Russia-Ukraine updates: Duma approves new wartime sentences

Ukraine news from September 20: Legislation could lead to Russian soldiers facing more prison time for wartime offences.

Russian soldiers talk to each other near an apartment building damaged during fighting in Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
Russian soldiers talk to each other near an apartment building damaged during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk, on the territory which is under control of the Russia-backed Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine [File: AP Photo]
By Edna Mohamed, Mersiha Gadzo and Farah Najjar
Published On 20 Sep 2022
  • Russian legislators in the State Duma approve legislation to toughen punishments for soldiers for wartime acts, including desertion and surrender.
  • Separatists announce annexation referendums in a series of coordinated moves, a development Moscow officials have welcomed.