Russia-Ukraine Conflict Sees Escalations by Both Sides

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Sees Escalations by Both Sides
People walk by a destroyed building following shelling in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 18, 2022. Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP via Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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As the conflict in Ukraine approaches the end of its sixth month, Russia’s so-called “special military operation” shows little sign of slowing down, despite an ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

While the two sides stabilized the front lines for the time being, intense fighting continues, mainly in the form of tit-for-tat artillery barrages.