Northern Saltivka in Kharkiv resembles a ghost town
It has been subjected to massive bombardment with heavy artillery and aerial bombing. 70% of residential buildings are unfit for life. The most famous building here, a 16-story apartment building, on the street Natalia Uzhviy 82, was hit by an aerial bomb.In February, this neighborhood was the first to sustain a heavy blow from russian.It has been subjected to massive bombardment with heavy artillery and aerial bombing.Near the ring road, this area came under direct hits from shelling, and is now total ruins.In peacetime, this area was the youngest and most densely populated.It was home to about 300,000 people. Now it is deserted.Today, Northern Saltivka is the most destroyed part of Kharkiv.70% of residential buildings are unfit for life.In Autumn, the Northern Saltivka began rebuilding. Builders are working on more than fifty residential structures simultaneously.In total, they plan to restore 67 residential buildings damaged by russians.
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