Putin orders martial law in occupied Ukrainian areas as Kyiv's forces gain ground

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Speaking to his Security Council by video feed, Putin said the martial law order would take effect early Thursday in the occupied Ukrainian territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.