The Kharkiv Files

Synopsis

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, faced intense bombardment during the early months of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Soldiers and civilians navigate life amid the chaos, with Ukrainian forces resisting attacks from the outskirts. As the seasons change, the film shifts focus to the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the fall, which pushes Russian troops back toward the border. By winter, most Russian forces have retreated from Kharkiv oblast, allowing a fragile sense of normalcy to return, though uncertainty remains.