNN—Russia is making daily tactical gains in eastern Ukraine, as criticism grows of Ukrainian military reporting. Vladimir Putin’s forces have made further gains in at least three locations along the eastern front in Ukraine – including for the first time in several months an advance in the northern Kharkiv region – highlighting again Kyiv’s need for ammunition and weapons from the United States and other allies. The latest developments reflect the new tempo on the battlefield since the fall of the industrial town of Avdiivka in February. Russia’s tactical advances are now daily. They are generally modest...
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www.theyeshivaworld.com—Russia Renews Attacks on the Ukrainian Energy Sector as Kyiv Launches Drones at Southern Russia. Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russia said its air defense systems had intercepted more than 60 Ukrainian drones over the southern Krasnodar region. Ukraine’s air force said Saturday that Russia had launched 34 missiles against Ukraine overnight, of which 21 […]