“Ukraine defends the whole of Europe and democratic values,” assures the mayor of Kharkiv. Russia has stepped up its airstrikes against Ukraine and its energy network.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced what he calls “missile terror” and renewed his call for allies to provide more air defense systems. Among the most exposed localities: KharkIV, the country's second city, located a few dozen kilometers from the Russian region of Belgorod. Its mayor, Ihor Terekhov, responds to RFI.