Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine, including executions and sexual violence, says UN Victims of sexual or gender-based violence aged from four to 82-years-old, investigators found The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
When do clocks go back this year as Autumn Equinox marked today The Autumn Equinox marks the official beginning of autumn, but it doesn’t mean we need to go near our clocks, just yet Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Moment Ukrainian soldier blasts Russian helicopter out of the sky with missile launcher The Russian MRI-eight attack helicopter, capable of holding eight serviceman was destroyed by a Soviet-designed infrared air missile launcher aimed by a Ukrainian soldier Daily Mirror · 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
Putin's 'sham' annexation votes in occupied Ukraine 'a sign of weakness', officials say The widely condemned referendums have been taking place in four occupied regions of Ukraine - Luhansk, Dnetsk, Khereson and Zaporizhzhia. Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Penny Wong has criticised Vladimir Putin's 'desperate' nuclear threats in UN General Assembly speech The foreign minister intensified her criticism of Russia after Mr Putin announced his country will mobilise hundreds of thousands of troops to fight in Ukraine. ABC News · Sep 23, 2022
Trudy Rubin: Putin’s threat to use nukes is a sure sign his war is failing Twenty-two years ago, at the Davos World Economic Forum, when a little-known Vladimir Putin had just become president, I asked four senior Russian leaders: “Who is Mr. Putin?” The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 23, 2022
'How to break arm' tops Google search in Russia after Vladimir Putin's call to war Russian citizens' horrific Google searches have been revealed following Vladimir Putin's announcement of mobilisation - as airline tickets soar and citizens are blocked from leaving Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Ukraine war: mobilisation and forced conscription shows the failure of Russia's inflexible 'continental' mindset Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation follows Russia’s strategic and operational failures in Ukraine. It also confirms the Kremlin’s inability to think outside the box of its old doctrine. Moscow’s response remains the same as before – to overwhelm the enemy by sending in a bigger army. The Conversation · Sep 23, 2022
Moscow unlikely to use nuclear weapons, say ex-Russian generals Former Russian generals tell Al Jazeera that while the prospect of nuclear war remains slim, the situation could change. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022
Berlusconi, on eve of Italian election, says Putin was ‘pushed into war’ with Ukraine Putin wanted ‘a government of decent people’, says Italian The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022
Heartbreaking moment child heard sobbing as enlisted men leave Russia for Ukraine war In a heartbreaking video - which was reportedly shot in Russia's Belogrod region - a child is heard wailing as they say goodbye to their dad who is about to board a bus to the frontline in Ukraine Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Key Vladimir Putin ally vows Russia WILL use nukes to defend 'new territories' in Ukraine Putin's ally and former Russian president and prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and prime minister has warned "there is no going back" Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022
Putin needs nothing short of a miracle to avoid a devastating defeat in Ukraine Troops melting away and Russians fleeing abroad to avoid mobilisation doesn’t augur well for Putin’s latest gamble, says researcher Olga Chyzh The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022 Moscow to stop energy supply if prices are unfair, says Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov India has maintained that the purchase of Russian crude is not made through government intervention and the supply is being sourced from the global market
Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 German politician's speech error sparks widespread fear of world war three on September 24 amid Putin 'doomsday' theory Some are suggesting a nuclear attack is imminent while others believe natural disasters, zombies, and WWIII are on the way
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 Sergei Lavrov calls Zelensky ‘b*****d’ and walks out of UN meet amid ‘collective condemnation’ of Russia Ukraine minister responds by saying ‘Russian diplomats flee almost as quickly as Russian soldiers’
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 ‘Armed groups’ force Ukrainians to vote in ‘sham’ referendums as Russians show support for occupied regions Voting has begun in several occupied regions of Ukraine
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 Watch: Russian child cries for his ‘papa’ as mobilised men prepare to leave for war The mobilisation by Russia is the first since the Second World War
Radio France Internationale · Sep 23, 2022 Russia holds annexation vote in occupied Ukraine Russia has launched its plan to annex around 15 percent of Ukrainian territory via referendums in four regions controlled by Russian forces – a move the West says is a gross violation of international law that significantly escalates the conflict.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022 Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget: key points at a glance The chancellor has delivered his mini-budget – here are the main points, with political analysis
Daily Record · 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.
Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022 James Stavridis: Putin’s new cannon fodder won’t win the Ukraine war Russian President Vladimir Putin tripled down on the war in Ukraine in a short but defiant televised speech on Tuesday. Politically, he announced that a series of referendums on joining Russia would be held in the conquered territories of eastern Ukraine this week. Militarily, he repeated previous not-so-veiled threats to…
Chicago Tribune · Sep 23, 2022 Commentary: Russia’s struggles in Ukraine seed conflict in its neighborhood War is contagious. Instability breeds more instability when war destabilizes a regional power. This is what appears to be happening now to Russia’s south. From Armenia to Tajikistan, conflict and discord are escalating to dangerous levels just as Russia appears at its weakest point in its war.
Irish Mirror · Sep 23, 2022 Expert strikes fear into RTE Prime Time viewers on Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat 'I don't think he's ruled it out'