Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion. Prior to the …

4 days ago · Kharkiv, city, northeastern Ukraine. It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers. It was founded about 1655 as a military stronghold to protect Russia ’s …

Jan 2, 2026 · Editor's Note: This is a developing story. Russian forces on Jan. 2 launched a missile attack on a residential neighborhood in the city of Kharkiv, killing six people and …

Jan 3, 2026 · Two people including a three-year-old child have been killed and around 28 others injured in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials have said. A multi-storey residential …

KYIV, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck a multi-storey apartment building in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Friday, leaving the building in ruins and killing at least two people and ...

Nov 27, 2025 · Kharkiv was settled mainly by people from the Right-Bank Ukraine and the Dnieper region, who fled to the Tsardom of Russia during the uprising of Bohdan Khmelnitsky …

Aug 19, 2025 · Close to the Russian border, Kharkiv beat off invasion forces in 2022 and remains defiant under regular bombardment.

Feb 20, 2025 · Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine’s largest city, is resolutely entering its fourth year of war, with residents stoically coping with emergency laws, night curfews and incessant air alerts.

Mar 3, 2022 · At present, Kharkiv is the chief cultural, educational, industrial, scientific, and transportation center of Ukraine. The city is home to many museums, theatres, art galleries, …

Founded in 1654 as a Cossack fortress, by late 19th century Kharkiv had developed within the Russian Empire as a major commercial and industrial center. From December 1919 to …