Today, there is no legal action called a “referendum” in the occupied territories. There is only – 1. Propaganda show for z-recruitment. 2. The territory of Ukraine that needs immediate liberation. Once again for the critical. Today there is no legal action called a “referendum” in the occupied territories. There is only –
- Propaganda show for z-recruitment. 2. The territory of Ukraine that needs immediate liberation. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) September 23, 2022 Updated at 10.12 BST Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Russian forces have forcibly expelled between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainians, the US ambassador to the UN human rights council, Michelle Taylor, said. Speaking to the UN council, Taylor urged a UN-mandated panel to look into “growing evidence of Russia’s filtering operations, forced deportations and disappearances”. He said: Multiple sources report that Russian authorities have interrogated, arrested and forcibly deported between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine and its allies have accused Russian troops of taking their citizens to “filtration camps” before forcibly transporting them to Russia. The Kremlin dismissed these claims as “fantasy”. Updated at 11.42 BST And Sabbagh It would be cynical to see Saudi Arabia’s efforts to secure the release of international prisoners held by Russian proxies in Ukraine as an attempt to improve the country’s image after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, its foreign minister said. Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday that Riyadh first approached the UK government in April, shortly after the arrest of Aiden Ashlin, a British national, and others in Mariupol, and that it acted on compassionate grounds, hoping to negotiate the their release. Asked if it was a rare opportunity to mend relations with the West, the minister said: I think this is a very cynical view. What we saw, what the leadership of the kingdom saw, was an opportunity to achieve a humanitarian breakthrough to facilitate the return of these prisoners to their families. And that’s the motivation. British citizens Aiden Aslin (left) and Shaun Pinner (right), with Moroccan Brahim Saadoun in a courtroom in Donetsk in June. All three were released this week. Photo: AP Saudi Arabia, which has tried to take a softer line towards Russia since the war broke out, has previously said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in a major diplomatic effort that appears to involve the former Chelsea football club owner. and billionaire Roman. Abramovich. One of the five Britons released, Shaun Pinner, recognized Abramovich on the plane flying them from Russia to Riyadh earlier this week and approached him to ask if he was the former football club owner, the Sun reported . Another of those released, John Harding, recounted the exchange that followed between the two men. “She went up to him on the plane and asked him where he was from and Roman said ‘London’. “Then Shaun said, ‘You really do look like Roman Abramovich’ and he replied, ‘That’s because I’m him, sir.’ He couldn’t believe it.” Read the full story here:
Summary of the day so far…
Pro-Russian authorities in four regions of occupied Ukraine – Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia – are holding widely condemned “referendums” on whether the regions wish to join the Russian Federation. NATO has condemned the plans to hold “referendums”, describing them as “blatant attempts at territorial conquest by Moscow”. The “fake referendums” have no legitimacy, the alliance said. Referendum plans have been widely condemned as illegal and a precursor to illegal annexation. A vote is also being held for displaced Ukrainian citizens within the territory of Russia. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Ukraine’s president’s office, called the votes a “propaganda show,” saying “there is no legal action called a ‘referendum’” in the occupied territories. Ivan Fedorov, the elected mayor of Melitopol in Ukraine, said that “taking part in a fake referendum is the worst betrayal”. Serhai Haidai, governor of Luhansk, Ukraine, said that anyone involved in holding today’s “referendums” would be punished. The UK Foreign Office says “the fighting situation remains complex” on the ground, but that “Ukraine is now applying pressure on territory that Russia considers essential to its war aims”, with fighting along the Oskil River and a Ukrainian attack on the city of Liman, Donetsk, which was captured by Russia in May. Russia’s defense ministry issued a statement saying people working in key roles in the country’s information technology, finance and communications sectors would be exempt from the partial mobilization announced earlier this week. Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed directly to Russians in a speech on Thursday afternoon, calling on them to protest the mobilization, fight back or flee. Those who did not “are already complicit in all these crimes, murders and tortures of Ukrainians. Because you were silent,” said the Ukrainian president. Thousands of men across Russia have been handed drafts since the mobilization was announced. Among those summoned after Putin’s announcement on Wednesday were Russians detained while protesting against the mobilization, independent protest monitoring group OVD-Info said. The Kremlin dismissed reports of an exodus of Russian men of fighting age as “exaggerated”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also refused to deny Russian media reports that some anti-mobilization protesters arrested on Wednesday night were given drafts, saying: “This is not against the law.” Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, also denied reports that an undisclosed clause in Putin’s mobilization order called for 1 million reservists to be drafted to fight in Ukraine. “This is a lie,” Peskov said in response to a Novaya Gazeta report. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told her nation that a blackout is likely if Russia kicks the Baltic states off the shared electricity grid.
