Not sure how much you are aware of what is going on but it's been a bit tasty on the "front line" for a period of time, going back a few year now.
Just one of those events that isn't interesting enough for news.
That's rather recent, they've had various ceasefires through Covid etc..
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-fighting.html
The war in eastern Ukraine, which has been on a low simmer for months, drawing little international attention, has escalated sharply in recent days, according to statements on Tuesday from the Ukrainian and Russian governments.
In the deadliest engagement so far this year, four Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another seriously wounded in a battle against Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk Region of eastern Ukraine, the country’s military said.
also
https://www.ft.com/content/6a3d49e4-ffc8-4fd2-90c8-8516c2c89c8f