Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine accused government forces on Thursday of opening fire on their territory.
WATCH: Artillery shelling near Russia-Ukraine border
Demonstrators with Ukrainian national flags rally against Russian aggression in the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, Feb. 5, 2022, just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from some of the tens of thousands of Russian troops amassed at the border of Ukraine. (AP/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)