Artillery fire rang out in eastern Ukraine today as Kiev's forces and Moscow-backed rebels each blamed the other for the shooting, sparking fears that this could be the trigger for a Russian invasion.
Images showing a partially-destroyed kindergarten circulated on social media early Thursday, with Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba saying rebels had shelled the village of Stanytsia Luhanska on their side of the frontline and called on 'all partners to swiftly condemn this severe violation' of ceasefire agreements.
But rebel forces attempted to flip the script, with commanders claiming they had been fired on by Ukrainian troops with pro-Russian social media accounts claiming the kindergarten was actually on their side of the frontline - sparking fears that it is a 'false flag' operation designed to justify Putin marching troops across the border.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, an intergovernmental UN monitor, confirmed that artillery had been fired in the region but could not immediately say who was shooting at who. Witnesses also reported the sound of artillery around Donetsk Airport and the village of Elenovka, both in rebel-held territory.
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