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Kharkiv, [a] also known as Kharkov, [b] is the second-largest city in Ukraine. [7] Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion. It had a population, before the Russian invasion, of 1,421,125 (2022 estimate). [8]
The battle of Kharkiv was a military engagement that took place from February to May 2022 in and around the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine, as part of the eastern Ukraine offensive during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast, officially the Kharkov Military–Civilian Administration, [b] is an ongoing military occupation that began on 24 February 2022, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began capturing and occupying parts of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Russian forces failed to capture the capital city of the oblast, Kharkiv.
The modern Kharkiv Oblast was established on 27 February 1932. In the summer of 1932, some parts of the oblast were included in the newly created Donetsk Oblast originally centered in Artemivsk (later in Stalino). Then in the fall, some territories of the Kharkiv Oblast were used in the creation of Chernihiv Oblast.
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Victor Gubarev stepped out to buy bread when he was killed by a fragment from a shell that landed in front of his apartment block in Kharkiv on Monday, minutes before ...
The governor of Kharkiv Oblast reported that, as of 20 May 2024, more than 10,500 residents have been evacuated from areas of Kharkiv Oblast affected by the fighting, [216] particularly in Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv and Chuhuiv raions. [217] By 14 May, only about 400 civilians remained in Vovchansk, with "almost none" in the northern part of the city ...
The city of Kharkiv has faced frequent attacks since months prior and its energy infrastructure has already been severely damaged. Ukraine has also increased shelling of the Belgorod region. [11] On 19 May 6 people were killed in a Russian strike on the outskirts of Kharkiv, according to the Regional Prosecutor's Office.
There are 17 populated places in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, that have been officially granted city status (Ukrainian: місто, romanized: misto) by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament. [2] Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible for city status, although the status is typically also granted to settlements of historical ...