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After weeks of bombardment by Russian troops, the frontline Saltivka district of Kharkiv has become a ghost town. Most of the locals have fled the incessant Russian air strikes, and those who remain have had to take refuge in underground shelters as they are either too old, too unwell or too disabled to leave.
Ukrainian forces on Monday recaptured a small village on the outskirts of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv, as Kyiv's forces mount counterattacks against a stalling Russian invasion. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent reports from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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With the Russian army camped at the city's gates, the days all seem the same in Kharkiv: rockets and missiles fall regularly on Ukraine's second city. More than 1.5 million live in the majority Russian-speaking city, lying at the confluence of three rivers, located around 40 kilometres from the Russian border. On the invasion's first day on February 24, Russian forces descended on the city, penetrating the suburbs, but were then pushed back to Kharkiv's northern and eastern outskirts. Since then, Russian artillery has been striking day and night, especially in the north and east of the city.
Emergency crews battle a fire as people flee nearby homes after Russian bombings on the eastern city of Kharkiv sparked a massive fire. IMAGES
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