Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Hundreds arrested across Russia

Ukraine news from September 21: NGO says 1,332 people detained at rallies protesting Putin’s partial mobilisation order.

Riot police carry away a demonstrator during a protest against mobilization in Moscow, Russia.
Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against mobilisation in Moscow, Russia [Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo]
By David Child, Edna Mohamed, Usaid Siddiqui and Farah Najjar
Published On 21 Sep 2022
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Updated: 
21 Sep 2022
(20:36 GMT)
  • A police monitoring group says more than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine.
  • US President Joe Biden accuses Russia of “shamelessly” violating the core tenets of the United Nations charter with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine.