The city of Kharkiv is like an open wound that Russia continues to pummel with missiles, drones and bombs on a near-daily basis. The cityscape is full of boarded-up windows and destruction, and main streets are lined with houses that are missing at least parts, if not all, of their upper floors.
Most of the destruction seen today took place during the first year of the war when Russian armed forces first advanced on Kharkiv's outskirts before being forced to retreat. The ruins of a school there offering advanced German lessons are scars of early 2022 when Russian special units were driven back with heavy machinery.
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