Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kupiansk has been bombed daily since the end of January, when Russian forces started a new offensive to conquer the industrial Donbas region. Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region, is key to Russia's desire to control the whole east of Ukraine. Now, an estimated 16,000 people are struggling to keep living in this city with some yearning to leave.
In Photos: Russia Sets Eyes on Ukraine's Railway Hub Kupiansk
- By Yan Boechat
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A man and a young girl walk by one of the many bridges destroyed in Kupiansk, Feb. 17, 2023.
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An elderly woman rests in a humanitarian center before heading back home on a cold morning in Kupiansk, Feb. 17, 2023.
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A woman by the name of Nina cries while looking for a group of volunteers that could evacuate her from Kupiansk, Feb. 17, 2023.
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In this humanitarian kitchen, volunteers serve some 6,000 meals every day for those who can’t leave Kupiansk, Feb. 17, 2023.