Ukraine has asked for the emergency session due to the appeal by Russian occupation administrations in Donetsk and Luhansk to Russia with a request to provide them with military assistance. Says this is a further escalation of the security situation.
Post on this call to Russia from the two regions earlier:
Two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine ask Putin for help to repel Ukraine aggression
Meanwhile:
- unconfirmed reports that cell service is down in Donetsk