KYIV, Ukraine - Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with a miles-long convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles inching closer to the Ukrainian capital and fighting intensifying on the ground.Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there.
Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital.Here's a look at things to know about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Ukrainian authorities say the center of Kharkiv was hit Tuesday by renewed Russian shelling that struck the administration building along with residential buildings.
An emergency official said the bodies of at least six people had been pulled from the ruins, and at least 20 other people were injured.The Russian military convoy threatening Kyiv — a city of nearly 3 million people — is far bigger than initially thought, with satellite images showing it occupying much of a 40-mile (64-kilometer) stretch of road north of the Ukrainian capital.
The convoy was no more than 17 miles (25 kilometers) from the city center on Monday, according to satellite imagery from the Maxar company.RELATED: World’s largest plane Antonov An-225 'destroyed' in Ukraine-Russian conflictKyiv's outgunned but determined troops have slowed Russia’s advance and held onto Kyiv and other key cities — at least for the time being.