Commentary: What I saw in Ukraine’s ‘unbreakable’ eastern capital

I was privileged to be invited to visit Kharkiv by a friend – and spent several days there seeing the sights, while avoiding the more dangerous parts of the city where drone and missile attacks are relatively common. For a start, there is the opportunity to see some of the small and often very poor communities on the way. It is striking that while Kyiv has no apparent shortage of military-age men on the streets and in the bars and restaurants, the eastern towns and Kharkiv itself are notably man-free.