![]() ![]() PFEIFFER: Practically speaking, what does martial law mean both for Ukrainians in these occupied territories and for Russians? So today's announcement is Putin trying to crush this Ukrainian counteroffensive by tapping even more of his security apparatus, and he's doing that by arguing Ukraine is now actually attacking the Russian homeland, thereby triggering measures like martial law. Russia carried out these referendum votes and, instead of sitting down at the negotiating table, Ukraine keeps fighting. MAYNES: So here, Putin says that what he called regime in Kyiv has refused to recognize the will of the people. PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN: (Speaking Russian). And in the weeks since, Ukraine has seized back large portions of land, with Russian forces repeatedly withdrawing and even civilians being asked to relocate, and all of this much to Putin's frustration. Those were done in violation of international law, but the thing to remember is that, even then, you know, Russia never had full control over these territories. You know, as you note, the headline here was imposing martial law on these lands that he annexed based on the results of staged referendums to join the Russian Federation. MAYNES: Yeah, well, Putin made this announcement in a video address to his Security Council. ![]() ![]() NPR's Charles Maynes is in Moscow and has details. That move likely signals more restrictions in occupied Ukraine and in Russia itself. He ordered martial law in four Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine - the same territories Russia just annexed unilaterally. Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to signal his frustration. “They can only do harm.” He was quoting the song “Enjoy the Silence” by English band Depeche Mode.For close to two months, Ukraine has been reclaiming land that Russia occupied early in its invasion. “Words are very unnecessary,” Oleksii Reznikov, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense said in a tweet sharing the video. “There will be no announcement about the start,” the ad said. On June 4, Kyiv’s Ministry of Defense released an ad showing Ukrainian soldiers holding a finger to their lips, urging silence. Kyiv said there would be no official announcement of the counteroffensive. Ukraine is shelling Belgorod, one of the regions that was hacked, after anti-Putin militias claimed to liberate a city in the region. On Monday, Moscow said it had defeated a major Ukrainian attack in the Donetsk region. The hacking coincided with what appears to be the beginning of Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia. Motherboard could not confirm the nature of the hoax. "All of these messages are an utter fake," state-owned news agency RIA reported Peskov as saying.Īccording to Agence France-Presse, the Belgorod region administrative center said the message was a “deepfake,” meaning it was AI-generated. ![]() “In particular, I know that there was a hack on Mir radio.” Peskov said that everything was back under control and that the services were sorting everything out. “There was definitely no ,” Peskov told state owned news agency TASS. Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary, confirmed that the message was the result of a hack. The message played over radios and TVs in the Belgodor, Rostov, and Voronezh regions of Russia. ![]()
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