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September 21, 2022 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - 2022 Russian mobilization
    - In a major address to the nation, Russian president Vladimir Putin announces a partial mobilization, with the exceptions of students and conscripts. (AP)
    - Lithuania places its rapid reaction force on high alert in response to Russia's mobilization, according to Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas. (LRT)
    - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia's military mobilization is "dangerous and reckless", and condemns Putin's use of "nuclear rhetoric". (NTV) (Reuters)
Afghanistan conflict
- Three people are killed and 13 others are injured in an explosion at a restaurant in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria
- Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State, Nigeria. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

2022 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves from the Turks and Caicos Islands toward Bermuda. (CNN)
Two people are killed and 5 others are injured after a helicopter crashes while travelling to a wildfire in Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey. (AP)

Health and environment

Law and crime

Two Ukrainian staffers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe are sentenced to 13 years of prison by a court in the separatist Luhansk People's Republic for "alleged high treason and espionage for the United States". (Politico)
Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, files a civil lawsuit in state court against Donald Trump, his three children as well as companies in The Trump Organization. The lawsuit alleges that Donald Trump committed fraud by artificially inflating his net worth in order to gain prestige and thus increase his property's value. (AP)

Politics and elections

Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 anti-war protests in Russia
  - Anti-mobilization and anti-war protests occur across Russia, with many arrests also occurring. (Reuters)

Sports

World Taekwondo denies giving bribes in order to become an Olympic sport after allegations emerge from a former employee turned whistleblower. (The Guardian)