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Russia does not fully control any of the four regions, with only around 60% of Donetsk region in Russian hands. With Crimea and the territory in the four other regions, Russia would gain an area about the same size as the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. If Russia goes ahead with the referendums and joins all four regions to Russia then Ukraine - and potentially its Western backers too - would, from a Russian perspective, be fighting against Russia itself. "All this talk about immediate referendums is an absolutely unequivocal ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West." The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after a pro-Russian president was toppled in Ukraine's Maidan Revolution and Russia annexed Crimea.

IZYUM, Ukraine — The stench of death hangs over a small forest in northeastern Ukraine. Already, hundreds of bodies have been retrieved, including those of children, Ukrainian forensic technicians here say. Some of the graves bear wooden crosses, inscribed with the names of the dead and sometimes floral tributes. A forensic technician closes a body bag in a forest on the outskirts of Izyum, Ukraine, on Friday. During a video address late Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said investigators had discovered new evidence of torture.

☆ Canada's Trudeau says Ukraine mass graves are part of Russian war crimes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that mass graves found in Ukraine were evidence of Russia's war crimes and that full accountability for its actions was needed. "Obviously the UK and Canada have been two of the strongest countries in standing up in support of Ukraine and pushing back against Russia's illegal actions," Trudeau said. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with local youth to plant a tree at Area Conservation area in Milton, Ontario, Canada on September 2, 2022. "There needs to be a proper investigation and transparency and Vladimir Putin, his supporters and the Russian military need to be held to account for the atrocities they have and are continuing to commit in Ukraine," Trudeau said. Trudeau, who was due to meet Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Sunday evening, said Canada strongly supported Ukraine and would continue to provide aid.

☆ Top U.S. general urges vigilance as Russia weighs Ukraine setbacks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-18 | by ( Phil Stewart | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A MILITARY BASE IN POLAND, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The top U.S. general cautioned on Sunday it remained unclear how Russia might react to the latest battlefield setbacks in Ukraine and called for increased vigilance among U.S. troops as he visited a base in Poland aiding Ukraine's war effort. "They're not willing to scrap it," one soldier said, recalling artillery with shrapnel damage and sometimes completely worn out from firing round after round against Russian troops. "Combat power for Ukraine is staying at the level it is because of America's investment in the sustainment," the soldier said. PUTIN'S OPTIONSThe rout of Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region a week ago has prompted unusually strong public criticism from Russian military commentators. Russian government officials have dismissed Western suggestions that Moscow would use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

☆ With a grin, Putin warns Ukraine: the war can get more serious
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Sept 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday brushed off a lightning Ukrainian counter-offensive with a smile but warned that Russia would respond more forcefully if its troops were put under further pressure. Well, let's see how it develops, how it ends up," Putin said with a grin. Russia hit Ukrainian infrastructure in response - including a reservoir dam and electricity supplies - and Putin said those attacks could get worse. Putin also said Russia was gradually taking control of new areas of Ukraine.

☆ People in a retaken Ukrainian town had their phones checked to see if they had collaborated with Russia, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Locals of a retaken Ukrainian town reportedly had their phones checked for any signs of collaboration with Russian occupiers. Residents of Shevchenkove lined up outside of a police station to have their phones checked days after the town was reclaimed, CNN reported. In recent days, Ukrainian forces reclaimed large swaths of territory from Russian occupation. In recent days, Ukrainian forces reclaimed territory in the Kharkiv region from Russian occupation in a lightning-fast counteroffensive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that "stabilization measures" were being carried out in the reclaimed land.

☆ PHOTOS: Zelenskyy visits liberated city on the front lines of the war Putin started but has never been anywhere near
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Jake Epstein | John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Zelenskyy traveled to the recently liberated front-line city of Izium for a ceremony Wednesday. The Ukrainian president has made numerous trips to the war's front lines, unlike Putin. Today, when we look up, we are looking for only one thing — the flag of Ukraine," Zelenskyy wrote in a post on his Telegram channel, which included photos of his visit. And it will be so in every Ukrainian city and village. As Russian forces retreated in Ukraine, Putin over the weekend opened a ferris wheel in Moscow.

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