Oksana Necheporenko is a freelance journalist for RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service.
One person was killed and three were injured in a suspected Russian missile strike on a residential building in the center of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine late on January 29. Rescuers say they found the body of an elderly woman in the rubble.
A Ukrainian man said 62 people hid in a basement used as a bomb shelter during World War II. Izyum was captured by Russian forces in March and retaken by the Ukrainian Army in early September. .
A Russian attack on Kharkiv on July 20 killed at least three people, including a 13-year-old boy. The child's grieving father held his dead son's hand and prayed for two hours until his body was taken away. (WARNING: Viewers may find the content of this video disturbing.)
Two Americans and a British man who are fighting for the Ukrainian Army spoke to RFE/RL in Kharkiv about their reasons for volunteering for battle. Some express outrage at the devastation Ukraine is enduring while others say they are serving out of loyalty to Ukrainian friends.
