Tag Archives: Kharkiv (Ukraine)

When the Ukrainian army hit a crisis of recruitment earlier this year amid rising losses on the battlefield, one of the most popular cultural personalities in the country stepped up and enlisted. “At some point it became uncomfortable not to join up,” said Serhiy Zhadan, in an interview at a …

As Ukrainian troops began to push the Russians back from the outskirts of the city of Kharkiv in May 2022, Gamlet Zinkivskyi, a street artist who knows how to shoot as well as paint, was eager to fight for his hometown. So Mr. Zinkivskyi, who had frequented firing ranges before …