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.

News Potpurri for the week of January 26th, 2024

In which we collect a few English-language articles from around the area:

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REPO MEN: US Senate Committee backs bill to sieze Russian assets to help Ukraine.

Job Roundup for January 25th, 2024

In today’s job roundup we are only focusing on Kharkiv and remote-only jobs, so that anyone in this area can check them out.

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→ Rescuers recover two more bodies for a total of 10 fatalities from yesterdays missile strikes

The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said that the missile strike killed a 56-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man.

The victims lived in the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, on the first floor of the house that was destroyed in the attack on January 23.

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 1Video 2Article in UkrainianStrikes 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/

Charity Tweet of the Week: Animal Rescue Ukraine

Every Monday we will try to post a tweet asking for donations or support. If you have a charity you would like to feature on this page, please let us know through the Kharkiv Expats Facebook Group.

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