This year, Kharkiv city and oblast had to prove their invincibility through grief and losses. Gwara Media chose 30 of the most important photos for Ukrainian war footage that tell the story of Kharkiv Oblast`s resistance to the Russian invaders. Kharkiv territorial defense
1 – “Russian Lend-lease” in the liberated Izium and the burned “Burationo” (“Pinocchio”, the nickname of the TOS-1 rocket launcher) behind. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. September 20222 – Consequences of the Russian shelling by “Grad” (“Hail”, BM-21 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union) in Saltivka, one of the most damaged areas in Kharkiv. Diana Ruda. April 20223 – The wedding of one of the defenders of the “East” special unit. Diana Ruda. April 20224 – A firefighter after Russian shells hit the Proton business center. Olena Dolzhenko. April 20225 – The locals in Northern Saltivka, one of the most damaged areas in Kharkiv, are looking at the consequences of the Russian shelling. Olena Dolzhenko. March 20226 – A bathroom in one of the apartments in the dormitory that was bombed on Aug. 17-18. Oleksii Yeroshenko / Gwara Media. August 20227 – Ambulance workers carry the body of a deceased person in a dormitory that was bombed on Aug. 17-18. Oleksii Yeroshenko / Gwara Media. August 20228 – A man shows what has been left of his apartment after the Russian shelling in Northern Saltivka, one of the most damaged areas in Kharkiv. Olena Dolzhenko. March 20229 – Oleksandr, who remains in his destroyed apartment in Northern Saltivka, shows his daily life. Oleksii Yeroshenko / Gwara Media. August 202210 – The destroyed building of Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute. The researcher Ksenia is glad as she has managed to save some equipment from under the rubble. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. August 202211 – A bomb shelter in the basement of the dormitory of the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Rodion Prokhorenko. March 202212 – View from the fourteenth floor of the building in Northern Saltivka. Hlib Butenko. April 202213 – The house in the center of Kharkiv was destroyed by the Russian long-range surface-to-air S-300 missile. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202214 – Traces of blood in Kharkiv city center after the Russian shelling. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202215 – Utility service workers during the demolition of the rubble of the destroyed power station. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. October 202216 – The exhumation team in Izium during a work break. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. September 202217 – Forensic experts examine the body during the exhumation in Kupiansk, and locals ask for humanitarian aid. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. October 202218 – Window of the destroyed Skovoroda Museum in Kharkiv. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. April 202219 – Kharkiv Pride activists during the march in the metro. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202220 – A girl during the opening of the New Year tree at the University metro station. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. December 202221 – Burial of one of the soldiers of the “East” special unit. Diana Ruda. March 202222 – The family of the writer Volodymyr Vakulenko, who was killed in Russian captivity. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. December 202223 – A Russian helicopter shot down over Kharkiv Oblast. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. April 202224 – “Petal” mine (Green Parrot or Butterfly Mine) in the liberated village of Hrakove. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202225 – Residents of Hrakove found a hangar with explosives after the liberation. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202226 – The Ukrainian serviceman looks towards the Russian border in liberated Kozacha Lopan / Gwara Media. Oleksandr Magula. September 202227 – Repainted Ukrainian graffiti in Russian colors in Kozacha Lopan. The inscription: “The Cossack Nation has no end”. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. September 202228 – Kharkiv without street lights. Oleksandr Magula / Gwara Media. November 202229 – Secret documents about killed Russian soldiers from the commanders of military bases in Izium. Serhii Prokopenko / Gwara Media. September 202230 – Kharkiv territorial defense during the mortar training. Oleksandr Magula. December 2022
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