Grygory Gladysh, a pensioner and the last occupant of a shelled Soviet-era residential building in northeastern Ukraine, has witnessed the exodus of his family and neighbours from his industrial hometown. The 79-year-old holed up as Russian troops encircled his northeastern city of Kharkiv in 2022, pummelling it with artillery early in the invasion. He stayed put through three gruelling winters -- largely alone. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official .