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Articles with tag "Ukraine war"

Brutal crackdown

Over 700 Detained in Russian Anti-Mobilization Protests — NGO

Russian authorities on Saturday detained more than 700 people at protests against the partial mobilization ordered by President Vladimir Putin this...
new rules

Russia Introduces Harsh Punishments for Wartime Desertion, Refusal to Serve

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill introducing lengthy jail terms for wartime acts including desertion and "voluntary"...
moscow distracted

Central Asia Drifts Out of Russia’s Orbit as Ukraine War Rages

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Russia is losing influence over former Soviet nations in Central Asia as the war in Ukraine increasingly strains Moscow&rsquo...
Land grab

Russia Proxies Hold Breakaway Polls in Ukraine

Kremlin-held regions of eastern and southern Ukraine entered the second day of voting to become part of Russia on Saturday, in referendums dismissed...
door to door

Armed Russian Proxies in Ukraine Pressure Locals to Vote on Annexation – Official

Russian proxies in occupied Ukrainian territories are knocking on residents’ doors and pressuring them to vote to formally join Russia, a Ukrainian...
'over-fulfilled' conscription

Chechnya Exempts Itself From Russia’s Draft

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said he has exempted his region from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military call-up following protests in...
passport leverage

Russia Threatens Denaturalization for Draft-Defying Central Asians

Moscow could strip the Russian passports of naturalized citizens from Central Asia if they defy President Vladimir Putin’s orders to take up...
private jet

Abramovich Played 'Key Part' in Release of Britons Held in Ukraine – Report

Sanctioned former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich played a "key part" in the release of five men held by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine...
'i don't want to go'

Anti-Draft Protesters Block Highway in Russia’s Dagestan

Russians protesting President Vladimir Putin’s “partial” call-up of reservists to fight in Ukraine blocked traffic on a highway in the...
to the front

‘We Just Started Crying’: Call-Up Gains Steam as Russians Receive Draft Papers

Thousands of men across Russia were handed draft papers and NGOs helping conscripts were flooded with requests for help Thursday amid the military mobilization...
unpopular exchange

Moscow’s Azov-Medvedchuk Swap Inflames Russian Hardliners

The exchange of 215 high-profile Ukrainian prisoners of war for 55 captured Russian soldiers and Kremlin ally Viktor Medvedchuk sparked outrage Thursday...
staying orders

Russia’s Tatarstan Bans Reservists From Leaving as Mobilization Underway

Authorities in Russia’s republic of Tatarstan have prohibited all residents in the military reserves from leaving the region, according to a government...
prisoner exchange

Putin Ally Medvedchuk, 55 Servicemen Freed in Swap With Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin's ally Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 servicemen were handed over to Russia in a record-high prisoner swap with Kyiv, a leader of Moscow-backed...
land routes

Russian Border Traffic Surges After ‘Partial’ Draft Announcement

Long lines of Russians seeking to escape President Vladimir Putin’s draft have formed at the land borders of nearly every country neighboring Russia...
ukraine_war

Russians Protest Putin's Ukraine Mobilization, in Photos

Over 1,300 people were detained across Russia on Wednesday at rallies against the military mobilization announced earlier in the day by President Vladimir...
acts of resistance

Over 1,300 Detained as Russians Protest Mobilization

Over 1,300 people were detained across Russia on Wednesday as rallies against a military mobilization declared by President Vladimir Putin for the war...
conscription

‘I Don’t Want to Be Cannon Fodder’: Panic and Fear as Russia Begins Mobilization

Thousands of conscription-age Russian men appeared to be attempting to flee the country Wednesday as others planned how to avoid being sent to the front...
no precedent

Explainer: What Does Russia’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ Mean?

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a “partial mobilization” early Wednesday after seven months of warfare in Ukraine that have taken...
opinion Nikolaus von Twickel

Russia’s Rushed Referendums

Moscow’s decision to hold “referendums” in the occupied Ukrainian regions about joining Russia was both expected and unexpected. Expected...
heading for the exit

Flights Abroad Sell Out, Stocks Plunge on Putin's ‘Partial’ Mobilization

Virtually all flights from Russia to available foreign destinations in the coming days were sold out Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin declared...
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