Kharkiv

[kahr-keev, khahr-kiv]

1. a city in northeastern Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine.

Example Sentences

Anne, who is the King's sister, paid her respects at the Children's Memorial alongside First Lady Olena Zelenska, who opened the site in the northeastern city of Kharkiv.

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"She was killed when a Russian missile hit her house in Kharkiv in 2023."

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Once that is resolved, they said they planned to deliver the aid with charity Justin Ukraine Aid to orphanages in Kharkiv, Odessa and Vinnytsia, before arriving back in the UK by mid-September.

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Energy facilities were the main targets, but a school in the Kharkiv region and a high-rise building in Kherson were also hit, he said.

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If lost or given to Russia, neighbouring Kharkiv and Zaporizhia regions – and beyond – would be at greater risk.

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