Kremlin says borders of Russian-occupied southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions not determined as Ukrainian forces liberate two settlements region
What we know on day 222 of the invasion
Russian forces are continuing forced mobilisation efforts in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent reports.
Citing an update from Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command, the Independent reported that Russian officials were making rounds to people’s homes and compiling lists of men of conscript age.
Some guests on heavily edited Kremlin television shows that aired on October 1 even criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to annex four Ukrainian oblasts before securing their administrative borders or even the frontline, expressing doubts about Russia’s ability ever to occupy the entirety of these territories.