Shelling And Evacuations Are Being Reported In The Donbass Conflict Zone In Eastern Ukraine

Daily Mail: Has Putin finally sprung his 'false flag' operation? 'Car bomb' rocks Ukrainian separatist capital in 'assassination attempt' hours after mass EVACUATION of 700,000 civilians was announced amid blaring air raid sirens and dire warnings of attack by Kiev

* Explosion has rocked the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in what is feared to be a Russian 'false flag' plot

* Jeep belonging to head of Donbass security blew up close to headquarters of Donetsk separatist government

* It came just an hour after separatist leaders ordered civilian evacuation due to threat of 'Ukrainian invasion'

* Kiev 'categorically' denied such plans, raising fears it is a Russian disinformation plot to justify an invasion

* Ukraine called on world leaders to condemn the 'provocation', warning of further escalation if it did not

An explosion has rocked the pro-Russian separatist capital Donetsk in eastern Ukraine in what appears to be the start of Putin's long-awaited false flag operation. A Russian invasion of the country is expected to follow.

Russian media claim the explosion was a car bomb which was intended to assassinate a top Russian separatist official - who was unhurt - and it came hours after Putin's allies in the breakaway regions announced they would evacuate 700,000 civilians over fears of an attack by Kiev.

The US and Western intelligence agencies have long been warning of a Russian 'false flag' operation that could involve a staged attack on Putin's separatist allies to provide a pretest for the Kemlin to send its forces massed on the border into Ukraine.

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Shelling And Evacuations Are Being Reported In The Donbass Conflict Zone In Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine crisis: reports in Russian state media of explosion in Donetsk amid fears of plan to trigger invasion – live -- The Guardian

Russia voices alarm over sharp increase of Donbass shelling -- Reuters

Ukraine: Shelling Raises Fears Ukraine Conflict Is Heating Up -- New York Times

Donetsk, Lugansk republics announce evacuations of civilians amid Donbass escalation -- TASS

Life on the front line in Ukraine's Donbass region -- DW

Putin tells Russian government to house people leaving Donbass -- Reuters

Kiev needs to sit down at negotiating table with Donbass, the sooner, the better — Putin -- TASS

Putin Says Kyiv Should Talk to Separatists: Ukraine Update -- Bloomberg

Explosion hits capital of breakaway Ukrainian region (VIDEOS) -- RT

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