Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Putin says no ‘hurry’ in Ukraine

Ukraine news from September 16: Russian president says no plans to adjust military operation amid Ukrainian counteroffensive.

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Russia's offensive in Ukraine has flattened towns and cities, killed thousands of people and forced millions of others to flee the country [Sergey Bobylev/Sputnik via Reuters]
By David Child
Published On 16 Sep 2022
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Updated: 
16 Sep 2022
(20:49 GMT)
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin says there are no plans to adjust Moscow’s military operations in Ukraine despite a counteroffensive.
  • Putin tells India’s prime minister he wants the war in Ukraine to end “as soon as possible”.