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Kharkiv

oblast, Ukraine
Also known as: Char’kov, Kharkov
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  • Russia-Ukraine War
    Russia-Ukraine War
    / The Ukrainian summer counteroffensive and the liberation of Kharkiv oblast

    …a stunning offensive in the Kharkiv region. Russian lines crumpled, and, in the space of a week, Ukrainian forces liberated more than 3,400 square miles (8,800 square km) of territory. Izyum, which had fallen to the Russians in April, was recaptured on September 10; the loss of the key supply…

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    …a stunning offensive in the Kharkiv region. Russian lines crumpled, and, in the space of a week, Ukrainian forces liberated more than 3,400 square miles (8,800 square km) of territory. Izyum, which had fallen to the Russians in April, was recaptured on September 10; the loss of the key supply…

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