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A special tent which serve as heating point in Kharkiv.

Kharkiv locals warm up in tents outside as their homes are left without heating after Russian attacks on energy infrastructure (Photos)

04 February 2026 | 12:12
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The photo of damaged thermal power station in Kharkiv outskirts

Russians attack one of biggest power stations in Kharkiv oblast, leaving locals without heating

03 February 2026 | 12:26
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Sergey Tuzhilov during the court hearing

“I followed the order.” Kharkiv court sentences Russian soldier who killed Ukrainian POWs in Vovchansk to life imprisonment

20 January 2026 | 15:46
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The photo of damaged house after Russian attack on Kharkiv

“I woke up because a window fell on me.” Russian air attack on Kharkiv kills 1, injures at least 12 people (Photos)

19 January 2026 | 19:44
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Damaged trucks of Nova Poshta after Russian attack on post service terminal in Kharkiv oblast

Russian forces attack post service terminal in Kharkiv region, killing 4, injuring 6 (Photo)

13 January 2026 | 17:29
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Two people walking down the road covered in snow

30 best photos of 2025 from Kharkiv and Kharkiv region

02 January 2026 | 21:39
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Firefighters extinguish a fire in a building destroyed by a Russian missile in Kharkiv

“Everything darkened, and I didn’t know where to run.” Russian missile attack on central Kharkiv injures 30 people (Photo)

02 January 2026 | 18:46
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News

Kharkiv, Kyiv power plants severely damaged by Russian attacks on Feb. 3 can be repaired, MP says

6 February 19:15

Exclusive “We have problems, they have catastrophe” — Ukraine military on how Russia’s affected by SpaceX blocking unlisted Starlinks

6 February 19:07

Russian army occupies Dehtiarne village northeast of Kharkiv oblast, war monitoring reports

6 February 17:33

Exclusive Kharkiv defence industry organization claims private companies manufacture 70% of weapons for Ukraine’s army 

6 February 17:01

Russian drone attacks 2 ambulance cars in Kharkiv oblast in a day, injures 2 people

6 February 16:09

Exclusive Nearly 100,000 families are without heating after Russian attack on Kharkiv, Minister of Energy says

5 February 18:14

“They lie down and don’t move when they hear our drone.” Ukrainian forces detect Russian troops hiding in open areas near Vovchansk

5 February 17:21

“Train of invincibility” keeps Kharkiv rail passengers warm during coldest winter since Russia’s full-scale invasion 

5 February 16:54

Russian forces continue their attacks on Kharkiv energy infrastructure, leaving people without heating, electricity

5 February 13:41

Russians launch 3 glide bombs, 12 drones at Kharkiv oblast over past day

5 February 12:52

Russia spent almost $325 million to attack Ukraine on Feb. 3, Ukraine’s intelligence says

4 February 18:05

Ukrainian forces take back positions in Kupiansk, monitoring group reports

4 February 16:18

Russia keeps attacking Kharkiv region, injures 13 people, including 5-month-old baby, over past day

4 February 14:36

Exclusive Over 105,000 people still without heating after Russia launched 100 kamikaze drones on Kharkiv energy system

4 February 13:12
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Woman with a battery-powered generator in "carriage of invincibility"

“Train of invincibility” keeps Kharkiv rail passengers warm during coldest winter since Russia’s full-scale invasion 

05 February 2026 | 16:54
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Sergey Tuzhilov during the court hearing

“I followed the order.” Kharkiv court sentences Russian soldier who killed Ukrainian POWs in Vovchansk to life imprisonment

20 January 2026 | 15:46
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Serhii Prokopenko, founding editor of Gwara Media

“Courage to call things as they are” — Founding editor of Gwara Media speaks at Free Media Award Ceremony in Hamburg 

30 December 2025 | 18:52
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Interviews

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Nature of genocide, “evil gene” in Russians, and Polish-Ukrainian relations. Interview with reporter Wojciech Tochman

17 October 2025 | 18:59
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“We are people’s lend-lease.” Ukrainian in New York about her volunteer work, US elections and Kharkiv

08 October 2025 | 19:24
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“I’m grateful that I’ve captured a moment when city was in its prime” — Director Jonathan Ben-Shaul on Kharkiv before and during Russia’s war and movement as method of reflection in art

11 August 2025 | 21:23
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“I make performances that ask — okay, what will you do now?” Director Alin Uberti on organizing workshop in Kharkiv, crafting alternative theater in Romania, and Russian promises to Bucharest 

07 July 2025 | 21:36
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Volunteer Oleksii Yukov puts number signs for evidence around the body of a fallen Russian soldier in Donetsk region, March 2025.

“War won’t end until we find them and bury them.” Video: Search for soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war

08 April 2025 | 19:03
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Bringing Ukrainian Christmas carols to liberated Kharkiv Oblast

10 January 2025 | 18:45
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Fact-checking

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No one bribed ISW to write fake assessments about Ukrainian forces’ advances in Pokrovsk

Debunking Russian fakes. No one bribed ISW to write fake assessments about Ukrainian forces’ advances in Pokrovsk

12 December 2025 | 18:46
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Debunking Russian fakes. No, French police didn’t detain two Ukrainians for Louvre heist

10 November 2025 | 18:21
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Debunking Russian fakes. No, wives of Ukrainian soldiers didn’t receive brochures with advice on how to endure physical abuse

17 September 2025 | 14:56
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Debunking Russian fakes. No, Charlie Hebdo’s cover didn’t ridicule “gay parade” in Moldova 

30 June 2025 | 23:47
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Authors

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Yana Sliemzina

Editor of the international department in Gwara Media, reporter, and writer. Written for media for over four years—from news pieces to field reports from the frontline to interviews—and has over five …

Last publication:

Kharkiv, Kyiv power plants severely damaged by Russian attacks on Feb. 3 can be repaired, MP says

Elza Diachenko

International news reporter in Gwara Media. Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Journalism from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Last publication:

“We have problems, they have catastrophe” — Ukraine military on how Russia’s affected by SpaceX blocking unlisted Starlinks

Nazar Hlamazda

Reporter and social media manager of the international version of Gwara. In 2023-2024, did fact-check and stories. Currently, writes news and reports on people's lives in Kharkiv and the region during…

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“Train of invincibility” keeps Kharkiv rail passengers warm during coldest winter since Russia’s full-scale invasion 

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