Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, is a long-time ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and he described the actions of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group as a "treacherous march".
The Percy Tenantry Column in Alnwick has been lit in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine to mark the first anniversary of the conflict with Russia.
More refugees due to stay with hosts in Northumberland have arrived in the last month, new figures show.
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