Inside Kharkiv: the city paying ‘hideous cost’ of Ukraine war

Ukraine’s second city has so far ‘borne the brunt’ of Russia’s bombardment

Emergency services try to deal with the destruction in Kharkiv
Emergency services try to deal with the destruction in Kharkiv
(Image credit: Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Images and testimony from inside Ukraine’s second-largest city have revealed the extent of the destruction left behind by Russia’s aerial assault on civilian areas.

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