Ukraine car bomb was ‘Russian ruse to give Vladimir Putin excuse for war’

A CAR belonging to a pro-Russian rebel leader was blown up yesterday in a suspected ruse to give Vladimir Putin an excuse for war. Major General Denis Sinenkov was not believed to be in his car when the huge blast rocked the separatist-held city of Donetsk, East Ukraine. ReutersIt is feared the car bomb could give Putin extra reason to invade Ukraine[/caption] It was feared to be a Kremlin- inspired “false flag” con to give Putin his excuse to invade Ukraine — as his fighting force rose to 190,000. A security expert in Kyiv said: “It looks like a false flag. They will blame Ukraine but how would they have been able to booby trap it?” US officials said a full-scale invasion, including missile strikes, is expected within days. Russia’s ambassador to London Andrey Kelin said Moscow “cannot just stand aside” if Russian-speakers were killed where the car exploded. Earlier, in another suspected ruse, pro-Russian rebels claimed Ukrainians tried to attack a chlorine plant. They ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands from the self- proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic — starting with women and children. Most read in The Sun KILLER STORM Four people killed by debris and falling trees in Storm Eunice’s 122mph winds WE'RE DOMED 122mph Storm Eunice tears the O2 in London to SHREDS as 1,000 people evacuated WE'RE DOMED Eunice tears hole in London's 02 with stronger winds than Great Storm of 1987 PRICE OF FAME Katie Price's surgery is scary - she's going down the Michael Jackson route GAVIN FUN Charlotte Church's ex Gavin Henson unrecognisable with bushy beard running a pub Nice rack I’m a cleaning expert - you can clean your oven racks without scrubbing Rebels claimed to have fought off a Ukrainian strike team — killing at least two people — and released video of a firefight. Ukrainian leaders insisted that the attack was faked, while analysts claimed the videos had been filmed two days in advance. Read our Russia Ukraine live blog for the latest updates AFPRussian president Vladimir Putin has been threatening to invade Ukraine[/caption]