the second city of the country, Kharkiv, under the bombardments

Part of the Ukrainian army is located north of Kharkiv (Ukraine), less than 10 km from the center of the country’s second city. The fighting is intense, and the lulls short. In the city center, the detonations are heard, Friday, February 25. Running in the streets has become the daily life of the inhabitants. A missile, which did not explode, was planted in the morning in the middle of a pedestrian crossing.

Another missile exploded in a residential area. No deaths are to be deplored. “My daughter was sleeping here, in this bed. And luckily the curtain that was drawn protected her from broken glass.“, explains a resident. Like the day before, the metro was stormed by civilians. All are trying to protect themselves, with heavy hearts. The basement of a hotel is also occupied.