Shelling Escalates Along Front Line Separating Ukraine and Pro-Russia Separatists - WSJ

Viktor Pris, a representative of the Donetsk people’s republic, said on Telegram messenger that “the situation on the line of contact has sharply escalated,” with more shelling than had been recorded since April 2021. “The enemy is making attempts to unleash active hostilities,” he said.

Yup, now that Russia has massed 150k troops on all four sides of Ukraine, after eight years of low-intensity conflict, Kyiv has chosen this moment to attack.