A journalist based in Kharkiv rode his bike around the city's centre documenting the devastation caused by a week of Russian shelling.

The journalist who works for local outlet Gwara Media recorded as he made his way through the almost empty streets containing multiple shops damaged by missiles.

This footage was filmed between March 1 and 4.

Officials in Ukraine say that Kharkiv, the nation's second-largest city, is under the control of Ukraine's military after an overnight offensive by Russian forces.

Local officials had urged civilians to shelter at home early Sunday amid reports of combat in the streets and "intensive exchanges of rocket artillery," as the U.K. Ministry of Defense reported.

Kharkiv residents were urged to stay indoors by governor Oleg Sinegubov, who said “there has been a breakthrough in light equipment including in the central part of the city”.

Local journalist walk around the city center and try to capture moments: destroyed buildings, stores, glasses...

Destroyed stores, empty streets, evacuated people.

Kharkiv