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It’s nearly 1am in Kyiv. Here’s where things stand:
Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on routine autumn conscription, the Kyiv Independent reports. According to the outlet, Russia’s defense ministry “reportedly claims that the decision is ‘not in any way related’” to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The Russian consulate in New York was vandalized with red spray paint early Friday. Officers said they responded to an emergency call just after 1:30 am that reported paint sprayed across the facade of the consulate on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. A police spokeperson said the investigation is ongoing into the potential “bias incident” and no arrests have been made.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Ukraine’s counteroffensive successes in the east as Kyiv’s forces appear to get closer to retaking the key town of Lyman, which Moscow captured in the spring. “We have significant results in the east of our country. There is already enough public information about this. Everyone has heard what is happening in Lyman, Donetsk region. These steps mean a lot to us,” Zelenskiy said in his public daily address.
Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory. The US cosponsored a resolution with Ukraine pushed shortly after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow would take over areas of Ukraine seized in the invasion following Kremlin-organized referendums. The resolution would have condemned the “illegal” referendums held in those Russian-occupied territories and call on all states not to recognize any changes to Ukraine’s borders.
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of organising blasts that led to numerous gas leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe. “Sanctions are not enough for the West. They have switched to sabotage. Unbelievable, but it is a fact!” Putin said during a televised speech at a Kremlin ceremony to annex four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
Congress has approved $12.3bn in aid on Friday to Ukraine as part of a stopgap spending bill that seeks to preven a chaotic government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline. The package, which was approved just hours after Russian president Vladimir Putin annexed four Russian-occupied Ukrainian regions, includes $3bn for arms, supplies and salaries for Ukraine’s military and authorizes president Joe Biden to direct the Pentagon to transfer $3.7bn in weapons and other hardware to Ukraine.
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on routine autumn conscription, the Kyiv Independent reports.
⚡️ Putin signs decree on routine autumn conscription.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 30, 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Sept. 30 authorizing routine autumn conscription for men aged 18 to 27, calling 120,000 people for military service, according to Russian state-controlled media TASS.
According to the outlet, Russia’s defense ministry “reportedly claims that the decision is ‘not in any way related’” to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
