The Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, already had martial law in place when they became part of Russia, Putin said.
On October 11, the G7 issued a statement on Ukraine in the wake of Russia's recent attacks which they condemned, as also the annexation by Moscow of four Ukrainian regions.
The Russian Defence Ministry called the incident a terrorist attack.
The world's richest man said that Starlink is currently the primary communications system of the Ukrainian army on the war front.
Russia has threatened World War Three if its foe Ukraine is granted membership into NATO, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying on Thursday, the media reported.
A total of 143 members voted in favour of the resolution while five voted against it. As many as 35 abstained from the resolution, including India.
About the possibility that Turkey could host talks between Russia and the west, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions but could not say in advance whether this would lead to results, The Guardian reported.
Moscow's demand for a secret ballot was rejected after 107 UN member states, including India, voted in favour of a recorded vote.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any further Ukrainian "terrorist" assaults on Russian soil will be met with a significant military response.
Ukraine's reaction to the explosion that damaged the Crimean bridge speaks to the 'terrorist nature' of its leadership, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
Ukrainian officials had earlier threatened to attack the bridge on numerous occasions since Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Kiev on February 24, RT reported.
India has been under pressure from the US-led West to cut its energy buys from Russia. It has stepped up its purchases, instead, to take advantage of the heavy discounts offered by Moscow.
The recipients of the award are human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties.
Modi underlined the importance of respecting the UN Charter, international law, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.
While announcing the sanctions, the Department said that it it has also issued new guidance that "warns of the heightened sanctions risk that international actors outside of Russia would face for providing political or economic support to Russia
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