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If you drive southeast from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, you will come across a sign that reads “Kupianskii rai,” which translates as “Kupiansk paradise.” However, two letters are missing, and the sign used to read “raion,” meaning district. Kupiansk district has become Kupiansk paradise only in name.
Russian troops took the city of Kupiansk, which is an important railway hub and logistical center, and its surroundings just days after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February…
