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Russia-Ukraine war: at least 730 protesters detained in Russia; Europe urged to accept Russians fleeing draft – as it happened

Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia

The Guardian - AU

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin earlier this year placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’

The Independent UK

Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue

Russian forces have launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continue in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow

The Independent UK

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Russian FM Lavrov slams West for 'grotesque' Russophobia in his UN speech

At the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of "grotesque" Russophobia. That same day, Vladimir Putin signed amendments toughening punishment for voluntary surrender and refusal to fight by up to 10 years in prison, just days after ordering a partial mobilisation. Read about…

France 24

In Russia, Vladimir Putin has broken promises and caused chaos he may not be able to contain

Russians book flights to leave their country after more than 300,000 are being called to fight in Ukraine.

ABC News

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Protests after Russia calls up reservists and repeats nuclear threats; ‘referendums’ announced for four occupied regions; and life after liberation

The Guardian - AU

Russia announces exemptions from Ukraine war mobilisation

IT workers, bankers and journalists are among the professionals to be excluded from the draft, says defence ministry.

Al Jazeera

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In poor, rural Buryatia, Russia's partial mobilisation hits hard

(This Sep. 23 story has been updated to correct the name and age of the student quoted in the final three paragraphs to Nastya, 21, not Aryuna, 19.)

Reuters

Moscow's proxies hold annexation polls in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Voting on whether Russia should annex Kremlin-controlled regions of Ukraine opened Friday as the West denounced the referendum that has dramatically raised the stakes of Moscow's seven-month invasion.

France 24

Will a right-wing win push Italy towards Russia?

Italy’s national election on Sunday will likely bring to power parties with historically friendly ties to the Kremlin.

Al Jazeera

Russians are protesting and fleeing the country as Putin orders a draft for Ukraine

The mobilization of thousands more troops to bolster the military campaign in Ukraine is rippling across Russia, as the military swiftly drafts new recruits and signs of discontent appear to spread.

WEKU

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

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

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

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The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Evening Standard

Thousands of men flee Russia after Putin’s call for military mobilisation

Finland and Georgia reported heavy traffic on their borders

Reuters

Russia excludes some IT professionals, bankers and journalists from mobilisation

Russia said on Friday it was exempting some bankers, IT workers and journalists from being drafted into the army to serve in Ukraine under President Vladimir Putin's mobilisation.

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WEKU

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?"

Daily Record

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.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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

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