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I am the Mayor of Kharkiv — a city that lives just a few dozen kilometres from the front line. Every day, I look into the eyes of people who live with a neighbour that brings death. And still, our people choose life.
I see how Kharkiv endures every Russian attack and rises stronger each time. This city doesn’t merely survive — against all odds, it builds the future, defying everything that seeks to destroy it.
Just last Friday, Russia once again struck at Ukraine’s energy system, targeting power plants, substations, and everything that gives people light and warmth. Kharkiv’s energy facilities were among the hardest hit. We face severe electricity shortages, frequent blackouts, and disruptions in water and heating. The metro now serves only as a shelter; trams and trolleybuses have been replaced with buses.
Yet across the city, municipal workers and energy crews work around the clock, repairing damage under fire to restore the basic condi
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