EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE Referendums on joining Russia will be held in Donbass: The date was set for September – Topky.sk

Live from Ukraine 208th day of the war in Ukraine ONLINE 15:04 The referendum on joining Russia will be held in the Ukrainian Kherson region on September 23-27, the head of the local government appointed by Moscow announced on Tuesday. AFP informs about it. “I am sure that the incorporation of the Kherson region into the Russian Federation will secure our territory and restore historical justice,” Vladimir Saldo, the head of the Russian-backed self-government of the Kherson region, said in a statement on social media. 14:58 Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine announced on Tuesday that referendums on joining the Russian Federation will be held in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) on September 23-27. A similar referendum – but without a specific date – was also announced by the representatives of the occupied southern Ukrainian Kherson region. Reuters and AFP inform about it. 13:39 On Tuesday, the Russian Parliament approved a bill tightening the penalties for several crimes committed during military mobilization or combat operations. This applies, among other things, to desertion, damage to military property or disobeying a superior’s order. The proposal in question was adopted by the deputies of the lower house of the Russian Parliament (State Duma) on Tuesday during the second and third reading. 13:37 Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned on Tuesday the efforts of the United States to maintain its world dominance, which, according to him, are doomed to failure. While receiving credentials from the new ambassadors to Russia, Putin said: “The objective development towards a multipolar world is met with resistance by those who seek to maintain hegemony in world affairs and control everything – Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The hegemon likes this it was successful for a long time, but it cannot continue forever… Regardless of the events in Ukraine,” added the head of the Kremlin. Photo gallery (8) Vladimir Putin
Source: SITA/Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP 13:25 Three Russian soldiers who “cruelly treated” civilians during the occupation of the village of Jahidne must now stand trial. This was reported by the British television portal Sky News on Tuesday. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office said the men took part in the attacks in the village of Yahidne in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, where up to 300 people were imprisoned for weeks. According to the prosecutor’s office, Russian soldiers “with weapons in their hands forcibly entered the homes of civilians and randomly fired from automatic weapons into areas where adults and children were hiding.” 13:11 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer defended the sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. However, he called on the international community to review these measures and monitor whether they are adequate. “Sanctions should not weaken us more than those against whom they are supposed to be in force,” Nehammer told Austrian media ahead of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Photo gallery (8) Karl Nehammer
Source: SITA/AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo He pointed out that such measures must not cause suffering to any of the countries that participate in them. “That’s why there is no gas embargo in Austria, for example,” he said. However, he called the sanctions “the most peaceful way” to express protest against war and suffering and to make it clear that it cannot continue like this. EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE Referendums on joining Russia will be held in Donbass: The date was set for September