LOOMING INVASION Ukrainian soldiers stand guard outside the building after the reported shelling of a kindergarten in the settlement of Stanytsia-Luhanska, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 (February 18 in Manila). US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Feb. 17, 2022, of a provocation by Moscow to justify military intervention in Ukraine after ‘disturbing’ reports of mutual accusations of bombing between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. AFP PHOTO
LOOMING INVASION Ukrainian soldiers stand guard outside the building after the reported shelling of a kindergarten in the settlement of Stanytsia-Luhanska, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 (February 18 in Manila). US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Feb. 17, 2022, of a provocation by Moscow to justify military intervention in Ukraine after ‘disturbing’ reports of mutual accusations of bombing between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON, United States: The United States said on Thursday (Friday in Manila) that Russia is on the verge of unleashing a massive military attack against Ukraine, dismissing Moscow's claim to be pulling forces back, as artillery fire hit a Ukrainian kindergarten.

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