February 18, 2022.
A car bombing was reported to have occurred by Russian state media in a city in east Ukraine on Friday.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in front of tanks of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade.
The car, which was reported to belong to the head of police for the Donetsk People's Republic, was said to have exploded outside an administration building in the city of Donetsk, which is the capital of the Russian-backed rebel region.
The leader of the rebels warned that Ukrainian forces might be planning an attack, a claim that Ukrainian and Western officials have denied.
Pushilin ordered a mass exodus of residents into Russia, claiming that a Ukrainian assault was imminent.
The U.S. has information that Russia may be planning to stage an attack to justify an invasion.
The State Department did not respond to a request for comment from Forbes, but a State Department official slammed the decision to evacuate citizens, telling reporters at the Munich Security Conference Friday: "There is no evidence that Ukraine is planning an offensive in."
No one was hurt in the bombing, according to Russian media.
At least two teachers were injured when a building housing a kindergarten was hit by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed this week that his troops were pulling back from the Ukrainian border. American officials believe that there are 150,000 Russian troops along the Ukrainian border, up 20,000 from an earlier estimate, and they are well-positioned to launch an invasion at any time. In eastern Ukraine, skirmishes have been ongoing for years, but have taken on heightened meaning in recent days over warnings of a Russian false flag operation. The far eastern region of Ukraine has been under rebel control since the fall of the Soviet Union.
At 4 p.m., Biden will address the public on the situation in Ukraine. The time is Eastern.
There were reports in Russian state media of an explosion in the city.
Ukrainian rebels evacuate civilians to Russia.
There is a kindergarten full of kids.
There is a possibility of a Russian invasion with the U.S.
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