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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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The department also said it had taken control of Bochkove, a village in the Kharkiv region, on Saturday morning, according to state-linked news agency Tass.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Five people were also injured on Saturday morning in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, near the front line, regional police said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Then the engineers of Trident, near Kharkiv, moving to another scale and paving the way for decisive technological breakthroughs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

A state of emergency has been declared over the energy situation in the Kharkiv region by local authorities.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Electricity had been restored to residential customers in Odesa in the south and Kharkiv in the northeast, the energy ministry said.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

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