The Swiss government condemned what it described as “fake referendums” being held today in four regions of occupied Ukraine – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. Reuters reports that the Swiss government said they were illegal under international law and yesterday summoned the Russian ambassador over the matter. Here are some images from inside Russia where people in Volgograd are voting in the “referendum” on whether the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic should join the Russian Federation. A ‘referendum’ sign is seen as voting begins in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APA man from the occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine votes at a temporary housing facility in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APA Elderly woman shows her Ukrainian passport as she prepares to vote at a temporary accommodation facility in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APP people from the occupied Luhansk region vote in Russia. Photo: AP
Russia will exempt key IT and communications workers from conscription
Russia’s defense ministry issued a statement saying people working in key roles in the country’s information technology, finance and communications sectors would be exempt from the partial mobilization announced earlier this week. Says: In order to ensure the operation of certain high-tech industries, as well as the financial system of the Russian Federation, it was decided not to hire citizens with higher education in the relevant specialties and fields of training, working in accredited organizations active in the field of IT and involved in development, implementation, maintenance and operation of solutions in the field of information technology and in ensuring the operation of the information infrastructure. The statement goes on to list sectors, including telecommunications and financial services, as well as those working on the technical side of media organizations, where people can apply for an exemption from mobilization. Updated at 10.27 BST Ivan Fedorov, the elected mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine, wrote on Telegram calling on the residents of the occupied regions of Ukraine not to cooperate with the “referendums” held by the Russian authorities in these regions, he writes: We call on the residents of the occupied territories not to participate in any way in the mock referendum. To participate in this is to support the bloody plan to escalate the war against Ukraine, to voluntarily become part of a closed totalitarian society, to take part of the responsibility for war crimes, to agree to the mobilization of men aged 16-55 for the replenishment of the gunboat of the Russian Army, for committing a criminal offence He added, “most importantly, taking part in a mock referendum is the worst betrayal,” saying: Do not open the door on agitators. Don’t go to the polling stations. Ignore the entire election process entirely. Stay as far away from Russian military and enemy equipment as possible. Our heroic armed forces of Ukraine will surely liberate all occupied from racism. Here are some images from the “voting” taking place today in occupied Luhansk. The photos show members of the armed forces of the mostly unrecognized self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic voting at a military unit in Luhansk. The service members of…
title: “Russia Ukraine War Ukraine Condemns Propaganda Show As Voting Begins In Occupied Territories Live Updates Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Ione Irizarry”
Today, there is no legal action called a “referendum” in the occupied territories. There is only – 1. Propaganda show for z-recruitment. 2. The territory of Ukraine that needs immediate liberation. Once again for the critical. Today there is no legal action called a “referendum” in the occupied territories. There is only –
- Propaganda show for z-recruitment. 2. The territory of Ukraine that needs immediate liberation. — Mykhailo Podolyak (@Podolyak_M) September 23, 2022 Updated at 10.12 BST Important events Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Russian forces have forcibly expelled between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainians, the US ambassador to the UN human rights council, Michelle Taylor, said. Speaking to the UN council, Taylor urged a UN-mandated panel to look into “growing evidence of Russia’s filtering operations, forced deportations and disappearances”. He said: Multiple sources report that Russian authorities have interrogated, arrested and forcibly deported between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine and its allies have accused Russian troops of taking their citizens to “filtration camps” before forcibly transporting them to Russia. The Kremlin dismissed these claims as “fantasy”. Updated at 11.42 BST And Sabbagh It would be cynical to see Saudi Arabia’s efforts to secure the release of international prisoners held by Russian proxies in Ukraine as an attempt to improve the country’s image after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, its foreign minister said. Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday that Riyadh first approached the UK government in April, shortly after the arrest of Aiden Ashlin, a British national, and others in Mariupol, and that it acted on compassionate grounds, hoping to negotiate the their release. Asked if it was a rare opportunity to mend relations with the West, the minister said: I think this is a very cynical view. What we saw, what the leadership of the kingdom saw, was an opportunity to achieve a humanitarian breakthrough to facilitate the return of these prisoners to their families. And that’s the motivation. British citizens Aiden Aslin (left) and Shaun Pinner (right), with Moroccan Brahim Saadoun in a courtroom in Donetsk in June. All three were released this week. Photo: AP Saudi Arabia, which has tried to take a softer line towards Russia since the war broke out, has previously said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in a major diplomatic effort that appears to involve the former Chelsea football club owner. and billionaire Roman. Abramovich. One of the five Britons released, Shaun Pinner, recognized Abramovich on the plane flying them from Russia to Riyadh earlier this week and approached him to ask if he was the former football club owner, the Sun reported . Another of those released, John Harding, recounted the exchange that followed between the two men. “She went up to him on the plane and asked him where he was from and Roman said ‘London’. “Then Shaun said, ‘You really do look like Roman Abramovich’ and he replied, ‘That’s because I’m him, sir.’ He couldn’t believe it.” Read the full story here:
