Russia’s ongoing assaults on Kharkiv aim to drive residents out, Bloomberg reports
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Kharkiv, which had a pre-war population of about 1.5 million, is under regular attacks since start war, Ukrainian and Western officials believe that intensified Russian attacks are a way to force civilians to evacuate, Bloomberg reports on April 16.
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Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Kremlin's latest actions appear to be a coordinated effort to cut off supplies and create conditions that will make Kharkiv uninhabitable.
The article says that more than two years after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin started invasion, living conditions in city are becoming increasingly dangerous.
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Damage is so extensive and attacks so frequent that authorities will have hard time restoring power before cold weather sets next winter.
Russian attacks of Kharkiv and oblast
Recently, Russian strikes on Kharkiv and oblast become more frequent.
Russia launched massive attack on Kharkiv and Kharkiv Oblast on April 7.
Kharkiv regional governor, Oleh Synehubov, said that Kharkiv regional authorities are considering possibility of forced evacuation of children from northern part of Kharkiv Oblast.
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He noted that enemy started to hit settlements that were not attacked a month ago.
Synehubov also said that Russians changed their tactics and are now striking twice at the same place, targeting Ukrainian emergency services.
After the most massive Russian attack on the power system on March 22, Kharkiv was almost completely left without electricity.
American media report that Russia intensified its attacks on Kharkiv because the Kremlin wants to make the city an uninhabitable "gray zone."
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