- A police monitoring group says more than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine.
- US President Joe Biden accuses Russia of “shamelessly” violating the core tenets of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine.
- A police monitoring group says more than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine.
- US President Joe Biden accuses Russia of “shamelessly” violating the core tenets of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine.
- Putin orders a “partial mobilisation” of citizens in reserve forces as Moscow loses ground on the battlefield.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Putin wants to “drown Ukraine in blood” as the Kremlin doubles down on its offensive.
This live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, September 21: