Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday enacted the annexation to Russia of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, according to two decrees published on the official Russian legal information portal.
Earlier this week, treaties annexing the four territories to Russia also received approval from both houses of the Russian Parliament.
Vladimir Putin formalized last Friday in Moscow the annexation of the four Ukrainian regions, areas partially occupied by Russia in the east and south of Ukraine, after the holding of referendums, considered illegal by much of the international community.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.5 million to European countries-, according to the latest data from the UN, which places this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the generality of the international community, which has responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia. political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 6,114 civilian deaths and 9,132 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
