The Russian leader also imposed restrictions in over two dozen areas in Russia, signaling an attempt to crack down on dissent at home.
Tag: Kherson (Ukraine)
Putin Moves to Cement Annexations in Ukraine
Moscow is pressuring nuclear engineers to sign contracts with a Russian agency while pushing Ukrainians fleeing Kherson to go to Russia.
Russia Says It Will Evacuate Civilians From Kherson Amid Ukrainian Gains
The announcement seemed timed to deflect attention from Russian forces who, since Monday, have killed more than three dozen Ukrainians in a barrage of missile strikes on towns and cities.
In Southern Ukraine, Signs of Low Russian Morale Amid Retreat
The Ukrainians are making gains in the south, an area where Russian soldiers are dug in more securely and where their retreat has been less chaotic than in the north.
Putin Signs Annexation Laws as Russia Loses Ground in Ukraine
Russian state television trumpeted the news, while playing down or ignoring the fact that Moscow’s forces are in retreat in multiple parts of the front line.
Ukraine Expels Some Russian Troops in South
Moscow’s retreat has pulled back the curtain on a panorama of ruined towns and empty villages left in its wake.
Putin Plans Annexation of Ukraine Territories. Here’s What to Know.
The Kremlin is using pageantry and a show of adhering to Russian legal formalities to give the move a veneer of legitimacy.
Russian Proxies in Ukraine Push Moscow to Annex Occupied Regions
The requests lent an air of formality to a process condemned by the West. They followed sham referendums in four regions in Ukraine that purported to put voters’ stamp of approval on joining Russia.
As Russians Flee, Some Find Draft Notices Waiting at the Border
The Kremlin dispatched federal security forces to frontier border crossings packed with Russian men trying to escape the draft by entering countries like Georgia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
Russia Begins Mobilizing Ukrainians to Fight Against Their Own Country
Panic and fear flooded the occupied territories as Russian forces rounded up men to fight and forced residents to vote in a staged referendum on joining Russia, Ukrainian officials and rights groups said.