Russia's Defense Ministry has already dismissed the claim as false.
Ukrainian authorities, in a video posted today, claim to debunk a Russian state television report showing a purported rocket strike on a residential area in Donetsk, saying the "rocket" is actually spliced footage of an abortive rocket launch from Baikonur, in Kazakhstan, in 2013.
Today's map from the National Security and Defense Council:
Interfax (screaming all-cap's are theirs): RUSSIAN CUSTOM OFFICERS START CLEARANCE OF HUMANITARIAN GOODS FOR EASTERN UKRAINE - FEDERAL CUSTOMS SERVICE
Our Moscow correspondent has pointed out that a certain Vladislav Dovgopol, head of a Russian Parachuting Society, has posted an "open letter to the president" on vKontakte in which he vouches for the "four athlete parachutists" reportedly taken into custody after the "seven sisters" flag stunt. He says those in custody aren't responsible for the vandalism of painting the star and raising the Ukrainian flag and urges those who painted the star to come forward and end their "disgusting and cowardly hiding."
I can think of some folks who won't like this a bit, and not all of them are at Marvel Comics.
RT is carrying a live feed of some of the Russian trucks from the humanitarian convoy having documents checked at the "Donetsk" border checkpoint:
Note: This is a Ukrainian city, so it's not *that* remarkable.