Ukraine war latest updates: Ukrainian drone and rocket attack repelled, Russia says - as civilians flee after Kharkiv assault

Our military analyst Sean Bell has been looking at Russia's brutal offensive in Kharkiv, which has led to mass evacuations.It's been described as a surprise attack - but Bell says Ukraine has been warning over a potential attack by Russia in the region for several months.'So it wasn't a complete surprise,' he says. 'But this attack by Russia wasn't just a minor thing - it was a coordinated attack.

Why has Russia opened up a second front in the war?While Bell says it's a question only president Putin could answer for certain, he believes there are two likely reasons for Russia's latest attack.First, the Russian border town of Belgorod is a logistics hub for Russian military activity, and is regularly targeted by artillery from Ukrainian territory.

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