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4 years on: Kharkiv's blend of anguish and defiance

  • Tony Connelly--RTE
  • published date: 2026-02-28 07:00:01 UTC

Kharkiv locals mark fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin's war with blend of anguish and defiance, as the skies echo with air-raid sirens each hour, writes our Europe Editor Tony Connelly from Ukraine.

Ukrainians joke about Kharkiv's obsession with its well-groomed streets. On Friday morning, as we emerged from Lyceum No. 105, an underground school built to save children from being killed by Russi… [+14771 chars]