Kharkiv – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com Columnist & Foreign Correspondent Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:07:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://ianbirrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-ian-birrell-favicon-32x32.png Kharkiv – Ian Birrell https://ianbirrell.com 32 32 Inside secret Kharkiv where schools, bars and ballet are hidden underground https://ianbirrell.com/inside-secret-kharkiv-where-schools-bars-and-ballet-are-hidden-underground/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 17:12:10 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=7099 ‘Before the war, we saw Russians alive. Now we only see them dead’ https://ianbirrell.com/before-the-war-we-saw-russians-alive-now-we-only-see-them-dead/ Fri, 12 May 2023 14:08:40 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5990 ‘We will fight until the end’ https://ianbirrell.com/we-will-fight-until-the-end/ Thu, 11 May 2023 17:32:50 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5985 A woman whose story shows why the war must be won https://ianbirrell.com/a-woman-whose-story-shows-why-the-war-must-be-won/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:15:16 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5946 I’ve seen the fragility of our way of life, how precious is peace and the need for constant vigilance against tyranny https://ianbirrell.com/ive-seen-the-fragility-of-our-way-of-life-how-precious-is-peace-and-the-need-for-constant-vigilance-against-tyranny/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:36:30 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5919 This is no time for complacency https://ianbirrell.com/this-is-no-time-for-complacency/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:23:52 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5859 Ukraine captures key towns as Putin’s forces hit by lightening advance https://ianbirrell.com/ukraine-captures-key-towns-as-putins-forces-hit-by-lightening-advance/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:17:42 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5857 The Kremlin’s sharpened its attack – and the mood is suddenly more pessimistic https://ianbirrell.com/the-kremlins-sharpened-its-attack-and-the-mood-is-suddenly-more-pessimistic/ Sat, 30 Jul 2022 17:27:24 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5757 Nationhood forged in blood https://ianbirrell.com/nationhood-forged-in-blood/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:00:29 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5753 The sweet smell of liberation as Ukraine pushes back and people emerge from bunkers https://ianbirrell.com/the-sweet-smell-of-liberation-as-ukraine-pushes-back-and-people-emerge-from-bunkers/ Sat, 09 Jul 2022 17:56:29 +0000 https://ianbirrell.com/?p=5750