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Ukraine claims victory in Kharkiv, but some nearby areas face relentless¹ attacks

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Even as conditions improve in Ukraine's second largest city, some people just outside Kharkiv continue living in basement bomb shelters.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

We go now to eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have won the battle for the city of Kharkiv. But some areas just outside the city limits are still coming under relentless Russian attack. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports from a town where most residents have fled and those who remain live in basements for safety.

JASON BEAUBIEN, BYLINE³: The city of Derhachi is just 10 miles north of downtown Kharkiv. Yet, as Kharkiv rapidly comes back to life, that's not the case in Derhachi, according to the mayor, Vyacheslav Zadorenko.

VYACHESLAV ZADORENKO: (Non-English language spoken).

BEAUBIEN: "All the supermarkets were damaged or destroyed," he says. "All the businesses are closed." Prior to the February 24 invasion, Derhachi had a population of about 15,000 people. Now the few thousand that remain mostly rely on government food parcels to survive. The mayor is standing⁴ in front of the ruins of Derhachi's cultural center.

ZADORENKO: (Through interpreter) In this place, all the help that we get from our international support, from the volunteers, food supplies and medicine, it was stored here at this moment. During the wartime, it was always under attack. But a week ago, they did a missile launch here. It was, like, controlled missile. And they fully⁵ destroyed the building.

BEAUBIEN: The Russians also bombed Derhachi's post office, the city hall, the Ukrainian orthodox church and a museum. Zadorenko claims the strikes are an orchestrated campaign to destroy Ukrainian culture. Shelling also tore apart numerous houses and blocks of apartments. I asked what residents in this war-shredded city need most. The mayor doesn't list off food or blankets or medicine.

ZADORENKO: (Non-English language spoken).

BEAUBIEN: He says the goals here are to survive and to win. And both have been at risk over the last three months. Dozens of people have been killed or disappeared in this small community as Ukrainian forces here held off a Russian advance on Kharkiv. On the eastern edge of Derhachi, Olga Lozovna (ph) is trying to keep her two granddaughters alive with a line of white chalk. The 58-year-old points to a faded chalk line she's drawn⁶ on the pavement that the kids are not supposed to cross.

OLGA LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) God forbid they go out of my sight. Like, they never go behind a building or anything like that. Not there, only here. Here, at least we have some level of protection.

BEAUBIEN: The line is an arc extending about 10 yards from the covered stoop that leads to the basement where they've been living for the last three months. Her granddaughters, who are 4 and 9, aren't allowed outside the line. Although, the younger one on a pink scooter sometimes pushes the boundary.

LOZOVNA: (Non-English language spoken).

BEAUBIEN: Lozovna says there's less shelling now than in the first weeks of the war. But, she adds, she can still hear the booming of artillery⁷ rumbling⁸ in the distance. The apartment block across the street from them is scarred from shrapnel and has all its windows shattered.

LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) We - pretty much, we sit only in the basement. This thing you hear there, the rumble⁹, it's really scary to me. We sit only in the basement. We don't go anywhere.

BEAUBIEN: Lozovna's daughter, the girls' mom, ventures out to the center of Derhachi to get food rations¹⁰ if and when there are aid distributions. At times, volunteers bring them packets of food. All but two other families in their building have left, which leaves most of the dirt-floored basement to Lozovna and the girls.

LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) This is the place where we actually - this is the place where we sit, where we entertain ourselves. This is the toilet. This is where our children study. And this is where they try to paint, to do some drawings.

BEAUBIEN: The walls down here are bare brick. There are no windows. And the only light comes from a couple of light bulbs. Farther back in the cavernous basement, they've set up a small, round wood stove to cook on.

LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) When it's really, really bad and when they have it really badly or shell really badly, we go here because it's a bit deeper. So this is - it's kind of our shelter in this basement.

BEAUBIEN: Their German shepherd, Kila, has been with them since before the invasion.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Non-English language spoken).

BEAUBIEN: But over time, more and more stray dogs have joined them underground. Lozovna says the dogs are terrified of the explosions.

LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) They feel even before us.

BEAUBIEN: Yeah.

LOZOVNA: (Through interpreter) They go straight into the deeper hole. They feel it even before the shelling happens. And you can't get them out.

BEAUBIEN: Less than 10 miles away in Kharkiv, the mood is completely different. Cafes and restaurants are reopening. And public buses started running again for the first time since the invasion. But for Lozovna and her granddaughters, that's all happening way outside the chalk semi-circle around the entrance to their basement.

Jason Beaubien, NPR News, Derhachi, Ukraine.

1 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 artillery   

n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)

参考例句：

• This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
• The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

8 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

9 rumble   

n.隆隆声；吵嚷；v.隆隆响；低沉地说

参考例句：

• I hear the rumble of thunder in the distance.我听到远处雷声隆隆。
• We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我们根据雷的轰隆声可断定，天要下雨了。

10 rations   

定量( ration的名词复数 )； 配给量； 正常量； 合理的量

参考例句：

• They are provisioned with seven days' rations. 他们得到了7天的给养。
• The soldiers complained that they were getting short rations. 士兵们抱怨他们得到的配给不够数。