With The Imposition Of Martial Law in Ukraine Followed By Other Measures That All Russians Must Now Follow, Putin Has Put Russia On A War Footing

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at a residence outside Moscow, Oct. 19, 2022. Photo by Sputnik/Sergey Ilyin /Kremlin via REUTERS  

Reuters: Putin boosts Russia's war footing with troops on back foot in Ukraine 

KYIV/MIKOLAIV — President Vladimir Putin ordered all of Russia to support the war effort in Ukraine on Wednesday, as the Russian-appointed administration of Kherson prepared to evacuate the only regional capital Moscow has captured during its invasion.

Images of people using boats to flee the southern city were broadcast by Russian state TV, which portrayed the exodus – from the right to left bank of the River Dnipro – as an attempt to evacuate civilians before it became a combat zone. 

The Russian-installed chief of Kherson – one of four Ukrainian regions unilaterally claimed by Moscow where Putin declared martial law on Wednesday – said about 50,000-60,000 people would be moved out in the next six days. 

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Update: Putin demands all-Russia war effort as he declares martial law in occupied Ukraine (Reuters)  

WNU Editor: There was a major shift today in the Russian media narrative on the conflict in Ukraine and the West. The message is that Russia is under attack from the West and its proxies in Ukraine, and the country must now prepare itself for war.