KHARKIV IN THE WORLD NEWS: How Russia’s war is changing childhood in Ukraine
A few links for your Friday…
- Five Places to take your significant other for a romantic evening
- Yermilov Center is showing an exhibit by the artist known as ‘Hamlet’ thru the beginning of March, free admission
Update to the ‘Five Places’ piece is this nice highlight of ‘Paris’ on Yaroslav Mudroho.
Documentary about Kharkiv artists wins the grand jury prize at Sundance!
HOLY CRAP!
I’m told by Ukrainian govt source that reports of the firing of top general Valery Zaluzhny look to be true. We await confirmation by presidential order - but this appears to be a done deal.
— Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) January 29, 2024
UPDATE 1 Contradicting reports at this point, stay tuned.
UPDATE 2 OK looks like it was a disinfo-op…
COFFEE NEWS FOR YOUR MONDAY…
BUH-BYE PUSHKINSKAYA… Kharkiv City council voted to rename ‘Pushkinskaya’ street to ‘Grigori Skovorodi’ street, so as to continue de-Russification of the city. In all 65 streets were renamed in the resolution, you can read about most of them here in Ukrainian.
REPO MEN: US Senate Committee backs bill to sieze Russian assets to help Ukraine.
Pushkinskaya hit by Russian missles yesterday, video here and Gwara Media article here.
UPDATE - additional pictures from Gwara here.
At least 30 injured, 2 dead in today’s missile strikes on Kharkiv - Video 1 …Video 2 …Article in Ukrainian …Strikes also carried out on Balakliy
UPDATE 42 injured, 4 dead https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-on-kharkiv-kill-2-injure-at-least-35/
UPDATE 2 - 51 injured, 5 dead https://gwaramedia.com/en/in-photos-russia-shelled-kharkiv-twice-this-night-injuring-up-to-51-people-and-killing-five/
UPDATE 3 - 57 injured, 8 dead gwaramedia article and other explosions heard in the evening.
Russian shelling of Kupiansk kills 1, injures 1 - https://kyivindependent.com/governor-russian-shelling-of-kupiansk-kills-1-injures-1/