Russian state media also reporting shelling in Donetsk

News wire RIA Novosti with this latest. None of the reports I have seen are from anything other than Russian media.

Some folks are arguing this is 'false flag' operation. As I said on Twitter:

• If so then its probably an even bigger deal - might just be the cover Putin is looking for to kick things off.

Donetsk is in eastern Ukraine:

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Earlier posts:

Reports that Ukrainian forces have fired mortars & grenades on LPR locations

USD jumping higher on the reports of Ukraine forces firing grenades, mortars

Risk off on the shooting reports out of Ukraine

Just waking up? Events (shooting!) in Ukraine weighing on risk