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The Latest Breaking News from Donetsk

Russia holds votes in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kyiv says residents coerced

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Reuters

Voting begins in Russia's annexation plan for swathes of Ukraine

Voting began on Friday in four Ukrainian regions mostly held by Russian forces, the start of a plan by President Vladimir Putin annex a big chunk of Ukraine in what the West says is violation of international law that significantly escalates the war.

Reuters

Family of Brit POW released from Ukraine say Russia put them through 'six months of hell'

Ang Wood said she thought she would never see her son Aiden Aslin alive again after he was captured earlier this year then sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic

Daily Mirror

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No let-up in hostilities in Ukraine despite prisoner swap

Officials say Russian missile strikes in the southern city of Zaporizhzha left one person dead and five others wounded as Ukrainian shelling in Russian-controlled Donetsk city killed at least five people

The Independent UK

Teenager among six killed in shelling of Donetsk market

At least six civilians including a teenager were killed in a missile strike on the centre of the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk on Thursday, Russian-backed authorities said.

Reuters

Putin Mobilizes More Troops for Ukraine, Says West Wants to Destroy Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial military mobilization, as Russian forces battle a Ukrainian counter-offensive that has regained some occupied territory. In a televised address, Putin said the partial mobilization of its 2 million-strong military reserves was to defend Russia and its territories, claiming the West wants…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin orders troop conscription in Ukraine war escalation

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first wartime mobilisation since World War Two on Wednesday, shocking citizens with what Western countries described as an act of desperation in the face of a losing war.

Reuters

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Moscow unveils plan to stage annexation vote

Russia has given its support to plans by separatists it backs in Ukraine to hold referendums paving the way for annexation.

The New Daily

Apocalyptic cascade of Russian incendiary bombs rains down on Ukrainian village

The explosives showered down on Ozerne in the Donetsk region which was recently recaptured by Ukrainian troops as they march further east into areas abandoned by Russia

Daily Mirror

Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine plan annexation votes

Ukraine and its allies condemn plans for referendums amid concern it risks an escalation of the seven month crisis.

Al Jazeera

Four occupied Ukraine regions plan imminent ‘votes’ on joining Russia

‘Referendum’ announcements in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson may indicate move to annex territories

The Guardian - UK

Russia moves to tighten grip on Ukraine as separatists announce referendums on joining Moscow

Votes in four regions will be held later this week

The Independent UK

Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk to hold vote on joining Russia on Sept. 23-27

Russian-installed separatists in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region said on Tuesday they will stage a referendum on Sept 23-27 on joining Russia, and called on President Vladimir Putin to admit their territory to Russia as soon as possible after the vote.

Reuters

Donetsk: Missile strike ‘kills 13’ in separatist-run city in Ukraine

A Russian missile is said to have landed within 300 metres of nuclear reactors at a power plant

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Marches Farther into Liberated Lands, Separatist Calls for Urgent Referendum

Ukraine said its troops have marched farther east into territory recently abandoned by Russia, paving the way for a potential assault on Moscow's occupation forces in the Donbas region as Kyiv seeks more Western arms. "The occupiers are clearly in a panic," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a televised…

Reuters

Donbas separatist leader urges referendum on joining Russia

Denis Pushilin, head of the Russia-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine, called on his fellow separatist leader of Luhansk province on Monday to combine efforts aimed at preparing a referendum on joining Russia.

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 208 of the invasion

Russian-backed mayor says Ukrainian shelling killed 13 in Donetsk; Ukraine reports Russian strike on nuclear plant

Reuters

Shelling of Donetsk city kills 13 - Russian-backed separatist mayor

Thirteen people were killed in artillery shelling on Monday in the east Ukrainian separatist-held city of Donetsk, the city's Russian-backed mayor said.

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Tribune News Service

Commentary: A weakened Putin is no use to Russia

As Ukrainian troops probe Russian defenses along the entire front and only the Wagner Group mercenaries continue a small-scale offensive operation in the Donetsk region, the initiative in the Russo-Ukrainian war is firmly in the hands of the invaded, not the invader. While that can still change, perhaps more than…

France 24

War in Ukraine: Citizens of Kramatorsk face dilemma of whether to leave

Despite the Ukrainian army's rapid counter-offensive, Russian forces still occupy vast swathes of Ukraine, including much of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two regions that make up the Donbas. Cities in the Ukrainian-held parts of the Donetsk region suffer regular shelling, suffering significant damage to infrastructure and putting local people in…

Al Jazeera

Kharkiv triumph raises Ukrainian spirits – and victory hopes

Ukraine has reclaimed 8,000sq km of territory this month inflicting serious blow to Russian military ambitions.

The Independent UK

Is Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Champions League clash

Kick-off time, channel, odds and all you need to know as Ange Postecoglou’s side look to build on a promising performance against Real Madrid

The Independent UK

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic live stream: How to watch Champions League fixture online and on TV tonight

Kick-off time, channel, odds and all you need to know as Ange Postecoglou’s side look to build on a promising performance against Real Madrid

Daily Record

Marian Shved slams Neil Lennon’s broken Celtic promise as flop makes Champions League vow

The Shakhtar Donetsk star has lifted the lid on the frustrations he felt at the old boss’ failure to back him on the pitch.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Putin and the possibility of defeat in Ukraine

There were fireworks in Moscow as the Russian military retreated hastily from the key town of Izyum in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Sept. 10. The Russian capital wasn’t actually celebrating the debacle: The display was part of its City Day festivities. But there could hardly be a better illustration of…

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