Putin declares martial law in Ukraine regions Russia says annexed

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, October 19, 2022. EPA-EFE/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/10/19/20221019-putin.jpg"/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video conference call at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, October 19, 2022. <em>EPA-EFE/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine&#x27;s Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed.</p><p>&quot;I signed a decree to introduce martial law in these four subjects of the Russian Federation,&quot; Putin said during a televised National Security Council meeting. </p><p>The Kremlin then published a decree saying martial law will be introduced from early Thursday.</p><p>Putin&#x27;s announcement came as Ukrainian forces advanced in territory held by Moscow for months. </p><p>&quot;The Kyiv regime refused to recognize the will of the people, rejects any proposals for negotiation, gunfire continues, civilians are dying,&quot; the 70-year-old Russian leader claimed. </p><p>He accused Ukraine of using &quot;terrorist methods&quot;.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/19/22/under-fire-kyiv-still-finding-first-victims-of-war">Under-fire Kyiv still finding first victims of war</a></li></ul><p>&quot;They send sabotage groups into our territory,&quot; he said, claiming Moscow had foiled other attacks after its Crimea bridge was targeted &quot;including at our nuclear power facilities&quot;. </p><p>Under Russian law, martial law allows for the strengthening of the military, curfews, limits on movement, forms of censorship and the interning of foreign citizens. </p><p>&quot;We are working on solving very complex large-scale tasks to ensure security and protect the future of Russia,&quot; Putin said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/12/22/putin-miscalculated-ability-to-occupy-ukraine-biden">Putin &#x27;miscalculated&#x27; Russia&#x27;s ability to occupy Ukraine: Biden</a></li></ul><p>According to the decree, he also strengthened security inside Russia, putting Moscow-annexed Crimea and the southern regions of Krasnodar, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk and Rostov on a &quot;medium level of response&quot;.</p><p>This includes moving some residents to &quot;safe zones&quot;, introducing checks on entering and leaving the regions and strengthening security on infrastructure. </p><p>In the central federal district, which includes Moscow, a regime of &quot;strengthened alert&quot; was introduced, the decree said. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVE</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1944167" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Putin's announcement came as Ukrainian forces advanced in territory held by Moscow for months. 

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Putin declares martial law in Ukraine regions Russia says annexed

Putin declares martial law in Ukraine regions Russia says annexed

Agence France-Presse

Published Oct 19, 2022 09:44 PM PHT

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