Fighting along the front line is largely bogged down by winter weather after Ukraine's summer counteroffensive failed to make a significant breakthrough along the roughly 1,000-kilometre (620-mile) line of contact.
Russia-Ukraine War Update News: In a disturbing development, the city of Kharkiv in Ukraine found itself under siege as it became the target of a Russian missile attack on Friday morning, according to statements from Mayor Ihor Terehov. The gravity of the situation escalated with at least six explosions registering in the city, marking a perilous turn in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The aerial barrage came a day after Ukrainian warplanes damaged a Russian ship moored in the Black Sea off Crimea as both sides' soldiers struggle to make much progress along the front line of the 22-month war.