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Kharkiv gives Ukraine reason to hope

The Kharkiv offensive has great significance off the battlefield. Vladimir Putin’s imperial dreams of taking the whole country have evaporated. And retaking the key towns of Izium and Kupiansk has even compromised Russia’s ability to hold captured territory in the Donetsk oblast, which had become Putin’s declared basic objective.

Ukraine has won the battle of Kharkiv, say analysts

Ukrainian forces "appear to have won the battle of Kharkiv", according to a US defence thinktank, in what appears to be their fastest advance since Russian troops pulled away from Kiev and the north-east over a month ago, The Guardian reported.

Kalna brothers stuck in Kharkiv lose touch with family members

The brothers hail from Muktarpur village in Kalna. Dhananjoy said, “In their last call they had told us that they were required to walk through the roads to reach the nearest railway station and lacked adequate food and drinking water. We’re in deep anxiety. We’re feeling helpless sitting here.”