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Russia expected to annex occupied Ukrainian territories within days

'Sham' referenda were held in four regions of southern and eastern Ukraine, which Moscow is now poised to annex

Europe News

EU proposes fresh sanctions on Russia after 'sham referendums'

Under the new package, EU citizens will be barred from serving on the boards of Russian-state companies.

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The Russian strikes cut off electricity to much of Kharkiv in Ukraine.

Russia fired a salvo of missiles at Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv, overnight, hitting a railroad yard and knocking out power to more than 18,000 homes.

Russia

Russia's mobilisation efforts likely to fail, says ISW think tank

Previous attempts at rounding up Russians to fight have likely drained the pool of reservists ahead of the latest “partial mobilisation," says the Institute for the Study of War.

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Russia

Russians flee to Mongolia after Putin's war mobilisation order

More than 3,000 Russians have crossed one checkpoint into Mongolia since Putin announced the call-up of reservists last Wednesday.

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Protesters detained by Russian police at anti-mobilisation rally

Protesters detained by police in central Moscow at anti-mobilisation rally

Serbia

Serbian foreign minister defends Russia deal after flak from Brussels

Nikola Selaković signed a bilateral agreement, dubbed the Consultation Plan, with his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York on Friday.

Ukraine

Ukraine war: 'Sham referendums' continue in Moscow-held regions

Moscow-occupied parts of Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia have begun voting in "referendums" to decide whether to become part of Russia or not.

USA

Lavrov blames the West for war in Ukraine at UN General Assembly

His speech centred on a claim that the US and its allies — not Russia, as the West maintains — are aggressively undermining the international system that the UN represents.

Europe News

5 EU countries call for sanctions on Gazprombank and Russian diamonds

In a joint paper, Poland, Ireland and the three Baltic countries propose a ban on Kaspersky software and the sale of real estate.

Russia

'War has entered every Russian home,' claims Ukraine's president

"Now, due to mobilisation, for most Russian citizens, Russia's war against Ukraine is not something on TV or the internet but something that has entered every Russian home."

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Humanitarian aid given out in recaptured Izium

In Izium, a Ukrainian city held by Russian forces for six months until its recapture in early September, the sound of artillery from a distant battle was nearly constant on Wednesday but residents were too focused on basic needs to heed it.

Europe News

EU to prepare new sanctions against Russia following Putin's speech

The European Commission president said the penalties will focus on "civilian technology as Russia moves to a full war economy."

North Korea

North Korea denies exporting arms to Russia amid Ukraine war

The North Korean statement came weeks after the Kremlin described the US intelligence finding of Pyongyang arranging to sell domestically produced weapons such as small arms and artillery shells to Moscow as “fake”.

Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny condemns mobilisation order

Russia’s main opposition leader spoke out during a court hearing on Wednesday.

Europe News

EU agency & ICC issue advice on collecting evidence of war atrocities

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor and European Union judicial cooperation agency Eurojust have launched a set of guidelines for nongovernmental organisations collecting evidence of atrocities in Ukraine and elsewhere around the world.

Russia

'Putin believes it is necessary': Muscovites react to troops call-up

"We are in a situation where we can't comment on what he has said," one man said. "The president said it, and that's it."

Ukraine

Tears of relief and grief: photographs from liberated towns in Ukraine

A selection of photographs from the Ukrainian towns liberated from Russian occupation.

Russia

Serbia flights 'cost €9k on black market' after reservists call-up

That's according to Serbia president Aleksandar Vucic.

Russia

Putin declares partial mobilisation to bolster Ukraine war effort

In a speech expected to be aired the night before, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday morning the mobilisation will affect reserves and those who have served in the Russian forces in the past.