Summary of the day so far…
Pro-Russian authorities in four regions of occupied Ukraine – Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia – are holding widely condemned “referendums” on whether the regions wish to join the Russian Federation. NATO has condemned the plans to hold “referendums”, describing them as “blatant attempts at territorial conquest by Moscow”. The “fake referendums” have no legitimacy, the alliance said. Referendum plans have been widely condemned as illegal and a precursor to illegal annexation. A vote is also being held for displaced Ukrainian citizens within the territory of Russia. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Ukraine’s president’s office, called the votes a “propaganda show,” saying “there is no legal action called a ‘referendum’” in the occupied territories. Ivan Fedorov, the elected mayor of Melitopol in Ukraine, said that “taking part in a fake referendum is the worst betrayal”. Serhai Haidai, governor of Luhansk, Ukraine, said that anyone involved in holding today’s “referendums” would be punished. The UK Foreign Office says “the fighting situation remains complex” on the ground, but that “Ukraine is now applying pressure on territory that Russia considers essential to its war aims”, with fighting along the Oskil River and a Ukrainian attack on the city of Liman, Donetsk, which was captured by Russia in May. Russia’s defense ministry issued a statement saying people working in key roles in the country’s information technology, finance and communications sectors would be exempt from the partial mobilization announced earlier this week. Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed directly to Russians in a speech on Thursday afternoon, calling on them to protest the mobilization, fight back or flee. Those who did not “are already complicit in all these crimes, murders and tortures of Ukrainians. Because you were silent,” said the Ukrainian president. Thousands of men across Russia have been handed drafts since the mobilization was announced. Among those summoned after Putin’s announcement on Wednesday were Russians detained while protesting against the mobilization, independent protest monitoring group OVD-Info said. The Kremlin dismissed reports of an exodus of Russian men of fighting age as “exaggerated”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also refused to deny Russian media reports that some anti-mobilization protesters arrested on Wednesday night were given drafts, saying: “This is not against the law.” Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, also denied reports that an undisclosed clause in Putin’s mobilization order called for 1 million reservists to be drafted to fight in Ukraine. “This is a lie,” Peskov said in response to a Novaya Gazeta report. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told her nation that a blackout is likely if Russia kicks the Baltic states off the shared electricity grid.
The Swiss government condemned what it described as “fake referendums” being held today in four regions of occupied Ukraine – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson. Reuters reports that the Swiss government said they were illegal under international law and yesterday summoned the Russian ambassador over the matter. Here are some images from inside Russia where people in Volgograd are voting in the “referendum” on whether the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic should join the Russian Federation. A ‘referendum’ sign is seen as voting begins in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APA man from the occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine votes at a temporary housing facility in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APA Elderly woman shows her Ukrainian passport as she prepares to vote at a temporary accommodation facility in Volgograd, Russia. Photo: APP people from the occupied Luhansk region vote in Russia. Photo: AP
Russia will exempt key IT and communications workers from conscription
Russia’s defense ministry issued a statement saying people working in key roles in the country’s information technology, finance and communications sectors would be exempt from the partial mobilization announced earlier this week. Says: In order to ensure the operation of certain high-tech industries, as well as the financial system of the Russian Federation, it was decided not to hire citizens with higher education in the relevant specialties and fields of training, working in accredited organizations active in the field of IT and involved in development, implementation, maintenance and operation of solutions in the field of information technology and in ensuring the operation of the information infrastructure. The statement goes on to list sectors, including telecommunications and financial services, as well as those working on the technical side of media organizations, where people can apply for an exemption from mobilization. Updated at 10.27 BST Ivan Fedorov, the elected mayor of Melitopol, Ukraine, wrote on Telegram calling on the residents of the occupied regions of Ukraine not to cooperate with the “referendums” held by the Russian authorities in these regions, he writes: We call on the residents of the occupied territories not to participate in any way in the mock referendum. To participate in this is to support the bloody plan to escalate the war against Ukraine, to voluntarily become part of a closed totalitarian society, to take part of the responsibility for war crimes, to agree to the mobilization of men aged 16-55 for the replenishment of the gunboat of the Russian Army, for committing a criminal offence He added, “most importantly, taking part in a mock referendum is the worst betrayal,” saying: Do not open the door on agitators. Don’t go to the polling stations. Ignore the entire election process entirely. Stay as far away from Russian military and enemy equipment as possible. Our heroic armed forces of Ukraine will surely liberate all occupied from racism. Here are some images from the “voting” taking place today in occupied Luhansk. The photos show members of the armed forces of the mostly unrecognized self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic voting at a military unit in Luhansk. The service members of…
