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How Kharkiv preserves faith and culture under Russia's siege

Season 2025 Episode 364 | 4m 49s

Less than 20 miles from the Russian border is the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has faced great trauma in the course of Russia's four-year onslaught. Despite the great personal losses of many of its soldiers and citizens, the city has not only survived, but it has also found a way for its Christian cultural life to live on, even underground. Special Correspondent Jack Hewson reports.

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