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Bookmark or Share- Kharkiv | History, Map, & Population | BritannicaKharkiv, city in 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 southern borderlands. It is the second largest city in Ukraine and is the center of a metropolitan area comprising many satellite towns.
- Kharkiv - WikipediaKharkiv is the administrative centre of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion. It had a population, before the Russian invasion, of 1,421,125 (2022 estimate).[8] Kharkiv was founded in 1654 as a fortress, and within the Russian Empire grew to become a major centre of industry, trade, and Ukrainian culture in Sloboda Ukraine.
- Kharkiv Is No Stranger To Invasion—The Nazis Fought Four ... - HistoryNetOn the eve of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Kharkov was the fifth largest city in the Soviet Union, with a population of about 850,000. Located in northeastern Ukraine, within quick reach of the Russian border, Kharkov was a critical piece on Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s military-industrial chessboard.
- Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast - WikipediaThe Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast, officially the Kharkov Military–Civilian Administration, [b] is an ongoing military occupation that began on 24 February 2022, after Russian forces invaded Ukraine and began capturing and occupying parts of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
- Russia Is Destroying Kharkiv - The New York TimesRussia has attacked Kharkiv with artillery, rockets, cluster munitions and guided missiles on at least 13 different days, a relentless barrage, lately targeting the city at night. Most Kharkiv...
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