Fwd: The Ukraine news overnight

[Mark Kohut]

Sources within Russia report that Russian media are reporting more and more
often
on aggressive acts toward Russians in Ukraine. The creation of a defense
for the invasion is
escalating. There was a major shelling in the Donbass region which resulted
in one publicly proclaimed
slow death of a Ukrainian soldier. There was a planned film of an exploding
pipeline, Russian news trucks
just happened to be there to film Ukraine's surprise explosion. Open source
analysts prove metadata shows Russia
 filmed scenes of "the evacuation" two days ago, 16th. The day before they
stepped up shelling and before
the evacuation was announced.

Others say that Russian actions, firing, along the border toward Kiev are
up. Way up. No movement into Ukraine yet.
Most say Kiev being targeted. Rockets to ground troops very active.
Movement likely along a river to it. New: Russian backed puppet governments
in Donbass announce mobilisation. All men 18-55 barred from leaving.

When a Ukrainian evacuation of a major dangerous area was asked for, only
3400 left. Social media posts of
many, many, who said they would stay and be ready to fight. The Daily Beast
spoke to the head of an orphanage
responsible for 225 children as they made the dangerous journey to a
Russian checkpoint.
“[It’s] a very tiring and stressful day and it is not even over,” Olga
Volkova said, exasperated.