Many who fled Kharkiv have come back, only to face the possibility of a full-on Russian assault.

Just 25 miles from the Russian border, Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second-biggest city and has been one of the hardest hit in the war. But despite relentless bombardment, Ukrainian forces repelled Russian troops trying to capture the city, and eventually pushed many of them out of the northern suburbs and back into Russia — a limited but meaningful success that offered the promise of a respite for Kharkiv’s beleaguered residents. Read more

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