World Desk, AnyTV, Kyiv
Published by: Amit Mandal
Updated Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:15 PM IST
Summary
Russia is a constant aggressor on Ukraine and the war has been going on for the last seven days. Russia is targeting a large city like Kharkiv in Ukraine and there have been reports of several attacks.
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Kharkiv’s special place in the pages of history
Russia is a constant aggressor on Ukraine and the war has been going on for the last seven days. Russia is targeting a large city like Kharkiv in Ukraine and there have been reports of several attacks. Several government buildings are being targeted in Kharkiv. Kharkiv is the second largest city of Ukraine. In the first place is Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Kharkiv also has a special place in the pages of history. Kharkiv is so important that it was the first capital during the Soviet Union, but in 1930 Kyiv was made the capital. The city also played an important role during the Second World War and was a center between the Soviet Union and the Nazi German army.
A large number of Russian people here
Kharkiv is home to a large number of Russian people and is not far from the Russian border. Before the war, it was believed that Russia would not face much difficulties in capturing Kharkiv and its surrounding areas, but the opposite happened. The Ukrainian army is giving a tremendous competition to the Russian army. Kharkiv is just 40 kilometers from the Russian border and has always been famous for culture, art and music. Apart from having many medical colleges, there are also many IT firms here. For this reason, the number of foreigners here is significant.
The Russian army targeted Kharkiv because
There are many reasons for Russia to target Kharkiv. Earlier Russia had entered Ukraine targeting Kyiv, but Russia did not get any significant success in the fighting that lasted for about a week. Russia’s plan is that as soon as possible its army can capture one of the major cities and put pressure on Ukraine. If the Russian army failed in Kyiv, now Kharkiv is being targeted. So now the Russian army is rapidly moving towards Kharkiv. He has also started missile attacks here.
Soviet forces crushed the rebellion in Kharkiv
One reason the Russian army finds Kharkiv easy to capture is because it is a part of eastern Ukraine with a large number of pro-Russian people living in it. In such a situation, the Russian army can also get the support of the people here. The first uprising for independent Ukraine was crushed by Soviet forces at that time in Kharkiv. Kharkiv was the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic from 1920 to 1934, so Kharkiv also has a historical significance for Russia.