In Kharkiv, no let-up for Ukraine firefighters

  by Emmanuel Peuchot © Agence France-Presse KHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Blackened by smoke and dripping with sweat, firefighters in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv are totally exhausted after two months of chasing blazes sparked by the constant explosion of Russian rockets. Since Russia invaded on February 24, there have been more than 1,000 fires in the eastern Kharkiv region which borders Russia, the area’s emergency services spokesman Yevgen Vasylenko said. In the city alone, over […]