Q&A: What is the current state of play in the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

There are increasing fears that as Russia becomes more isolated under an avalanche of Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin could become even more reckless and set off a world-altering war

A view of the damaged City Hall building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Picture: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP

Russia’s war on Ukraine is now in its sixth day, with a miles-long convoy of Russian tanks and armoured 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.