It's widely reported a Russian city 25 miles from Ukraine's border was heavily shelled overnight. Whether Ukraine was responsible, or NATO forces pretending to be Ukraine's, or Russia false flagging itself, it would provide a pretext for Russia to start making big craters appear in Kiev, Ukraine's capital, by bombing the presidential palace, Ministry of Defence and their central bank.
They could also disappear embassies of those countries who are arming Ukraine following a public announcement they will be targeted on a certain date and time and that they should be evacuated prior.
Belgorod: Three dead as dozens of buildings hit by blasts in Russian city near Ukraine border - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2114658.html
Russia Reports Fatal Blasts In Belgorod As Fighting Rages In Ukraine's Luhansk Region - https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-myko.../31925762.html
The civilian houses hit by Ukrops in Belgorod where an unspecified number of people died moments ago - https://twitter.com/dana916/status/1543444788564967431