“The enemy is gathering troops’: Putin is preparing a major attack, according to Ukraine soldiers. The three-river city of Kharkiv plays an important role in Russia's culture of remembrance, even though it is located in Ukraine.
In August 1943, the large city, which was then called Kharkov and belonged to the Soviet Union, was finally recaptured by the Soviets in the Belgorod-Kharkov operation. At the end of January 2024, more than 80 years later, the city will again be in the spotlight in the Ukraine war.