Kharhiv streets largely empty after Russia attack

(24 Feb 2022) The streets of Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv were nearly deserted following Russia’s wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday.

Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border and accused Moscow of unleashing a full-scale war that could rewrite the entire geopolitical order.

Explosions were heard in Kharkiv in the country’s northeast, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on the start of a military operation in Ukraine.   

An adviser to Ukraine’s president said that fighting is going on 4-5 kilometers (2 ½-3 miles) north of Kharkiv.

He said Ukrainian troops destroyed four Russian tanks there.



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