{"id":75262,"date":"2022-10-19T17:39:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/19\/putin-declares-martial-law-in-annexed-regions-of-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:00:32","slug":"putin-declares-martial-law-in-annexed-regions-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/10\/19\/putin-declares-martial-law-in-annexed-regions-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin declares martial law in annexed regions of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine<\/a> that Moscow annexed<\/a> and gave all regional governors in Russia emergency powers that open the door for sweeping new restrictions throughout the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putin didn\u2019t immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said his order was effective starting Thursday. His decree gave law enforcement agencies three days to submit specific proposals and orders the creation of territorial defense forces in the annexed regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upper house of Russia\u2019s parliament quickly endorsed Putin\u2019s decision to impose martial in the annexed Donetsk, Kherson<\/a>, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The approved legislation indicated the declaration may involve restrictions on travel and public gatherings, tighter censorship and broader authority for law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (Sergei Ilyin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are working to solve very difficult large-scale tasks to ensure Russia\u2019s security and safe future, to protect our people,\u201d Putin said in televised remarks at the start of a Security Council meeting. \u201cThose who are on the frontlines or undergoing training at firing ranges and training centers should feel our support and know that they have our big, great country and unified people behind their back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said two men fired at soldiers on a military firing range near Ukraine<\/a>, killing 11 and wounding 15. The ministry said two men from an unnamed former Soviet republic fired on volunteer soldiers during target practice before they were killed by return fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\t