Life Goes On In Kharkiv As Ukrainian City Struggles With Power Restrictions
An RFE/RL journalist captured residents in Ukraine's second-largest city carrying on despite the intense Russian shelling that has severely impacted their electricity and quality of life.
![Residents of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, enjoy the sunshine during a lull in shelling on April 1. The city has been the focus of intense Russian bombardment, which has repeatedly targeted its infrastructure.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-22cb-08dc52f8c4f1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents of Kharkiv, in northeast Ukraine, enjoy the sunshine during a lull in shelling on April 1. The city has been the focus of intense Russian bombardment, which has repeatedly targeted its infrastructure.
![A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on March 31 that his country will "endure" despite the ongoing onslaught.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-0d68-08dc52f8f0eb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A defiant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on March 31 that his country will "endure" despite the ongoing onslaught.
![Residents line up for hot food distributed by volunteers at one of many distribution points around the city.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-e630-08dc52f86572_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents line up for hot food distributed by volunteers at one of many distribution points around the city.
![The daily offer of hot food.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-f4a6-08dc52f883e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The daily offer of hot food.
![Power cuts are now limited to four hours per day, an improvement on previous blackouts that lasted longer.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-21e4-08dc52f8a488_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Power cuts are now limited to four hours per day, an improvement on previous blackouts that lasted longer.
![Portable generators have become a common sight on the city's streets.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-9bff-08dc52f912b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Portable generators have become a common sight on the city's streets.
![Teenagers make use of their cell phones as they are charged with generators.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-3f11-08dc52f93118_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Teenagers make use of their cell phones as they are charged with generators.
![People wait for public transport.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-eee9-08dc52f842f0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wait for public transport.