What to know in The Invasion of Ukraine for Today

  

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrim sits on a swing near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in Uman, Ukraine, September 25, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko

 Reuters

The United States warned Moscow of  "catastrophic consequences"  if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russia promised protection to Ukrainian regions it might annex following widely criticized referendums.

Citizens in four regions of Ukraine were voting for a fourth day in the Russian-organized referendums that Kyiv and the West have branded a sham. They say the outcomes are pre-determined and even countries with close ties to Moscow such as Serbia and say they will not recognize the results.

Almost 17,000 Russians crossed the border into Finland during the weekend, an 80% rise from a week earlier, Finnish authorities said, as the influx of people continued in the wake of Russia's announcement of military mobilization. At least 100 people were detained at a protest opposing the mobilization in the southern Russian region of Dagestan.

Ukraine has discovered two more mass burial sites containing the bodies of hundreds of people in the northeastern town of Izium, which Kyiv recaptured from Russia this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Here's what you need to know about the conflict right now.