Ukraine's second city has been under near-constant bombardment by Russian shells and missiles for months.
Russia's relentless long-range assault on Ukraine's second city is being paired with a 'coordinated information operation' to panic residents and their compatriots elsewhere, the Institute for the Study of War has said.
Moscow's units are seeking to exploit Kharkiv's proximity to the battlefield and the reported dearth of Ukrainian air defenses caused by a slowdown in Western aid.Russian forces have been gathering on the northeastern Luhansk-Kharkiv front for months. They are looking to break through to cities such as Kupiansk and ultimately Kharkiv, overturning the dramatic gains won by counterattacking Ukrainian troops in the fall of 2022.
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