Read more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine warP EOPLE ACROSS a vast stretch of north-eastern Ukraine face a grim new reality. Since the Russians were driven back from the suburbs of Kharkiv the city, Ukraine’s second biggest, has seen a recovery of sorts. In the playground of the once-elegant School 4 (pictured), opened in 1882 and now just a shell, weeds are the only life. And some of those who continued to support the Russians left town when Vladimir Putin’s troops retreated. Soldiers in Kupiansk and Lyman say that even though the lines in this region have not moved much, morale is holding up.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 06, 2023 21:10 UTC