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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave all regional governors in Russia ...

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered martial law on Wednesday for four illegally annexed Ukrainian regions, doubling down on a ...

People are buying the last remaining groceries in grocery shops and are running to the Kherson river port, where thousands of people are already waiting,” the resident, Konstantin, said. Russia has also increased its use of weaponized Iranian drones to hit apartment buildings and other civilian targets. Energy facilities were hit in the Vinnytsia and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. By pulling civilians out and fortifying positions in the region’s main city, which backs onto the river, Russian forces appear to be hoping that the wide, deep waters will serve as a natural barrier against the Ukrainian advance. Surovikin claimed that Ukrainian forces were planning to destroy a hydroelectric facility, which local officials said would flood part of Kherson. Authorities warned all residents to cut consumption and said power supply would be reduced Thursday to prevent blackouts. The battle for Kherson, a city of more than 250,000 people with key industries and a major port, is a pivotal moment for Ukraine and Russia heading into winter, when front lines could largely freeze for months. In an ominous move, Putin opened the door for restrictive measures to be extended across Russia, too. Russian state television showed residents crowding on the banks of the Dnieper River, many with small children, to cross by boats to the east — and, from there, deeper into Russian-controlled territory. The martial law order belies the Kremlin’s attempts to portray life in the annexed regions as returning to normal. Putin’s army is under growing pressure from a Ukrainian counteroffensive that has clawed back territory. It’s the largest city Russia has held during the war, which began Feb.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday declaring martial law in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Russia and Iran denied on Wednesday that the drones are Iranian. During a televised meeting of Russia's Security Council, Putin accused Ukraine of using "terrorist methods". The Russian president announced that the security powers of all Russian regional governors would be boosted, and he ordered the creation of a special coordinating council under Mishustin to step up the battle effort. Putin also announced the "formation of a coordinating council "under the Russian government, which would work toward meeting all necessary objectives that arise in the course of the country's special military operation, the Kremlin said, adding that the council would be headed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It took effect on Thursday. The country's Constitution states that when martial law is in effect, "the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons" may be restricted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Wednesday declaring martial law in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.

Russia and Iran denied on Wednesday that the drones are Iranian. During a televised meeting of Russia's Security Council, Putin accused Ukraine of using "terrorist methods". The Russian president announced that the security powers of all Russian regional governors would be boosted, and he ordered the creation of a special coordinating council under Mishustin to step up the battle effort. Putin also announced the "formation of a coordinating council "under the Russian government, which would work toward meeting all necessary objectives that arise in the course of the country's special military operation, the Kremlin said, adding that the council would be headed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It took effect on Thursday. The country's Constitution states that when martial law is in effect, "the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens and stateless persons" may be restricted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to ...

Putin didn’t immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said his order was effective starting Thursday. “We are working to solve very difficult large-scale tasks to ensure Russia’s security and safe future, to protect our people,” Putin said in televised remarks at the start of a Security Council meeting. Draft legislation indicates it may involve restrictions on travel and public gatherings, tighter censorship and broader authority for law enforcement agencies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed.

“We are working to solve very difficult large-scale tasks to ensure Russia’s security and safe future, to protect our people,” Putin said in televised remarks at the start of a Security Council meeting. However, the order states that measures envisaged by martial law could be introduced anywhere in Russia “when necessary.” The upper house of Russia’s parliament quickly endorsed Putin’s decision to impose martial law in the annexed Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Russian president declares regime of 'maximum readiness' in these regions that Moscow annexed from Ukraine and 'average readiness' in areas neighboring ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. "I have signed a decree on the introduction of martial law in these four subjects of the Russian Federation. In a separate decree, Putin ordered to declare a "regime of maximum readiness" in these four regions, and a "regime of average readiness" in areas neighboring Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday declared martial law in four partially occupied regions of Ukraine that Russia claims as its own.

Saldo announced on Wednesday that 50,000-60,000 people would be evacuated from part of the Kherson region over the next six days as a Ukrainian counteroffensive gathers pace. The head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said on Wednesday that 5 million residents of the Donbas region and other parts of southeast Ukraine had "found refuge" in Russia in recent years from persecution by Kyiv, according to TASS. Russian law allows for the temporary "resettlement" of residents to safe areas and the evacuation of "objects of economic, social and cultural significance". The decree says that under martial law, authorities will have the power to enact measures to "meet the needs of Russia's armed forces", and that "territorial defence" will be carried out. Compelling civilians to serve in the armed forces of an occupying power is defined as a breach of the Geneva Conventions on conduct in war. The law that Putin invoked, dating from 2002, has never been used and can be implemented only if Russia faces aggression or the "immediate threat of aggression".

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia last month.

He said a new council will coordinate measures to increase regional security. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The plant is in one of four Ukrainian regions Russia has proclaimed as annexed but only partly occupies. “The situation in the area of the ‘Special Military Operation’ can be described as tense,” Gen Surovikin told state-owned Rossiya 24 news channel. The Russian-installed chief of Kherson region, Mr Stremousov’s boss, said about 50,000-60,000 people would be evacuated in the next six days. Kherson is the biggest population centre Moscow has seized and held since it began its “special military operation” in Ukraine on Feb 24. “Where the military operates, there is no place for civilians.” They risk being pinned against the western bank of the 2,200km-long Dnipro river that bisects Ukraine.

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (Oct 19) he was introducing martial law in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine that Moscow ...

"Our soldiers, no matter what tasks they perform, must be provided with everything they need. But many regional chiefs - including Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin - said they did not plan to make any immediate changes. A Kyiv official said it would change nothing. Advertisement

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to ...