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The Russian government has begun instituting martial law and evacuating residents in its newly-"annexed" Ukrainian territories.

Russia is looking for 52,000 new cops to serve in territories recently taken from Ukraine.

"I'm a fool. I didn't just cross the line, I erased it unintentionally... I think about every child, every mother, and every family. And I also think and suffer about every child on the other side, I dream that there would be no deaths, that children would not die. Believe me, the tear of every baby is my pain, my nightmare. I don't wish death on anyone, anyone."

– Anton Krasovsky, head of the Russian-language directorate of RT Russia

We went in search of art inspired by Russia's War on Ukraine. Here's what we found.

The Russian State Duma has announced that parents of three or more children can have their draft deferred.

Recent crowdfunding efforts in Ukraine raised almost $10m in 24 hours for kamikaze drones.

Two days after declaring martial law in four Ukrainian regions, Vladimir Putin quietly put the Russian economy on a military footing.

The governor of the Moscow Region has vowed social support for those mobilized in his constituency and their families.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims that Russia remains "open for talks" with Ukraine and other interested nations.

A plane was turned around when it was discovered that the co-pilot had been drafted.

"We hope and pray that you return alive and healthy [and] that you return victorious, having defended the security and independence of our country."

– Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin,
announcing the end to mobilization in the capital.

The Russian military has assured local governments that they don't need to worry about canceling New Years' festivities because of the mobilization and conflict in Ukraine.