The pro-Russian leaders of the Ukrainian separatist republic of Donetsk and Lugansk in Donbass have called for a "general mobilization" with a decree published online.
Ukrainian government soldiers and pro-Russian separatist rebels in Donbass have exchanged accusations of attacks and violations of the ceasefire.
The former reported 66 nighttime fire exchanges.
For the pro-Russians the situation is "critical".
The governor of the Russian region of Rostov, on the border with Ukraine, Valery Golubev, declared a "state of emergency" due to the growing presence of refugees who had escaped from the neighboring self-proclaimed Ukrainian republics of Donbass.
Today in Munich security conference for the first time without Moscow.
Macron will meet Putin tomorrow.
The first train carrying over 1,000 Donbass refugees is arriving in the Rostov region of Russia
, on the border with Ukraine.
This was announced by the North Caucasus railways, as reported by Interfax.
A soldier of the Ukrainian army was killed by an artillery strike in the east of the country, during a fire exchange with the pro-Russian militias of the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass, according to what I said was the joint staff of Kiev.
"As a result of the attack, a Ukrainian soldier sustained fatal wounds from a shrapnel," the statement said.
A cannon shot exploded on Russian territory one kilometer from the Ukrainian border in the Rostov-on-Don region, according to informed sources cited by Interfax.
"The explosion - writes the Russian agency - took place 300 meters from a house in the village of Mityakinskaya at 04.00 Moscow time" (02.00 Italian time).
The cannon grenade caused no deaths or injuries, and was reported to the security forces by residents, writes Interfax.
In Korosten, on the line of invasion of the Russians - THE REPORTAGE OF THE REPORTED ANSA LAURENCE FIGA-TALAMANCA
Biden: 'Russia seeks false pretexts for war'
"If Russia's goal is to have less NATO", in the end "it will have more NATO". This was stated by NATO secretary Jens Stoltenberg at the security conference underway in Munich
according to which "If Russia's goal is to have less NATO", in the end "it will have more NATO".
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen explained that Russia "is trying to rewrite the rules of the international order" by
ensuring that, "even if Russia completely shut down gas supplies, we in Europe would be safe for this winter. ".
The president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen denounced at the Security Conference in Munich the existence of an alliance between China and Russia to impose "
"The security order of Europe is under direct threat in Ukraine".
This was stated by American Vice President
Kamala Harris
, speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
"If Russia attacks Ukraine, NATO will strengthen Eastern Europe", added Kamala Harris, who warned Moscow that any reactions would not only be of an economic nature.