[Link] Families of drafted Russian soldiers accuse Putin of snubbing them

Read: 23/11/2022 www.theguardian.com

Two months after mobilising tens of thousands of Russian men, the Kremlin has said that Vladimir Putin will grant some of their mothers and wives an audience to quell fears over the mass call-up.

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[Link] This Town in Ukraine Is Deserted, Except for the Man With a Pet Panther and Leopard

Read: 9/3/2022 www.vice.com

In the last two weeks, 40-year-old Girikumar Patil has settled into a new routine in the southeastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. Every morning at 8AM, when the curfew is lifted in his small town of Severodonetsk, he treks to neighbouring towns to buy five kilos of meat. 

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[Link] Ukraine declares state of emergency as fears of Russian invasion grow

Read: 23/2/2022 www.abc.net.au

Ukraine has introduced a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply in order to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion, a senior Ukrainian security official says.

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