KHARKIV, UKRAINE, Mar 5 — After mass Russian shelling of Kharkiv from the end of December 2023 to mid-January of 2024, up to 100,000 people left the city, reports Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. 

According to Syniehubov, about a tenth of Kharkiv residents left the city during that period, from 50,000 to 100,000 people. He added that those were the people who had an alternative housing option in Kyiv or other Ukrainian cities. He said the data shows 1.2 million people are currently living in Kharkiv. 

From the end of December to mid-January, Russians attacked Kharkiv more than 13 times with missiles and drones. They were hitting civilian and critical infrastructure. Read the chronology of the Russian shelling during this period in our report. 

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