Residents of Kharkiv have been subjected to a punishing and unrelenting artillery bombardment that can maim or kill at any time. These images capture the heartbreak and shock that its citizens experienced over the course of 48 hours as they attempted to go about their daily lives.
Killing Kharkiv: Russia Punishes Ukraine's Second-Largest City
- By RFE/RL
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Bystanders try to console Sabina (second from left) as she is kept away from the lifeless body of her husband, Artem Pohorelets, who was killed by Russian shelling at the Barabashovo market on July 21.
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Pohorelets was one of three people killed.
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Ukrainian soldiers react after they recognize the lifeless body of their friend Artem Pohorelets.
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Russian troops shelled Kharkiv's public transportation stops for the second day in a row, killing and injuring civilians and causing widespread damage to public infrastructure.
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Russia vehemently denies targeting civilians, despite substantial video and photo evidence showing otherwise and the widespread destruction of Ukrainian cities.
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The relentless shelling has terrorized the civilian population.
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In addition to the three deaths, 23 people were injured during the attack at the market.
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On July 20, a missile strike at a bus stop killed three civilians, including a 13-year-old boy. A 15-year-old girl and an elderly woman were also injured in the blast.
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Attacks on civilians in Kharkiv began on February 24, the first day of the full-fledged conflict. Russian forces attempted but failed to take the city, but the shelling continues.
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Workers remove the lifeless body of yet another victim of Russia's indiscriminate shelling.
