up attacks in eastern ukraine as the region braces for a new phase of the war and a possible full scale military confrontation. russia s troops yesterday launched several missile attacks on an airport in the city of nipro west of the donbas region that injured five people. russians also attacking civilian areas, shelling two residential buildings and a school. this, as newly released satellite images by u.s. technology firm maxar show an eight mile long russian military convoy east toward the donbas region, consisting of hundreds of armored vehicles and trucks loaded with artillery and other support equipment. russia s new focus in the east comes after the forces failed to capture the capital of kyiv and other cities in the north. however, the wall street journal reports that ukrainian officials say moscow s aims likely go far beyond seizing the donbas region and mr. putin