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Bread increases by 18 percent across EU as impact of war in Ukraine hits prices

The price of bread rose by almost a fifth in the European Union in August as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both major exporters of grains and fertilisers, continued to disrupt global markets and headline inflation accelerated.

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Vladimir Putin must lead Russia to victory or he will die after 'tying survival to war'

Vladimir Putin has "chosen escalation" over his announcement of a partial mobilisation of Russia as the despot's "survival now depends on the outcome of the prolonged war", an expert has claimed

Daily Mirror

Backed into a corner over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is lashing out with huge repercussions OLD REDIRECTED

In a matter of hours, Russia’s president has swung from conciliatory to combative and the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Kim Sengupta

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Russia says Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant water pipe damaged by shell

Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday said that a large-caliber shell had damaged a technical water pipe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia war latest: All your key questions as Putin threatens to use nukes

Why, seven months since the war began, has the Kremlin ramped up its aggressions and what is really going on in Ukraine? The Mirror explains the latest situation between Russia and Ukraine

Daily Mirror

UK condemns 'reprehensible' Putin's nuclear threat and says Ukraine invasion 'failing'

Vladimir Putin, who continually misrepresents his illegal invasion of Ukraine, warned his threats were 'not a bluff' as he accused the West of nuclear blackmail and said he would be unafraid to retaliate with 'lots of weapons'

Daily Mirror

One-way flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders call-up for thousands

Russians flee country after president announces mobilisation

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Flights out of Russia sell out after Vladimir Putin orders partial military call-up

The Kremlin has called up 300,000 reservists, sparking fears some men could be banned from leaving Russia

Evening Standard

Ukraine must demine 12,000 km2 of liberated areas in Kharkiv region: official

Ukraine is beginning work to demine 12,000 square km (4,633 square miles) of territory wrested back from Russian control in the eastern Kharkiv region, an emergency service official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Raids on German homes of Putin oligarch with former ties to Arsenal and Everton

Poilce in Germany have carried out raids on properties linked to Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, a former shareholder at Arsenal Football Club, who also had links to Everton.

The Independent UK

EU says support for Ukraine steadfast in face of Russian aggression

The European Union's support for Kyiv will remain steadfast in the face of Russian aggression, the president of the council representing the bloc's 27 member states said on Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Vladimir Putin called 'pathetic old man' by Ukrainian MP as Taoiseach condemns Russian tactic

'Putin has also shown today that he is scared'

Irish Mirror

Latvia says it will not welcome Russians fleeing mobilisation

Latvia and Finland say they are unlikely to accommodate Russians fleeing to avoid partial mobilisation.

Al Jazeera

USAF B52s fly out of RAF Fairford as Putin issues nuclear warning to West

Four Stratofortresses headed out over the North Sea

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What does Russian President Vladimir Putin's partial military mobilisation actually mean in practice?

As Russia announces a partial call-up of military reservists, there are two issues that provide more context on Vladimir Putin's incendiary move and the gruelling war in Ukraine.

The Guardian - UK

Russians: tell us what you think about Putin’s escalation of war in Ukraine

We would like to hear views and opinions from Russians at this stage of the Russia-Ukraine war

Reuters

Disdain and defiance among Kyiv residents after Putin order

Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv dismissed on Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin's callup of military reservists as a mark of desperation and expressed confidence in their own armed forces to drive Russian troops from their country.

Reuters

Three EU leaders urge calm over Putin's nuclear rhetoric

President Vladimir Putin's latest steps in Russia's war against Ukraine show his panic and the European Union will continue supporting Kyiv, three of the bloc's leaders said on Wednesday.

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Al Jazeera

Hundreds arrested at anti-mobilisation protests in Russia

More than 1,300 arrested at rallies in cities including Moscow and St Petersburg, says monitoring group.

Reuters

Germany: Russian mobilisation is sign of Moscow's lack of success in Ukraine

The German chancellor sees in Russia's partial military mobilisation signs that Moscow's attack on Ukraine is not successful, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Russian opposition calls for protests against Putin's 'criminal war'

Russia's opposition on Wednesday called for protests against President Vladimir Putin after he ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists for what Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny said was a failing criminal war.

Reuters

Finland says it closely monitors Russia after mobilisation

Finland is closely monitoring the situation in neighbouring Russia following President Vladimir Putin's order of military mobilisation, the Nordic country's defence minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Lithuania raises army's readiness level amid Russia's military mobilisation

Lithuania raised the readiness level of its army's rapid response force "to prevent any provocations from the Russian side", defence minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Wednesday after Moscow announced a partial military mobilisation.

The Independent UK

Putin ‘sending tens of thousands of Russians to their deaths’, says UK defence minister Ben Wallace

Russian president has ordered mobilisation of reservists

Reuters

Categories exempt from call-up to be determined soon - Kremlin

The Russian government will announce "very soon" which categories of citizens will be exempted from a mobilisation of reservists with military experience to serve in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

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