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Russia stages ‘referendums’ to annex occupied Ukraine lands

Russia on Friday began staging U.N.-condemned “votes” on annexing the roughly fifth of neighboring Ukraine it occupies in a step that marks a new escalation in the spiraling conflict between President Vladimir Putin and the U.S. and its allies.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

Timelapse video shows planes leaving Russia as thousands attempt to flee the country

One-way economy flights sell out after Kremlin announces military mobilisation

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Incredible list of Putin's oligarchs dead since war began - falling out hospital windows and off yachts

The Kremlin leader is notorious for holding grudges, and holds immense power and influence over the majority of companies in the Eastern European state

Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022

Russia begins annexation vote, illegal under international law, in occupied Ukraine

Ukrainians are fleeing from Russian-held areas to avoid the sham referendums, which could pave the way for annexation. "It was all staged," said one Ukrainian. "How can you vote when they have guns?"

WEKU · Sep 23, 2022

Russians race to borders and airports to escape Vladimir Putin's mobilisation order

Images show queues of cars lined up at the border, with similar scenes at Moscow airport as crowds - almost all male - cram into terminals.

Daily Record · Sep 23, 2022

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The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: Russians flee to avoid draft as west says Putin faces ‘major challenges’ to recruit 300,000 – as it happened

Western officials say true target could be higher but significant hurdles remain to mobilise stated target of 300,000

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 212 of the invasion

Zelensky urges Russians to resist mobilisation; traffic at Russian border crossings surges amid exodus; Putin reportedly directing generals in the field

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Vladimir Putin's 'attack dog' minister storms out of UN meeting claiming 'Russophobia'

Desperate Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of 'neo-Nazism' in a delusional UN meeting speech as the world was urged to "send a clear message to Russia" that it must stop its nuclear threats

Daily Mirror · Sep 22, 2022

EXPLAINER: What's behind referendums in occupied Ukraine?

Four occupied regions in eastern and southern Ukraine are set to start voting Friday in Kremlin-engineered referendums on whether to become part of Russia, setting the stage for Moscow to annex the areas in a sharp escalation of the nearly seven-month war

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022