The move comes amid a spike in shelling across the line of contact between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed rebels in the region in recent days that fueled Western fears that Moscow could use it as a pretext for an invasion.
KYIV, Ukraine — A separatist leader in eastern Ukraine has announced the evacuation of civilians to Russia amid soaring tensions.
According to The Associated Press, a group of international monitors tasked with keeping the peace between Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists reported more than 500 explosions in the 24 hours ending Thursday midday. There were also reports of cell networks crashing in the region due to suspected cyberattacks.
U.S. President Joe Biden sounded unusually dire a day earlier, as he warned that Washington saw no signs of a promised Russian withdrawal. Biden said Russia could look for a pretext to invade. He noted that there was a"very high" chance that Russia could invade within"several days."
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