On 28 February 2022, a series of rocket strikes by the Russian Armed Forces killed 9 civilians and wounded 37 more during the battle of Kharkiv. The Russian Army used cluster munition in the attack. Due to the indiscriminate nature of these weapons used in densely populated areas, Human Rights Watch described these strikes as a possible war crime.[1]
On 17 and 18 August 2022, the missile strike on dormitories in Kharkiv was performed by Russian aviation with a series of missiles.[5][6] The impact killed 25 people including an 11-year-old boy.[7]
2023
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January 2024
On 2 January, strikes were conducted on Kharkiv utilizing the KN-23 developed by North Korea.[9][10]
On 23 January, three strikes on Kharkiv led to 9 victims, including a 4-year-old child.[11] In the evening in particular, the central Pushkinska Street was hit.[12] In response, on 26 January 2024 the Kharkiv City Council renamed this Pushkinska street to Hryhorii Skovoroda street.[13] On 29 April 2024 the Kharkiv metro station on the street that was also named after Pushkin was renamed to Yaroslava Mudroho station.[14]
May 2024
On 9 and 10 May 2024, the Russians tried to break through the front in Kharkiv while the Ukrainians resisted, starting the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.[15][16]
On 13 May 2024, the first of a scatter of underground schools in Kharkiv was opened in Industrialnyi District, so children could continue their education amidst the Russian attacks on the city.[17]