Russia vetoed a draft resolution in the UN Security Council condemning the “referendums” in the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, as well as in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. The authors of the initiative were the United States and Albania. The document proposed condemning the organization of "so-called illegal referendums" and emphasizing that they have no legal force, as well as calling on the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory.

Russia’s strategic options post-annexation – and how far Putin might go Yevgeniya Novozhenina / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Banners in Moscow celebrate “Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, Kherson” as part of Russia, Sept. 29, 2022 Today’s official annexation of four Ukrainian regions by Russia is the most serious act of escalation since the start of the Russian invasion.

Europe still buys millions of dollars of Russian fuel daily Anatoly Maltsev / EPA / Scanpix / LETA An oil tanker in front of the Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg. September 20, 2022 After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 22, European countries tried to end their energy dependence on Russia, but the process has been slow. Oil embargoes will come into effect no earlier than 2023. Meanwhile, European cargo companies continue to freely transport Russian oil and petroleum products by sea.

A dispatch from Russia’s Belgorod region, where the war against Ukraine has become impossible to ignore Dmitry Boikov / TASS Homes destroyed by shelling in Valuyki, a village in Russia’s Belgorod region. September 16, 2022 Since the launch of its counteroffensive in late summer, the Ukrainian army has managed to liberate about 8,500 square kilometers (about 3,280 square miles) of its territory from Russian occupation, mostly in the Kharkiv region.

In Krasnodar, rapper Ivan Petunin, known as Walkie, committed suicide due to the "partial mobilization" announced in the Russian Federation. The body of 27-year-old Petunin was found near one of the city's high-rise buildings, the 93.ru edition notes. Shortly before his death, he published a video message in which he stated that he was going to commit suicide because of his unwillingness to go to war. If you are watching this video, then I am no longer alive.

Press Service of the President of Ukraine, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, President Vladimir Zelensky and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal posing with the application of Ukraine for an accelerated manner in NATO Immediately after Russia's annexation of the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions of Ukraine, as well as self -proclaimed DPR and LPR, Vladimir Zelensky signed an application for Ukraine to join NATO in an accelerated manner.

On Red Square under the cries of "Goyda!" celebrated the annexation of Ukrainian regions. Report "Medusa" Sefa Karacan / Anado LU Agency / ABACAPRESS / DDP Images / Vida Press On September 30, Vladimir Putin signed agreements on the “joining Russia” of Ukrainian territories. After that, a traditional “rally concert” was already held on Red Square in support of the Russian government.

The St. Petersburg prosecutor's office demanded that the Vesna movement be recognized as extremist. It is reported by "Fontanka" with reference to the press service of the department.

Putin "attached" the occupied territories of Ukraine. What are they saying about this in the world and in Russia Yuri Kochetkov / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Vladimir Zelensky President of Ukraine Ukraine was and remains a leader in negotiation. It was our state that always proposed to Russia to agree on coexistence on equal terms, honest, worthy and fair conditions. Obviously, this is impossible with this Russian president. He does not know what dignity and honesty are.

The Mongolian Immigration Agency said it would issue a residence permit to all Russians who applied for it. This was announced by the head of the agency Nerguin Uuganbayar. “Citizens of the Russian Federation apply to stay in Mongolia for a certain period of time. In connection with this situation, a decision was made to grant the corresponding category of residence permits to the citizens of the Russian Federation who applied, ” quoted Ikon.mn Uuganbayar as saying.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the next military conscription. According to the document, 120,000 people will be drafted into the army. Call-up events will be held from November 1 to December 31. Usually, the autumn draft campaign started on October 1st. The General Staff said that conscripts would not be involved in a "special military operation", and immediately after demobilization they would go home. In the fall of 2021, were drafted into the army.

37 (!) Of these, the “signal” newsletter has already been analyzed. This is a New Maid by which the authorities are manipulated by people Grigory Sysoev / Administration of the President of the Russian Federation / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On September 30, Vladimir Putin signed agreements on the “joining Russia” of Ukrainian territories - and made a very long speech .

Journalist Elena Milashina published a text about why the head of Chechnya sends a soldier to war to Ukraine. Here is his retelling Chingis Kondarov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting of the command of the Russian army in Mariupol.

Journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky, detained in Makhachkala, received five days of administrative arrest. This was reported to Meduza by his lawyer Alexei Pryanishnikov. Sevrinovsky was arrested under the article on "minor hooliganism" (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses ). This is updated information.

The journalist Vladimir Sevrinovsky has been arrested in Makhachkala, Dagestan, according to Dagestani publication Novoye Delo. Update: According to lawyer Marina Dubrovina, Sevrinovsky has been sentenced to five days of administrative arrest in Makhachkala. The journalist was charged with disrupting the procedure for holding a rally, harming human health or property. Sevrinovsky was taken to the Makhachkala police department, and was able to call a lawyer and report that he needed legal aid.