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Kharkiv

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[kahr-keev, khahr-kiv] / kɑrˈkiv, ˈxɑr kɪv /
  1. a city in northeastern Ukraine: former capital of Ukraine.


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Terekh grew up in Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, and from her children's home in Saltivka -- a district now among the areas hardest hit by Russian bombardment -- she could see Belgorod in Russia.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

The major city of Kharkiv, in the northeast, also came under missile attack.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Ostapenko, Druzhkivka’s oldest resident, fled to the city of Kharkiv with her daughter, leaving her hometown and settling in a cozy first-floor apartment with a leafy courtyard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Heading back into Kharkiv, we take the ring road that's now being covered in netting.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

Every day buses cross the regional border from Donetsk to Lozova in the Kharkiv oblast, carrying civilian evacuees.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

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