On Ukraine's front line, twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven't yet stopped Russia

On Ukraine's front line, twisted wreckage shows sanctions haven't yet stopped Russia


It's a scrapyard of savagery - the remains of many of the Russian bombs, rockets, missiles and drones used to hit in and around Kharkiv over the past three and a half years. After early efforts at rapprochement between the US and Russia, the US president has now threatened to boost sanctions on the Kremlin unless Russia agrees to a ceasefire in Ukraine by this Friday. At a cemetery outside Kharkiv is another reminder of the cost of the war: the ever-growing ranks of dead Ukrainian soldiers.


Published at: 2025-08-06 21:17:24

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